An Act relative to legal advertisements in online-only newspapers

This bill updates Massachusetts laws to ensure legal advertisements published exclusively on websites are treated as valid. It clarifies that posting notices on an online newspaper's site and a statewide digital platform meets the state's publication requirements for online-only publications. The legislation also protects publishers from claims of defective publication if errors or temporary outages occur, provided the notice eventually appears correctly online. These changes directly affect attorneys and businesses relying on digital platforms to serve legal notices in the state.