Notwithstanding other provisions of Section 15-29-80 with regard to legal advertising rates, any person required to publish a summons or other legal notice who qualifies as an indigent shall not be charged an amount exceeding one dollar per inch for the first insertion and not exceeding fifty cents per inch for each subsequent insertion of that legal advertisement. Advertisements published under the provisions of this section shall comply with the layout requirements set forth in Section 15-29-80 with charges calculated in accordance with the measurement provisions set forth therein. As used in this section "indigent" means a person whose legal assistance is paid for with public funds or who would be qualified for such assistance in the proceeding which requires publication of the legal notice concerned.
HISTORY: 1977 Act No. 146, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 29 - Legal Notices, Generally
Section 15-29-10. Computing time for publication of notices.
Section 15-29-50. Publication for one week.
Section 15-29-60. Length of time legal sales shall be advertised.
Section 15-29-70. Probate notices or citations which need not be published in newspaper.
Section 15-29-80. Charges for legal advertisements in newspapers.
Section 15-29-85. Charges for legal advertisements in newspapers: rates for indigents.
Section 15-29-90. Printing accounts shall be rendered under oath.
Section 15-29-100. Advertisements shall be posted if newspapers refuse to publish at rates fixed.