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Pinelands staff outline March 1 rollout and website changes after state legal‑notice law change

Pinelands Commission Policy & Implementation Committee · January 30, 2026
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Staff said a state law shifting many legal‑notice requirements to online publication will require the commission to post conspicuous hyperlinks to a Secretary of State portal, maintain a one‑year searchable archive and confirm eligible online newspapers; the Secretary of State portal is expected live March 1, 2026 and public‑entity transition runs through Sept. 30, 2026.

Commission staff summarized a recent change to state law that moves many legal‑notice publication duties away from print newspapers and toward online publication and a centralized Secretary of State portal.

"03/01/2026 is the date that everything is expected to go live," staff presenter Stacy said. She explained the statute requires each public entity, including the Pinelands Commission, to create a conspicuous…

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