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Legal Advertising procedures, guidelines and deadlines

Mailing address:         The Champion newspaper
                                    Legal advertising Dept.
                                    P.O. Box 1347
                                    Decatur, Ga., 30031-1347

Physical address:       114 New Street, Suite E
                                    Decatur, Ga. 30030.
                                    Office hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri.

Telephone:                 404-373-7779, Ext. 109
   (Jackie Bryant, legal advertising manager) 

FAX:                            404-371-1359

E-mail:                       champlgl@bellsouth.net

LEGAL FORMS EXAMPLES:

• Notice of Incorporation Form
• Notice to Debtors/Creditors Form
• Examples of license for liquor, beer and wine
• Examples of public sales/auction forms

Guidelines for placing legal notices in The Champion newspaper.

Cost and payment options

General cost for legal notices is $10 per 100 words (or any part thereof) per insertion. For exact cost quotes, contact the legal advertising department.

Legal advertising notices require pre-payment unless client has an established account in good standing with ACE III Communications. Acceptable forms of payment include money orders or checks. Check funds will be verified prior to publishing; typical funds verification period on checks may take up to two weeks depending on the bank(s) involved. Please submit money orders in the correct amount and endorsed to The Champion newspaper to be ensured of timely publication of legal notices. Any legal notices that exceed the base cost due to the number of words will not publish until additional payment is received by the publisher. The newspaper will notify the appropriate person if the maximum word count has been exceeded. Based on name change forms provided by DeKalb County Superior Court the typical cost is $40; however, multiple names may exceed the maximum word count and additional charges may be incurred. The newspaper will notify the appropriate person if the maximum word count has been exceeded.

When submitting legal notices in-person, via, fax or email please specify number of times notice should be published. Please verify that all notices submitted for publication have correct contact information including address and telephone number. If legal notice publishing requests are handwritten, please print legibly. Any person or firm placing a legal notice in The Champion newspaper accepts the responsibility of reading the first publishing of such notice to verify accuracy and shall notify The Champion of any required revisions before 3 p.m. on the Friday following the first publication.

Legal advertising deadline information

General deadline is 12:00 noon, one week prior to subsequent Thursday publishing date Federal holidays may alter advertising deadlines. If placing legal notices during any holiday period please consult with our office regarding possible deadline revisions.

Foreclosure sales, Sheriff’s sales, Marshal sales and Tax sales are held on the courthouse steps on the first Tuesday of each month. Foreclosure notices and Tax Sales notices generally publish four consecutive weeks prior to the first Tuesday of each month.

Deadlines, publishing and sale dates for 2010 court sales are below.

DEADLINE PUBLICATION DATES SALE DATE

September 30, 2009 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29/2009 November 3, 2009

October 28, 2009 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/2009 December 1, 2009

December 2, 2009 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/2009 January 5, 2010

December 29, 2009 1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28/2010 February 2, 2010 *

January 27, 2010 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25/2010 March 2, 2010

March 3, 2010 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2010 April 6, 2010

March 31, 2010 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29/2010 May 4, 2010

April 28, 2010 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27/2010 June 1, 2010

June 1, 2010 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1/2010 July 6, 2010 *

June 30, 2010 7/8, 7/15,7/22,7/29/2010 August 3, 2010

August 4, 2010 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2/2010 September 7, 2010

August 31, 2010 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/2010 October 5, 2010 *

September 29, 2010 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28/2010 November 2, 2010

November 3, 2010 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2/2010 December 7, 2010

December 1, 2010 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30/2010 January 4, 2011

December 29, 2010 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27/2011 February 1, 2011

Deadline is at noon

* Early deadline (Tuesday at noon)

1. The Champion will not be responsible for any errors that occur in transmission, including identification and notification that an error has occurred. Publication of any transmission as received fulfills the obligation of our publication to the sending client.Terms and conditions of placing legal advertising

2. The Champion shall not be held responsible for any transmission directed to the publication but not received by it. The decision of the publication shall be final on determining receipt of any message.

3. The Champion has no reasonable way to confirm authenticity of a transmission received or whether it was transmitted by an authorized agent of a legal client and shall not be held responsible for determining this.

4. All clients using fax or e-mail for transmission of legal data agree to hold publication harmless for consequences of any breach of confidentiality which might occur.    
                                    
5. Facsimile and e-mail submissions cannot replace the submission of accurate source documents but can provide a quicker, easier way to transmit such data for those who wish to use it. We are glad to cooperate by implementing fax and e-mail availability after clarifying user risks as identified currently.