Public notices are notifications to taxpayers and citizens, as established by state statutes or by order of a court. They are also sometimes referred to as “legal notices.”
Public notices must be actively disseminated to taxpayers and citizens who may be affected by the information contained in the notice. All government records are intended to be open and “available,” but only if people know where to search. The information in public notices is so essential to an informed citizenry that it needs to be published and made available where people will find it — even if they’re not necessarily searching for it.