1. (a) As used in this chapter, "qualified publication" means a publication that:

   1. (1) is published daily, weekly, semiweekly, or triweekly;
   2. (2) is of general circulation to the public;
   3. (3) has been published for at least twelve (12) consecutive months in the same city or town;
   4. (4) has continuity as to title and general nature of content from issue to issue;
   5. (5) contains news of general or community interest, community notices, or editorial commentary;
   6. (6) contains advertisements from unrelated advertisers in each issue;
   7. (7) has, in more than one-half (1/2) of its issues published during the previous twelve (12) month period, not more than seventy-five percent (75%) advertising content;
   8. (8) has a known office location in the county in which it is published; and
   9. (9) has been entered, authorized, and accepted by the United States Postal Service as mailable matter of standard mail (A) class for the time published.

2. (b) A publication is not a qualified publication if any of the following apply:

   1. (1) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, the owners or lessees of a shopping center or a merchant's association.
   2. (2) The publication is owned by, or under the control of, a business that sells property or services (other than advertising) and the predominant advertising in the publication is advertising for the business's sales of property or services.
   3. (3) The publication is a mail order catalog or other catalog, advertising flier, travel brochure, house organ, theater program, telephone directory, restaurant guide, shopping center advertising sheet, or other similar publication.
   4. (4) The publication is primarily devoted to matters of specialized interest such as a labor, fraternal, society, political, religious, sporting, or trade news publication or journal.
   5. (5) The publication is a magazine, racing form, or tip sheet.

As added by P.L.64-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.38-1997, SEC.3; P.L.122-2024, SEC.3.