What is a legal notice?
Legal Notices are public notices legally required to be printed in an adjudicated newspaper of general circulation. Mid Valley Times is adjudicated for all of Fresno County and on record as a newspaper of general circulation with the Clerk’s Office of the Fresno County Superior Court. Legal notices range from notifying the public about new alcohol licenses for local restaurants to public hearings for local government actions. Different types of legal notices have different prices and publish for a varied number of weeks. To view current legal notices click HERE.
Pricing
Fictitious Business Name statement (FBN) – $110
Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name statement (ABN) – $110
ABC License (1 week) – $60
ABC License (3 weeks) – $90
Name Change – $400
Summons 1 to Appear in Court – $775 for four weeks.
Summons 2 to Appear in Court – $1,350 for four weeks.
Trustee Sale – $40/column inch for the first week, $29/column inch for the next two weeks.
Probate – $40/column inch for the first week, $29/column inch for the next two weeks.
Public Hearing/Ordinance/Bids – $40/column inch for the first week, $29/column inch for the next two weeks.
Lien Sale – $40/column inch for the first week, $29/column inch for the next two weeks.
How to Submit
Legal notices should be emailed to legal@midvalleytimes.com. The email should include an attachment of the paperwork from the court or the document you have prepared for publication. All formats, with the exception of Microsoft Publisher (.pub) documents, will be accepted. For questions, please call our front office at (559) 638-2244. Customer service hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (except on holidays). There is a 10% processing fee on all card transactions.