Opinion No. (1997)

The Honorable Joe Moseley State Senator, District 19 State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Dear Senator Moseley:

This opinion is in response to your question concerning the requirements of Section 493.050, RSMo 1994, in light of a recent change in mail classifications by the United States Postal Service. The information you provided with your opinion request states that the United States Postal Service has "eliminated the term `second class' and replaced it with `periodicals' in referring to one class of mail." The issue, as we understand it, is how any newspaper can meet the…