As part of the application process, you must notify the public of your applic​ation by running an advertisement in an approved newspaper.​ The SCDOR will notify SLED to post a sign at your business location.

SLED sign posting

• ​A SLED agent must post and remove a sign at the proposed place of business. 
• This sign must remain posted for at least 15 days and may be removed only by the SLED agent.
• If the sign disappears before the SLED agent removes it, contact the SCDOR or SLED immediately.
  

Newspaper legal advertisement 

• You are required to notify the public of ​your application by placing a legal advertisement in an SCDOR-approved newspaper for your area at least once a week for three consecutive weeks.
• See the ​Approved Newspapers for ABL Legal Advertisements list (​ ABL-32)​.
  
• ​If you submit your legal advertisement in a non-approved newspaper, you will be required to re-run an advertisement in an approved newspaper. 
• The legal advertisement must:
  
• State the type of license applied for and the exact location of the proposed business 
  
• Be posted in the legal notices section of the approved newspaper, or an equivalent section if the newspaper has no legal notices section 
• Be in large type and cover a space of one column wide and at least two inches deep
• You must submit an Affidavit of Publication from the newspaper running the legal advertisement. 
  
• If the newspaper does not submit the Affidavit of Publication on ​your behalf, you can attach the affidavit as part of the application on MyDORWAY. 
• The affidavit must include a copy of the advertisement.
• The SCDOR will not issue your license until we receive an affidavit from an approved newspaper.