# Arkansas — What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice — by US state

For Arkansas, maximum chargeable rate is not more than its regular classified advertising rate for publication; how the cap is measured is tied to the newspaper's own regular classified rate; statute is Ark. Code § 16-3-103(c), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Arkansas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** not more than its regular classified advertising rate for publication _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** tied to the newspaper's own regular classified rate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Ark. Code § 16-3-103(c) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (c) When a publication of a legal notice of any kind is allowed or required by law, except real property and personal property delinquent tax rates, a newspaper publishing the notice shall charge and receive not more than its regular classified advertising rate for publication.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-16-practice-procedure-and-courts/ar-code-sect-16-3-103.html

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
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