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

For Georgia, maximum chargeable rate is For each 100 words, not more than the sum of $15.00 for each insertion for the first four insertions; rate for later insertions is For each subsequent insertion, not more than the sum of $14.00 per 100 words; how the cap is measured is dollars per 100 words; statute is O.C.G.A. § 9-13-143(a), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** For each 100 words, not more than the sum of $15.00 for each insertion for the first four insertions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rate for later insertions:** For each subsequent insertion, not more than the sum of $14.00 per 100 words _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** dollars per 100 words _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** O.C.G.A. § 9-13-143(a) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) The rates to be allowed to publishers for publishing legal advertisements shall be as follows: (1) For each 100 words, not more than the sum of $15.00 for each insertion for the first four insertions; and (2) For each subsequent insertion, not more than the sum of $14.00 per 100 words. In all cases fractional parts of 100 words shall be charged for at the same rate as for 100 words.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-9-civil-practice/ga-code-sect-9-13-143.html

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