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

For Indiana, maximum chargeable rate is may not exceed the lowest classified advertising rate charged to advertisers by the newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication for comparable use of the same amount of space for other purposes; how the cap is measured is by the line, computed on a square of 250 ems, capped at the newspaper's own lowest classified rate; how it changes over time is After December 31, 2016, a newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication may, effective January 1 of any year, increase the basic charges by not more than two and three-quarters percent (2.75%) more than the basic charges that were in effect during the previous year; in force since is After December 31, 2016; statute is Ind. Code § 5-3-1-1(b)(4), recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Indiana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** may not exceed the lowest classified advertising rate charged to advertisers by the newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication for comparable use of the same amount of space for other purposes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** by the line, computed on a square of 250 ems, capped at the newspaper's own lowest classified rate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How it changes over time:** After December 31, 2016, a newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication may, effective January 1 of any year, increase the basic charges by not more than two and three-quarters percent (2.75%) more than the basic charges that were in effect during the previous year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **In force since:** After December 31, 2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Ind. Code § 5-3-1-1(b)(4) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (4) After December 31, 2016, a newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication may, effective January 1 of any year, increase the basic charges by not more than two and three-quarters percent (2.75%) more than the basic charges that were in effect during the previous year. However, the basic charges for the first insertion of a public notice in a newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication may not exceed the lowest classified advertising rate charged to advertisers by the newspaper, locality newspaper, or qualified publication for comparable use of the same amount of space for other purposes and must include all multiple insertion discounts extended to the newspaper's, locality newspaper's, or qualified publication's other advertisers.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-5-state-and-local-administration/in-code-sect-5-3-1-1.html

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