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

For Kentucky, how the cap is measured is per column inch, tied to the newspaper's commercial rate; statute is KRS 424.160, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Kentucky _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** a rate per column inch. The advertisement shall be set in no larger than seven (7) point type on solid leading. The rate shall not exceed the lowest noncontract classified rate paid by advertisers _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** per column inch, tied to the newspaper's commercial rate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** KRS 424.160 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (1) For all newspaper advertising required by law, the publisher is entitled to receive payment for each insertion at a rate per column inch. The advertisement shall be set in no larger than seven (7) point type on solid leading. The rate shall not exceed the lowest noncontract classified rate paid by advertisers.

## Source

- https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18252

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