Michigan
For Michigan, maximum chargeable rate is Per Folio Cost of First Publication $30.65; rate for later insertions is Per Folio Cost for Subsequent Publication $12.70; how the cap is measured is dollars per folio, set by an annual State Treasurer notice rather than by the statute; how it changes over time is the legal notice publication cost amounts shall remain the same as in the prior year; in force since is March 1, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.
- State
- Michigan our reading
- Maximum chargeable rate
- Per Folio Cost of First Publication $30.65 verified
- Rate for later insertions
- Per Folio Cost for Subsequent Publication $12.70 verified
- How the cap is measured
- dollars per folio, set by an annual State Treasurer notice rather than by the statute our reading
- How it changes over time
- the legal notice publication cost amounts shall remain the same as in the prior year verified
- In force since
- March 1, 2026 verified
- Statute
- MCL 600.2534, as adjusted by the State Treasurer's annual legal notice publication cost notice our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
After March 2025, PA 82 does not provide for further amount increases based on inflation. Therefore, for publications on or after the effective date of March 1, 2026, the legal notice publication cost amounts shall remain the same as in the prior year as follows: Legal Notice Description Amount Per Folio Cost of First Publication $30.65 Per Folio Cost for Subsequent Publication $12.70 Minimum Cost for Notice That Must Be Published Two or More Times $88.15 Minimum Cost for Notice That Must Be Published One Time $65.80
— michigan.gov, retrieved 2026-08-19
Source
- michigan.govhttps://www.michigan.gov/treasury/-/media/Project/Websites/treasury/ORTA/Economic-Reports-Notices/FY-2026/Notice_01302026_LegalNoticeCosts-Signed.pdf?rev=f89c429925524f94925aaa34ec0deacd&hash=83B0680A79B9C58819ED1335218F939F