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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** Per Folio Cost of First Publication $30.65 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rate for later insertions:** Per Folio Cost for Subsequent Publication $12.70 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** dollars per folio, set by an annual State Treasurer notice rather than by the statute _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How it changes over time:** the legal notice publication cost amounts shall remain the same as in the prior year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **In force since:** March 1, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** MCL 600.2534, as adjusted by the State Treasurer's annual legal notice publication cost notice _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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

## Source

- https://www.michigan.gov/treasury/-/media/Project/Websites/treasury/ORTA/Economic-Reports-Notices/FY-2026/Notice_01302026_LegalNoticeCosts-Signed.pdf?rev=f89c429925524f94925aaa34ec0deacd&hash=83B0680A79B9C58819ED1335218F939F

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