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

For New Mexico, maximum chargeable rate is a reasonable rate, to be set by rule or regulation of the secretary of general services; how the cap is measured is set by an agency schedule; how it changes over time is Changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry, the general economy and inflation shall be considered in determining a reasonable rate; statute is N.M. Stat. Ann. § 14-11-7, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** New Mexico _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** a reasonable rate, to be set by rule or regulation of the secretary of general services _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** set by an agency schedule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How it changes over time:** Changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry, the general economy and inflation shall be considered in determining a reasonable rate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** N.M. Stat. Ann. § 14-11-7 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> For publication of all legal notices or advertisements that a governmental entity is required by law or the order of any court of record in this state to publish in newspapers, the publishers shall be paid a reasonable rate, to be set by rule or regulation of the secretary of general services. Changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry, the general economy and inflation shall be considered in determining a reasonable rate.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-14-records-rules-legal-notices-oaths/nm-st-sect-14-11-7.html

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