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

For North Dakota, maximum chargeable rate is All newspapers must use the rates, type size, and column width as shown on its legal notice rate certification issued by the office of management and budget; how the cap is measured is set by an agency schedule; how it changes over time is The office of management and budget shall biennially review and adjust rates to reflect changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry and the general economy, and those adjustments become effective on each July first following the review; statute is N.D.C.C. § 46-05-03, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** North Dakota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** All newspapers must use the rates, type size, and column width as shown on its legal notice rate certification issued by the office of management and budget _(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:** The office of management and budget shall biennially review and adjust rates to reflect changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry and the general economy, and those adjustments become effective on each July first following the review _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** N.D.C.C. § 46-05-03 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> To effect uniformity, the office of management and budget may compute a standard price on those legal notices which are widely published such as ballots, insurance statements, and official proclamations. All newspapers must use the rates, type size, and column width as shown on its legal notice rate certification issued by the office of management and budget. Certifications must be issued within fifteen days after samples are submitted, or as soon thereafter as practicable. The office of management and budget shall biennially review and adjust rates to reflect changes in economic conditions within the newspaper industry and the general economy, and those adjustments become effective on each July first following the review.

## Source

- https://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t46c05.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-19. Review by: 2027-08-19.
Part of [What a newspaper may legally charge to publish a legal notice — by US state](https://referencesource.org/legal-notice-publication-rates-by-state/).