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

For Tennessee, maximum chargeable rate is not more than its regular classified advertising rate; how the cap is measured is tied to the newspaper's commercial rate; statute is Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-1301, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Tennessee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** not more than its regular classified advertising rate _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** tied to the newspaper's commercial rate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-1301 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Where a publication of a legal notice of any kind is allowed or required by law, a newspaper publishing such notice shall charge and receive not more than its regular classified advertising rate.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-8-public-officers-and-employees/tn-code-sect-8-21-1301.html

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