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

For Washington, maximum chargeable rate is shall not exceed the national advertising rate extended by the newspaper to all general advertisers and advertising agencies in its published rate card; how the cap is measured is tied to the newspaper's published national advertising rate; statute is RCW 65.16.091, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19.

- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Maximum chargeable rate:** shall not exceed the national advertising rate extended by the newspaper to all general advertisers and advertising agencies in its published rate card _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the cap is measured:** tied to the newspaper's published national advertising rate _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute:** RCW 65.16.091 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The rate charged by a newspaper for legal notices shall not exceed the national advertising rate extended by the newspaper to all general advertisers and advertising agencies in its published rate card.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=65.16.091

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