Daily puzzle · 14 October 2026
Guess the state, 14 October 2026
Five facts about the same US state or the District of Columbia, every one of them read off a public record and checked back against the page it came from. They get more specific as you go.
Clue 1
Court name — small claims department
Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State
Clue 2
Deadline — by the corporation’s anniversary
Annual Report Filing Requirements by State for LLCs and Corporations
Clue 3
Income level for free care — not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines
State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)
Clue 4
Penalty maximum — $300
State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal
Clue 5
Vlt min — 35 percent or more
State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position
The answer, and where these facts came from
It was Oregon. Each clue is a value one of these records publishes — open any of them for the source page and the sentence on it that says so.
- Court name: small claims departmentoregonlegislature.gov · checked Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State
- Deadline: by the corporation’s anniversaryoregonlegislature.gov · checked Annual Report Filing Requirements by State for LLCs and Corporations
- Income level for free care: not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelinesoregonlegislature.gov · checked State minimum standards for hospital financial assistance (charity care)
- Penalty maximum: $300osha.oregon.gov · checked State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal
- Vlt min: 35 percent or moreoregonlegislature.gov · checked State Window Tint Darkness (VLT%) Limits by Window Position