Regulation & law · 20/12/1996Updated: 10/18/2026 · 1 min read

US Law Adjusts Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation

Summary

The US government has updated its rules to account for inflation, increasing civil monetary penalties for certain offenses, in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.

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