Federal Agency Increases Civil Penalties for Consumer Product Safety Violations

Summary

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has updated the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations under various consumer protection laws, including the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Federal Hazardous Substances Act, and the Flammable Fabrics Act, to $120,000 per violation and $17,150,000 for related series of violations, effective August 14, 2009, and further increased to $110,000 per violation and $16,025,000 for related series of violations on November 23, 2016.