§190.223 Maximum penalties

Current as of Oct 29, 2026Last amended Dec 30, 2024Official text on eCFR ↗

(a) Any person found to have violated a provision of 49 U.S.C. 60101, et seq., or any regulation in 49 CFR parts 190 through 199, or order issued pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 60101, et seq. or 49 CFR part 190, is subject to an administrative civil penalty not to exceed $272,926 for each violation for each day the violation continues, with a maximum administrative civil penalty not to exceed $2,729,245 for any related series of violations.

(b) Any person found to have violated a provision of 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), or any regulation or order issued thereunder, is subject to an administrative civil penalty under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), as adjusted by 40 CFR 19.4.

(c) Any person found to have violated any standard or order under 49 U.S.C. 60103 is subject to an administrative civil penalty not to exceed $99,704, which may be in addition to other penalties to which such person may be subject under paragraph (a) of this section.

(d) Any person who is determined to have violated any standard or order under 49 U.S.C. 60129 is subject to an administrative civil penalty not to exceed $1,584, which may be in addition to other penalties to which such person may be subject under paragraph (a) of this section.

(e) Separate penalties for violating a regulation prescribed under this subchapter and for violating an order issued under §§ 190.206, 190.213, 190.233, or 190.239 may not be imposed under this section if both violations are based on the same act.

Source: Amdt. 190-16, 78 FR 58912, Sept. 25, 2013, as amended at 81 FR 42566, June 30, 2016; Amdt. 190-17, 82 FR 19328, Apr. 27, 2017; 84 FR 37071, July 31, 2019; 86 FR 1756, Jan 11, 2021; 86 FR 23252, May 3, 2021; 87 FR 15866, Mar. 21, 2022; 88 FR 1125, Jan. 6, 2023; 88 FR 89560, Dec. 28, 2023; 89 FR 106294, Dec. 30, 2024

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