Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act

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The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act is a U.S. law that requires periodic inflation-based increases to a wide range of federal civil monetary penalties to maintain their deterrent effect.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
affects penalties across multiple federal agencies ⓘ
penalties in areas such as environmental law, labor law, and consumer protection ⓘ
appliesTo civil penalties established by federal statutes ⓘ
civil penalties imposed by federal agencies ⓘ
federal civil monetary penalties ⓘ
basisOf annual inflation adjustments to many federal civil penalties ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy federal agencies with civil penalty authority ⓘ
goal improve compliance with federal laws and regulations ⓘ
preserve real value of civil monetary penalties over time ⓘ
hasComponent Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ⓘ
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 ⓘ
hasEffect increases nominal dollar amounts of civil penalties over time ⓘ
prevents erosion of penalty values due to inflation ⓘ
implementedBy federal executive agencies ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
federal regulatory enforcement ⓘ
purpose adjust federal civil penalties for inflation ⓘ
maintain deterrent effect of civil penalties ⓘ
regulates maximum levels of certain federal civil penalties ⓘ
requires agencies to publish adjusted penalty amounts in the Federal Register ⓘ
periodic inflation-based increases to civil monetary penalties ⓘ
typeOf inflation adjustment statute ⓘ
uses inflation index to calculate penalty adjustments ⓘ

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False Claims Act → penaltiesAdjustedBy → Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act ⓘ
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act → hasComponent → Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act → hasComponent → Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act