# Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (“FACE Act”); Nonviolent physical obstruction, first violation — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (“FACE Act”); Nonviolent physical obstruction, first violation, agency is DOJ; statutory authority is 18 U.S.C. 248(c)(2)(B)(i); maximum penalty is 21,049, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** DOJ _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (“FACE Act”); Nonviolent physical obstruction, first violation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory authority:** 18 U.S.C. 248(c)(2)(B)(i) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** 21,049 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/18/248> 18 U.S.C. 248(c)(2)(B)(i) | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (“FACE Act”); Nonviolent physical obstruction, first violation | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/section-85.3#p-85.3(b)(1)(i)> 28 CFR 85.3(b)(1)(i) | 20,516 | 21,049

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-85/section-85.5

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-02-26.
Part of [Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies](https://referencesource.org/federal-civil-penalty-maximums/).