# Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”); Violations of 842(a)—other than (5), (10), (16) and (17)—Prohibited acts re: controlled substances (per violation) — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”); Violations of 842(a), agency is DOJ; violation is Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”); Violations of 842(a)—other than (5), (10), (16) and (17)—Prohibited acts re: controlled substances (per violation); statutory authority is 21 U.S.C. 842(c)(1)(A); maximum penalty is 82,950, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** DOJ _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”); Violations of 842(a)—other than (5), (10), (16) and (17)—Prohibited acts re: controlled substances (per violation) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory authority:** 21 U.S.C. 842(c)(1)(A) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** 82,950 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/21/842> 21 U.S.C. 842(c)(1)(A) | Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”); Violations of 842(a)—other than (5), (10), (16) and (17)—Prohibited acts re: controlled substances (per violation) | | 80,850 | 82,950

## 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/).