Reference Source

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation)

For Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation), agency is DOJ; statutory authority is 21 U.S.C. 844a(a); maximum penalty is 26,262, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

Agency
DOJ our reading
Violation
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation) verified
Statutory authority
21 U.S.C. 844a(a) verified
Maximum penalty
26,262 verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetFederal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

<https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/21/844a> 21 U.S.C. 844a(a) | Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; Possession of small amounts of controlled substances (per violation) | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/section-76.3#p-76.3(a)> 28 CFR 76.3(a) | 25,597 | 26,262

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10

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