# Penalty for Misuse of Information in the National Directory of New Hires — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Penalty for Misuse of Information in the National Directory of New Hires, agency is HHS; statutory authority is 653(l)(2); maximum penalty is 1,926, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** HHS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Penalty for Misuse of Information in the National Directory of New Hires _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory authority:** 653(l)(2) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** 1,926 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 653(l)(2) | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-303.21#p-303.21(f)> 45 CFR 303.21(f) | ACF | Penalty for Misuse of Information in the National Directory of New Hires | 2024 | 1,877 | 1,926

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-102/section-102.3

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-02-26.
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