# Penalty against any individual who—with knowledge or reason to know—makes, presents or submits a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim to the Department — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Penalty against any individual who, agency is HHS; violation is Penalty against any individual who—with knowledge or reason to know—makes, presents or submits a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim to the Department; maximum penalty is 13,133, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** HHS _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Penalty against any individual who—with knowledge or reason to know—makes, presents or submits a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim to the Department _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** 13,133 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> | <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/section-79.3#p-79.3(b)(1)(ii)> 45 CFR 79.3(b)(1)(ii) | HHS | Penalty against any individual who—with knowledge or reason to know—makes, presents or submits a false, fictitious or fraudulent claim to the Department | 2024 | 12,800 | 13,133

## 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.
Part of [Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies](https://referencesource.org/federal-civil-penalty-maximums/).