# False and misleading reports — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For False and misleading reports, agency is National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; statutory authority is Section 30166(o) of Title 49 of the United States Code; maximum penalty is $6,823 per day, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** False and misleading reports _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory authority:** Section 30166(o) of Title 49 of the United States Code _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** $6,823 per day _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ( 4 ) False and misleading reports. A person who knowingly and willfully submits materially false or misleading information to the Secretary, after certifying the same information as accurate under the certification process established pursuant to Section 30166(o) of Title 49 of the United States Code, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $6,823 per day.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-578/section-578.6

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