# Section 30166 — Federal civil penalty maximums — current inflation-adjusted amounts across agencies

For Section 30166, agency is National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; statutory authority is Section 30166 of Title 49 of the United States Code; maximum penalty is $27,874 per violation per day, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Agency:** National Highway Traffic Safety Administration _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Violation:** Section 30166 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory authority:** Section 30166 of Title 49 of the United States Code _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Maximum penalty:** $27,874 per violation per day _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> ( 3 ) Section 30166. A person who violates Section 30166 of Title 49 of the United States Code or a regulation in this chapter prescribed under that section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty for failing or refusing to allow or perform an act required under that section or regulation. The maximum penalty under this <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-578.6#p-578.6(a)(3)> paragraph (a)(3) is $27,874 per violation 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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