# Federal — State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal

For Federal, violation type is repeat; penalty maximum is $165,514; penalty minimum is $4,256; federal maximum is $165,514; effective date is January 15, 2026, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Jurisdiction:** Federal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Violation type:** repeat _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $165,514
- **Penalty minimum:** $4,256
- **Federal maximum:** $165,514 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** January 15, 2026
- **Computation method:** Gravity-based penalty with size, history, good faith adjustments; minimum $472 for repeated OTS with no initial penalty _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute citation:** 29 C.F.R. 1903.15 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> repeat, and OTS violations, the minimum penalty amount derived under OSHA penalty policy, based on the Gravity-Based Penalty at the lowest gravity level and application of the maximum permissible reduction factors. 2 "Maximum" denotes the maximum penalty amount established by statute, as adjusted pursuant to the Federal

## Source

- https://www.osha.gov/memos/2026-05-21/2026-annual-adjustments-osha-civil-penalties

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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