DOJ Freezes Fines for 2026: No Inflation Means No Increase
Published Date: 7/15/2026
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Summary
Good news for 2026! The Department of Justice won’t raise civil penalty fines this year because there’s no inflation increase. If you’re someone who deals with DOJ fines, the amounts will stay the same as in 2025, keeping things steady and predictable through the year.
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No DOJ Penalty Increases in 2026
The Department of Justice will not raise its civil monetary penalties for the 2026 calendar year and will continue using the 2025 penalty levels. This follows OMB memorandum M-26-11 (April 17, 2026) after the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not produce October 2025 CPI-U data because of the October–November 2025 lapse in appropriations. The Department says it will review civil penalties again in 2027.
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