# Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts
> **US Federal Trade Commission** · Interim final rule. · Published 2016-06-30 · Effective 2016-08-01 · 81 FR 42476
## Document
- **Document number:** 2016-15302
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Federal Trade Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 81 FR 42476
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2016-06-30
- **Effective date:** 2016-08-01
## Abstract

Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is increasing the maximum civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction, as required by the Federal Civil Penalty Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/06/30/2016-15302/adjustment-of-civil-monetary-penalty-amounts)
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