18 CFR § 385.1504 - Maximum civil penalty (Rule 1504).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t18/s385.1504"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "18 CFR § 385.1504 - Maximum civil penalty (Rule 1504)."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "385.1504"
section_name: "Maximum civil penalty (Rule 1504)."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURAL RULES"
part_number: "385"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 551-557; 15 U.S.C. 717-717w, 3301-3432; 16 U.S.C. 791a-825v, 2601-2645; 28 U.S.C. 2461; 31 U.S.C 3701, 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352, 16441, 16451-16463; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-85 (1988); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (1990); 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (2015)."
regulatory_source: "Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "385"
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# 385.1504 Maximum civil penalty (Rule 1504).
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the Commission may assess a civil penalty of up to $28,618 for each day that the violation continues.
(b) No civil penalty may be assessed where a license or exemption is ordered revoked.
[Order 225, 47 FR 19022, May 3, 1982, as amended by Order 826, 81 FR 43941, July 6, 2016; Order 834, 82 FR 8139, Jan. 24, 2017; Order 839, 83 FR 1552, Jan. 12, 2018; Order 853, 84 FR 968, Feb. 1, 2019; Order 865, 85 FR 2018, Jan. 14, 2020; Order 875, 86 FR 8133, Feb. 4, 2021; Order 882, 87 FR 2037, Jan. 13, 2022; Order 886, 88 FR 1991, Jan. 12, 2023; Order 903, 89 FR 1808, Jan. 11, 2024; Order 906, 90 FR 2932, Jan. 14, 2025]