ARXO-2026-0012 · Accepted by the addressee
eCFR shows $7,455 in 11 CFR 111.24(b); the January 2025 rule sets $7,445
Published at a date promised in advance to the press (2026-10-28T11:00:00-04:00); the responsible institutions had been told earlier, as listed below.
The same 2025 rule replaces the first amount in paragraph (b) with $7,445; this is also the figure its table derives from $7,256. The eCFR shows $7,455 in its versions as of 31 December 2025 and 20 October 2026: the amendment was incorporated with two digits transposed.
Consequence
The eCFR overstates the maximum penalty under paragraph (b) by $10. No penalty actually assessed on the eCFR figure is claimed.
Proposed correction
$7,445, as set by the rule.
- Jurisdiction
- United States — federal
- Act
- 11 CFR 111.24 (Federal Election Commission civil monetary penalties)
- Place
- 11 CFR 111.24(b)
- Record
- Discrepancy
- Class
- Publication and consolidation
- Where it arose
- The consolidated text
- Arxo's conclusion
- Confirmed
- Official text
- Unchanged at last check
- Last checked
- 2026-10-23
Evidence
Pair of quotations. Quotations are verbatim from the official material; translations are ours and marked.
2. Section 111.24 is amended in each paragraph indicated in the left column by removing the number indicated in the middle column and adding in its place the number indicated in the right column:7,445(b) Any Commission member or employee, or any other person, who in violation of 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(12)(A) makes public any notification or investigation under 52 U.S.C. 30109 without receiving the written consent of the person receiving such notification, or the person with respect to whom such investigation is made, shall be fined not more than $7,455. Any such member, employee, or other person who knowingly and willfully violates this provision shall be fined not more than $18,610.(b) Any Commission member or employee, or any other person, who in violation of 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(12)(A) makes public any notification or investigation under 52 U.S.C. 30109 without receiving the written consent of the person receiving such notification, or the person with respect to whom such investigation is made, shall be fined not more than $7,455. Any such member, employee, or other person who knowingly and willfully violates this provision shall be fined not more than $18,610.7,445
How to check it without Arxo's tools
- Open Federal Election Commission, Civil Monetary Penalties Annual Inflation Adjustments, 90 FR 210 (3 January 2025), FR Doc. 2024-31368 and find 90 FR 212, amendatory instruction 2 to §111.24; 90 FR 212, amendment table, §111.24(b), amount added. Compare the text with the quotation above. A copy is kept in this register: 563bb07024c6f9fe-fr-2024-31368.xml (SHA-256
563bb07024c6f9fe10e07d8398f781a13344f922efb62361ca6a7f5a5a655fa7, copy of the official file). - Open eCFR, 11 CFR 111.24, version as of 31 December 2025 and find eCFR as of 31 December 2025, §111.24(b). Compare the text with the quotation above. A copy is kept in this register: 216c7c3030eb63e3-ecfr-11-111-2025-12-31.xml (SHA-256
216c7c3030eb63e37a913792bfb003ef3dbd13da92b55ef268e52347d7193cc4, copy of the official file). - Open eCFR, 11 CFR 111.24, version as of 20 October 2026 and find eCFR as of 20 October 2026, §111.24(b). Compare the text with the quotation above. A copy is kept in this register: 216c7c3030eb63e3-ecfr-11-111-2026-10-20.xml (SHA-256
216c7c3030eb63e37a913792bfb003ef3dbd13da92b55ef268e52347d7193cc4, copy of the official file). - Open Federal Register, 90 FR 210–212 (3 January 2025), printed edition and find 90 FR 212 (printed edition), amendment table, §111.24(b), amount added. Compare the text with the quotation above. A copy is kept in this register: 6b1d3a27909493af-fr-2024-31368-review.pdf (SHA-256
6b1d3a27909493af0dad197e7ea75495742c7b429aaa2ae958f3a6c61c9275ea, copy of the official file). - The finding holds if the quoted passages read as shown and the comparison gives the result stated at the top of this page. If it does not, write to us with the record ID.
How this finding was made
AI agents read the official texts, turned the provisions concerned into executable rules and ran the comparison; they also drafted this record. A person at Arxo checked the finding and approved the report before it was sent (2026-10-23).
Responsible institutions
- Federal Election Commission — author of the rule
- Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration — publisher of the eCFR
Reported to
| Date | Institution | Channel | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Federal Election Commission | ||
| 2026-10-23 | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | ||
| 2026-10-24 | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration — clarification on paragraph (b), sent before the CFR correction |
Responses
| Date | Institution | Response | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | Accepted | The Office of the Federal Register replied that the amount in paragraph (b) will be fixed in the same CFR correction as paragraph (a)(2)(ii). The correction has not yet been published. |
History
- 2026-10-23Reported to Federal Election Commission (e-mail)
- 2026-10-23Reported to Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (e-mail)
- 2026-10-24Reported to Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (e-mail)
- 2026-10-25Confirmed by Arxo
- 2026-10-26Accepted: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
- 2026-10-29Entered in the register
Cite this record
Arxo Law, Arxo Findings Register, ARXO-2026-0012, https://arxo.io/findings/ARXO-2026-0012/ (status as of 2026-10-23). Data: ARXO-2026-0012.json.