B
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$16,000
$16,000 -- maximum violation fine per email for CAN-SPAM Act (2026)
Violations of CAN-SPAM Act provisions are subject to fines of up to $16,000.
- Source text does not explicitly state 'per email', only stating violations are subject to fines of up to $16,000.
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Value
$16,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Federal Trade Commission
Primary
Tier A
http://www1.dncsolution.com/marketing2/solutions/dne_canspam.asp ↗
Source Article
DNemail
Original Research
Federal Trade Commission
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Methodology
Regulatory penalty amount under CAN-SPAM Act, per FTC guidance
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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CAN-SPAM Act: $16,000 maximum violation fine per email. Source: Federal Trade Commission (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/canspam-violation-fine-cap-16000
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