---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1.96"
title: "16"
number: "1.96"
heading: "Compromise of penalty."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1.96"
---

# §1.96. Compromise of penalty.


The Commission may compromise any penalty or proposed penalty at any time, with leave of court when necessary, taking into account the nature and degree of violation and the impact of a penalty upon a particular respondent.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 45 FR 67318, Oct. 10, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. 601 note.

### Source

Source: 32 FR 8444, June 13, 1967, unless otherwise noted.