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Enforcement Action

What is Enforcement Action?

Regulatory measures taken against organizations that violate compliance requirements, including fines, sanctions, cease-and-desist orders, and consent agreements.

Compliance and Regulatory

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as enforcement action. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on enforcement action

Requirements naming enforcement action across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Violations of ARS Title 49 air quality provisions, permit conditions, or orders are subject to civil penalties up to $10,000 per day per violation under ARS 49-463. The attorney general pursues civil penalty recovery through superior court.

az-aq-adeq::49-463-penalties · Civil Penalties and Enforcement Actions

FTC Safeguards Rule 2024-2025 implementation status. EFFECTIVE DATES: full 2021 amendments effective 9 January 2022 + 13 January 2023 (delayed elements) + 13 May 2024 (FTC notification requirement).

FTC-Safeguards-2024-2025-Status · 2024-2025 Implementation Status, FTC Enforcement Actions and Anticipated Amendments
FedRAMP High1 control

Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

CM-5(1) · Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

CM-5(1) · Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

CM-5(1) · Access Restrictions for Change | Automated Access Enforcement and Audit Records. (a) Enforce access restrictions using [Assignment: organization-defined automated mechanisms]; and (b) Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions

SEC may bring civil enforcement actions seeking injunctions, disgorgement, and civil monetary penalties.

15 U.S.C. § 78u(d) · Civil Enforcement Actions

Questions people ask about enforcement action

What is Enforcement Action?
Regulatory measures taken against organizations that violate compliance requirements, including fines, sanctions, cease-and-desist orders, and consent agreements.
Why is Enforcement Action important for compliance?
Enforcement Action is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding enforcement action helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Enforcement Action?
Enforcement Action appears in the requirement text of Arizona Air Quality Regulations (ADEQ / ARS Title 49 / AAC Title 18 Chapter 2), FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314), FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Enforcement Action?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how enforcement action applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Enforcement Action applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.