100 Mind-Blowing Fines Facts

Skydiving on a Sunday is illegal for single women in Florida. Unmarried women who are caught committing this “crime” can face imprisonment or subject to fines.

Arizona fines drivers under their unique “Stupid Motorist Law.” This law addresses something which Arizona is all too familiar with – flash floods and stupid drivers. When a section of an Arizona road is flooded, barriers are put up to prevent drivers from attempting to go any further. If you cross these barriers and need to get rescued, you will be fined under the Stupid Motorist Law to reimburse the cost of your rescue.

The total amount of HIPAA violation fines and settlements in 2023 was $4,176,500. (Compliancy Group)

Spain issued 212 GDPR fines in 2021 and has issued 3x more fines than any other country. (Lexology)

GDPR fines totalled 2.1 billion euros in 2023. (Statista)

Adtech giant Criteo was fined over $42 million in fines for GDPR-related violations. (Tech Crunch)

GDPR fines totalled $63 million in the first year. (GDPR.eu)