Overview
- TSA’s Dec. 8 post on X warns that threats, verbal abuse, or physical violence can trigger criminal referral and civil penalties.
- Federal Register inflation adjustments set current TSA civil fines as high as $17,062 per incident, while some checkpoint signs still display $13,910.
- TSA lists tiered penalties, from $160–$340 for concealing liquids to $12,900–$17,062 for assaults causing injury during screening.
- FAA maintains its unruly-passenger zero-tolerance policy, proposing civil fines up to $43,658 per violation and referring serious cases to the FBI.
- Repeat violations can increase penalties and may cost travelers TSA PreCheck eligibility or lead airlines to impose internal no-fly bans.