# Fines

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines/393524>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 24, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines/393524 "2007-02-24T17:38:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines/393524/1 "2007-02-24T17:38:22Z")

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In this NYT article, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/business/24fcc.html?ex=1329973200&en=33c3951d8994b875&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/24/business/24fcc.html?ex=1329973200&en=33c3951d8994b875&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss) Univision may get a $24 million fine. Who gets this money when there is a large fine or any fine for that matter.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fines/393524/2 "2007-02-24T19:13:05Z")

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The money goes into the FCC budget for enforcement activities.

Like hunting down your friendly local CB operator that’s running 10,000 watts of power and ruining telephones and TVs within a 10 mile radius of his house.

Any that remains after the fiscal year is over goes into the USA’s general fund.