Based on a sample of A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2018, this article explores the impact of digital transformation on company violations, using crawler technology to construct an indicator of the corporate digital development’s degree. It has found that digital transformation has significantly reduced the probability of companies being investigated for violations. Further research has found digital transformation can not only restrain companies’ tendency to violate regulations, but increase the possibility of violations being audited. Optimizing internal governance mechanisms and improving external supervision levels are important ways for digital transformation to reduce corporate violations. Digital transformation’s inhibitory effect on corporate violations is more pronounced in areas with higher levels of justice and better development of digital finance. This study enriches the economic consequences of corporate digital transformation in the field of corporate governance, and provides an empirical reference for relevant government departments to guide corporate digital transformation and rectify corporate violations.