RCW 15.80.650
Violations—Penalty—Criminal—Civil—Opportunity to request hearing.
(1) Except as provided in RCW 15.80.640 or subsection (2) of this section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) A second or subsequent same or similar violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.
(3) The director may assess a civil penalty ranging from one hundred dollars to one thousand dollars per occurrence against any person who knowingly violates any provision under this chapter or rules adopted thereunder. In determining the amount of any civil penalty, the director shall give due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the gravity of the violation, and the history of any previous violations. The respondent issued a notice of intent to assess a civil penalty must be provided the opportunity to request a hearing as provided under chapter 34.05 RCW to contest the alleged violation and the penalty amount.
[ 2017 c 158 § 14; 2003 c 53 § 109; 1969 ex.s. c 100 § 36.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing
15.80.410 - Director's duty to enforce—Adoption of rules.
15.80.420 - Highway transport of commodities sold by weight—Weighing required—Exceptions.
15.80.430 - Certificates of weight and invoices to be carried with loads.
15.80.440 - Reweighing—Weighing—Variance from invoiced weight.
15.80.450 - Weighmaster's license—Applications—Fee.
15.80.460 - Weighmaster's license—Issuance—Expiration date.
15.80.470 - Weighmaster's license—Renewal date—Penalty fee.
15.80.490 - Weigher's license—Employees or agents to issue weight tickets—Application—Fee.
15.80.500 - Weigher's license—Issuance—Expiration date.
15.80.510 - Duties of weighmaster.
15.80.520 - Certification of weights—Impression seal—Fee.
15.80.530 - Certified weight ticket—Form—Contents—Evidence.
15.80.540 - Certified weight tickets—Retention of copies—Records.
15.80.550 - Weighmaster or weigher to determine weights—Automatic devices.
15.80.560 - Weighing devices to be suitable—Testing of weighing and measuring devices.
15.80.570 - Weighing devices—Rated capacity to exceed weight of load.
15.80.580 - Weighing devices—Platform size to sufficiently accommodate vehicles.
15.80.590 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses—Hearing.
15.80.620 - Assuming to act as weighmaster or weigher.
15.80.640 - Writing, etc., false ticket or certificate—Influence—Penalty.
15.80.650 - Violations—Penalty—Criminal—Civil—Opportunity to request hearing.
15.80.660 - Collected moneys, civil penalties—Deposit.