§ 70.42.160. Penalties -- Acts constituting violations
Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may assess monetary penalties of up to ten thousand dollars per violation in addition to or in lieu of conditioning, suspending, or revoking a license. A violation occurs when a licensee:
(1) Fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the standards or rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a material fact in the application for a license or in any data attached thereto or in any record required by the department;
(3) Refuses to allow representatives of the department to examine any book, record, or file required by this chapter to be maintained;
(4) Willfully prevents, interferes with, or attempts to impede in any way the work of any representative of the department;
(5) Willfully prevents or interferes with preservation of evidence of any known violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;
(6) Misrepresents or was fraudulent in any aspect of the applicant's business; or
(7) Uses advertising which is false or fraudulent.
Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
[1989 c 386 § 17.]
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