Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Section 70.87.185 Penalty for violation of chapter -- Rules -- Notice

§ 70.87.185. Penalty for violation of chapter -- Rules -- Notice

(1) The department may assess a penalty against a person violating a provision of this chapter. The penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars. Each day that the violation continues is a separate violation and is subject to a separate penalty.

(2) The department may not assess a penalty until it adopts rules describing the method it will use to calculate penalties for various violations.

(3) The department shall notify the violator of its action, and the reasons for its action, in writing. The department shall send the notice by certified mail to the violator's last known address. The notice shall inform the violator that a hearing may be requested under RCW 70.87.170. The hearing shall not stay the effect of the penalty.

[1983 c 123 § 18.]

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