# Washington — State OSHA plan civil penalty maximums by violation type compared with federal

For Washington, violation type is other-than-serious; penalty maximum is $200; penalty minimum is $0; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is February 17, 2025, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Violation type:** other-than-serious _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $200
- **Penalty minimum:** $0
- **Federal maximum:** $16,550 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Effective date:** February 17, 2025
- **Computation method:** First time nonstatutory general violation = $0; base penalty $200 used for willful, repeat, or failure-to-abate calculations _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute citation:** WAC 296-900-14010; RCW 49.17.180 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> A penalty is not applied to first time general violations. The base penalty is used to calculate the penalty for willful, repeat, or failure to abate general violations.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-900-14010

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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