Washington
For Washington, violation type is serious; penalty maximum is $16,550; penalty minimum is $100; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is February 17, 2025, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Violation type
- serious our reading
- Penalty maximum
- $16,550
- Penalty minimum
- $100 verified
- Federal maximum
- $16,550 our reading
- Effective date
- February 17, 2025
- Computation method
- Gravity = Severity (1–3) x Probability (1–3); base penalties from $1,020 to $7,140 + Inflation Factor + 2% catch-up; adjusted for size, good faith, history; minimum $100 required by statute our reading
- Statute citation
- WAC 296-900-14010; RCW 49.17.180 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
The minimum penalty for a standard serious violation = $100.
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=296-900-14010