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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Penalty maximum:** $16,550
- **Penalty minimum:** $100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal maximum:** $16,550 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **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, 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

> The minimum penalty for a standard serious violation = $100.

## 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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