{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-43.05.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 43.05.040","heading":"Time to correct violations—Revisit—Issuance of penalties.","body":"(1) The owner and operator shall be given a reasonable period of time to correct violations identified during a technical assistance visit before any civil penalty provided for by law is imposed for those violations. A regulatory agency may revisit a facility, business, or other location after a technical assistance visit and a reasonable period of time has passed to correct violations identified by the agency in writing and issue civil penalties as provided for by law for any uncorrected violations.\n(2) During a visit under subsection (1) of this section, the regulatory agency may not issue civil penalties for violations not previously identified in a technical assistance visit, unless the violations are of the type for which the agency may issue a citation: (a) During a technical assistance visit under RCW 43.05.050; or (b) under RCW 43.05.090.","path":["Title 43","Chapter 43.05"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.05.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:46:19Z","sha256":"d614502c9ca88a9b7f690ae1564c67483a423222be02badf7f9960978c37703e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-43.05.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-43.05.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}