{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70a.525.050","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70A.525.050","heading":"Violation of chapter—Written notice—First and subsequent penalties.","body":"Covered entities that violate the requirements of this chapter are subject to civil penalties described in RCW 70A.525.040. A specific violation is deemed to have occurred upon the sale of a noncompliant product package. The repeated sale of the same noncompliant product package is considered part of the same, single violation. A city or county must send a written notice of an alleged violation and a copy of the requirements of this chapter to a noncompliant covered entity, which will have ninety days to become compliant. A city or county may assess a first penalty if the covered entity has not met the requirements of this chapter ninety days following the date the notification was sent. A city or county may impose a second, third, and subsequent penalties on a covered entity that remains noncompliant with the requirements of this chapter for every month of noncompliance.","path":["Title 70A","Chapter 70A.525"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70A.525.050","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:03:46Z","sha256":"3d8bf4aae3ca1f33f2c2ae3ebd818aef0814f6ecc74b2ab511b2aaa5741ca1fb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70a.525.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-70a.525.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}