Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 7.84 · 15 active provisions
The legislature declares that decriminalizing certain offenses contained in Titles *75, 76, 77, 79, and 79A RCW and chapter 43.30 RCW and any rules adopted pursuant to those titles and chapters would promote the more efficient administration of those titles and chapters. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a just…
The definition in this section applies throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise."Infraction" means an offense which, by the terms of Title 76, 77, 79, or 79A RCW or RCW 7.84.030(2)(b) or 70A.200.060, and rules adopted under these titles and sections, is declared not to be a criminal offense…
(1) An infraction proceeding is initiated by the issuance and service of a printed notice of infraction and filing of a printed or electronic copy of the notice of infraction.(2)(a) A notice of infraction may be issued by a person authorized to enforce the provisions of the title or chapter in which the infraction is e…
(1) Infraction proceedings may be heard and determined by a district court.(2) Infraction proceedings shall be brought in the district court district in which the infraction occurred. If an infraction takes place in the offshore waters, as defined in RCW 77.08.010, the infraction proceeding may be brought in any county…
(1) A notice of infraction represents a determination that an infraction has been committed. The determination shall be final unless contested as provided in this chapter.(2) The form for the notice of infraction shall be prescribed by rule of the supreme court and shall include the following:(a) A statement that the n…
(1) Any person who receives a notice of infraction shall respond to such notice as provided in this section within fifteen days of the date of the notice.(2) If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person shall respond by completing the appropriate portion of th…
(1) Procedures for the conduct of all hearings provided for in this chapter may be established by rule of the supreme court.(2) Any person subject to proceedings under this chapter may be represented by counsel.(3) The attorney representing the state, county, city, town, or agency authorized to issue an infraction as d…
(1) A hearing held for the purpose of contesting the determination that an infraction has been committed shall be without a jury.(2) The court may consider the notice of infraction and any other written report made under oath submitted by the officer who issued the notice or whose written statement was the basis for th…
(1) A hearing held for the purpose of allowing a person to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the commission of an infraction shall be an informal proceeding. The person may not subpoena witnesses. The determination that an infraction has been committed shall not be contested at a hearing held for the purpose…
(1) A person found to have committed an infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty. No penalty may exceed $500 for each offense unless specifically authorized by statute.(2) The supreme court may prescribe by rule a schedule of monetary penalties for designated infractions. The legislature requests the supreme cou…
(1) An order entered after the receipt of a response which does not contest the determination, or after it has been established at a hearing that the infraction was committed, or after a hearing for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances, is civil in nature.(2) The court may, in its discretion, waive, reduc…
A court of limited jurisdiction having jurisdiction over an alleged infraction may issue process anywhere within the state.
(1) Failure to pay a monetary penalty assessed by a court under the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.(2) Failure to complete community restitution ordered by a court under the provisions of this chapter is a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(1) The director chosen by the state parks and recreation commission, the commissioner of public lands, and the director of the department of fish and wildlife are each authorized to delegate and accept enforcement authority over natural resource infractions to or from the other agencies through an agreement entered in…
This act shall take effect January 1, 1988.