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Code · Washington · Title 70 — Public Health and Safety · Chapter 70.79

RCW 70.79.320

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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL ) ***
(1)It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in this chapter.
(2)The department may assess a penalty against a person violating a provision of this chapter. The penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars. Each day that the violation continues is a separate violation and is subject to a separate penalty.
(3)The department may not assess a penalty until it adopts rules describing the method it will use to calculate penalties for various violations.
(4)The department shall notify the violator of its action, and the reasons for its action, in writing. The department shall send the notice using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the violator that a hearing may be requested under RCW 70.79.361 . The hearing shall not stay the effect of the penalty.
[ 2011 c 301 s 21 ; 2005 c 22 s 6 ; 1986 c 97 s 2 ; 1951 c 32 s 31 .]
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