Section 19.122.055. Failure to notify one-number locator service—Civil penalty, if damages.  


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  • (1)(a) Any excavator who fails to notify a one-number locator service and causes damage to a hazardous liquid or gas underground facility is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.
    (b) The civil penalty in this subsection may also be imposed on any excavator who violates RCW 19.122.090.
    (2) All civil penalties recovered under this section must be deposited into the damage prevention account created in RCW 19.122.160.
    NOTES:
    ReportEffective date2011 c 263: See notes following RCW 19.122.010.
    IntentFindingEffective date2001 c 238: See notes following RCW 80.24.060.
    IntentFindingsConflict with federal requirementsShort titleEffective date2000 c 191: See RCW 81.88.005 and 81.88.900 through 81.88.902.