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                                 SENATE BILL 6137

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

By Senators Nelson, A. Smith, Erwin, Gaspard and Oke

Read first time 01/17/92.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.Conforming penalties for alcoholic beverage violations with other criminal penalties.

     AN ACT Relating to conformation of penalties for alcoholic beverage violations with other criminal penalties; and amending RCW 66.44.180.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 66.44.180 and 1987 c 202 s 225 are each amended to read as follows:

     Every person guilty of a violation of this title for which no penalty has been specifically provided shall be liable, on conviction, for a first offense to a penalty of not more than ((five hundred)) one thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than ((two months)) ninety days, or both; for a second offense to a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both; and for a third or subsequent offense to a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.  If the offender convicted of an offense referred to in this section is a corporation, it shall for a first offense be liable to a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars, and for a second or subsequent offense to a penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars, or to forfeiture of its corporate license, or both.

     Every district judge and municipal judge shall have concurrent jurisdiction with superior court judges of the state of Washington of all violations of the provisions of this title and may impose any punishment provided therefor.