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                                 SENATE BILL 6298

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

 

By Senators Erwin, Moore and Craswell

 

Read first time 01/24/92.  Referred to Committee on Environment & Natural Resources.Decriminalizing certain watercraft violations.

     AN ACT Relating to watercraft violations; amending RCW 88.02.110 and 88.12.060; and prescribing penalties.

 

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

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 88.02.110 and 1987 c 149 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a violation of this chapter, RCW 43.51.400, and the rules adopted by the department and the state parks and recreation commission pursuant to these statutes is a ((misdemeanor punishable only by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars per vessel)) separate class 3 civil infraction for the first violation for each vessel.  Subsequent violations in the same year are ((subject to the following fines)):

     (a) For the second violation, a ((fine of two hundred dollars per)) separate class 2 civil infraction for each vessel;

     (b) For the third and successive violations, a ((fine of four hundred dollars per)) separate class 1 civil infraction for each vessel.

     (2) After subtraction of ((court)) costs and administrative collection fees, moneys collected under this section shall be credited to the current expense fund of the arresting jurisdiction.

     (3) All law enforcement officers shall have the authority to enforce this chapter, RCW 43.51.400, and the rules adopted by the department and the state parks and recreation commission pursuant to these statutes within their respective jurisdictions:  PROVIDED, That a city, town, or county may contract with a fire protection district for such enforcement and fire protection districts are authorized to engage in such activities.

 

     Sec. 2.  RCW 88.12.060 and 1933 c 72 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

     Any violation of the provisions of this chapter ((shall be a misdemeanor)) is a class 2 civil infraction.