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                          HOUSE BILL 3094

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Delvin, Costa, Hickel, Lambert and Backlund

Read first time 01/30/98.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Standardizing penalties for liquor code violations.

    AN ACT Relating to penalties for liquor code violations; amending RCW 66.28.230 and 66.44.180; and prescribing penalties.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 66.28.230 and 1989 c 271 s 232 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the violation of any provisions of RCW 66.28.200 through 66.28.220 is ((punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars)) a misdemeanor.

    (2) Except as provided in RCW 66.44.270, a person who intentionally furnishes a keg or other container containing four or more gallons of malt liquor to a minor is ((liable, on conviction, for a first offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, or for imprisonment for not more than two months, or both; for a second offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both; and for a third or subsequent offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for more than one year, or both)) guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 66.44.180 and 1987 c 202 s 225 are each amended to read as follows:

    Every person ((guilty of)) found to have committed 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 dollars, or to imprisonment for not more than two months, or both; for a second offense to imprisonment for not more than six months; and for a third or subsequent offense to imprisonment for not more than one year)) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.  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)) court has concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts ((judges)) of the state of Washington of all violations of the provisions of this title and may impose any punishment provided therefor.

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