BILL REQ. #:  Z-0475.1 

Read first time 01/19/09.   Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

     AN ACT Relating to removing the penalty language from natural resource civil infractions; and amending RCW 7.84.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 7.84.030 and 2004 c 43 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An infraction proceeding is initiated by the issuance and service of a printed notice of infraction and filing of a printed or electronic copy of the notice of infraction.
     (2) A notice of infraction may be issued by a person authorized to enforce the provisions of the title or chapter in which the infraction is established when the infraction occurs in that person's presence.
     (3) A court may issue a notice of infraction if a person authorized to enforce the provisions of the title or chapter in which the infraction is established files with the court a written statement that the infraction was committed in that person's presence or that the officer has reason to believe an infraction was committed.
     (4) Service of a notice of infraction issued under subsection (2) or (3) of this section shall be as provided by court rule.
     (5) A notice of infraction shall be filed with a court having jurisdiction within five days of issuance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
     (((6) Failure to sign an infraction notice shall constitute a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.))