Violation Type | 1st Violation | 2nd Violation in a Two-year Window | 3rd Violation in a Two-year Window | 4th Violation in a Two-year Window |
Hours of service: Sales of cannabis between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. WAC 314-55-147 | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary fine | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension |
General advertising violations. RCW 69.50.369 WAC 314-55-155 | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option |
Engaging in conditional sales. WAC 314-55-017(2) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option |
Licensee, employee, or both failing to display identification badge. WAC 314-55-083(1) | $250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option |
Failure to post required signs. WAC 314-55-086 | $250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option |
Unauthorized change of business name. WAC 314-55-130 | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option |
Transporting cannabis in an unauthorized vehicle. WAC 314-55-085(5) WAC 314-55-310 | $1,250 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option Producer/processor: Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
Exceeding maximum delivery time frame. WAC 314-55-085 WAC 314-55-083 (4)(d) | $1,250 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option Producer/processor: Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Retailer/Transporter: 10-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
Failure to maintain standardized scale requirements (producer/processor). WAC 314-55-099 | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500 Tier 2: $5,000 Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
Unauthorized driver or passenger. WAC 314-55-310 (5)(a) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension | 30-day suspension |
Transportation of cannabis without an accurate manifest. WAC 314-55-085(3) WAC 314-55-310(3) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension | 30-day suspension |
Load exceeding maximum delivery amount. RCW 69.50.385(3) WAC 314-55-083 (4)(d) WAC 314-55-085(1) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension | 30-day suspension |
Retail sales: Accepting returns. WAC 314-55-079(12) | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension |
Failure to use traceability, maintain traceability, or both. (e.g., failure to comply with traceability requirements for clones, seeds; illegal or folded tags; movement within a location) WAC 314-55-083(4) | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 60-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $20,000 Tier 2: $40,000 Tier 3: $60,000 monetary fine |
True party of interest (TPI): Allowing a person not disclosed to the board who would have qualified to exercise ownership or control, or allowing a TPI previously approved by the board to provide funds without disclosure. WAC 314-55-035(XX) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option Producer/Processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
Financier. Receiving money from a financier previously approved by the board that was not timely disclosed to the board or that was timely disclosed to the board but the source could not be verified. WAC 314-55-035(XX) | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | Retail/transporter: 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option Producer/Processor: Tier 1: $5,000 Tier 2: $10,000 Tier 3: $20,000 monetary fine | Retail/transporter: 30-day suspension Producer/processor: Tier 1: $10,000 Tier 2: $20,000 Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |