Every person, firm or corporation who violates or fails to obey, observe or comply with any statutory provision of *this act or rule of the department promulgated under authority of this title, shall be subject to a penalty of not to exceed one thousand dollars.
(1) Every person, firm, or corporation who violates or fails to obey, observe, or comply with any statutory provision of this title or rule of the department promulgated under authority of this title, shall be subject to a penalty of not to exceed $1,000.
(2) The department may, for a violation of RCW
51.14.180, assess a penalty not to exceed three times the penalties provided in subsection (1) of this section, including adjustments pursuant to RCW
51.48.095.