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Damage or removal of permanent marking—Civil penalty.
Any person who willfully damages or removes a permanent marking used to identify an underground facility or pipeline, or a temporary marking prior to its intended use, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for an initial violation, and not more than five thousand dollars for each subsequent violation within a three-year period.
NOTES:
Report—Effective date—2011 c 263: See notes following RCW
19.122.010.
Intent—Findings—Conflict with federal requirements—Short title—Effective date—2000 c 191: See RCW
81.88.005 and
81.88.900 through
81.88.902.