# RCW 70A.245.050: RCW 70A.245.050: Penalties for registration, labeling, and reporting

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 70A.245.050
- **Heading:** RCW 70A.245.050: Penalties for registration, labeling, and reporting
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 050

## Text

(1) For producers out of compliance with the registration, reporting, or labeling requirements of RCW 70A.245.020 , 70A.245.030 , or 70A.245.060 , the department shall provide written notification and offer information to producers. For the purposes of this section, written notification serves as notice of the violation. The department must issue at least two notices of violation by certified mail prior to assessing a penalty under subsection (2) of this section. (2) A producer in violation of the registration, reporting, or labeling requirements in RCW 70A.245.020 , 70A.245.030 , or 70A.245.060 is subject to a civil penalty for each day of violation in an amount not to exceed $1,000. (3) Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the recycling enhancement account created in RCW 70A.245.100 . (4) Penalties issued under this section are appealable to the pollution control hearings board established in chapter 43.21B RCW.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 70A.245.010 RCW 70A.245.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S010.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.020 RCW 70A.245.020: Postconsumer recycled content.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S020.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.030 RCW 70A.245.030: Producer reporting requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S030.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.040 RCW 70A.245.040: Penalties for postconsumer recycled content requirements—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S040.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.050 RCW 70A.245.050: Penalties for registration, labeling, and reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S050.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.060 RCW 70A.245.060: Trash bag labeling requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S060.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.070 RCW 70A.245.070: Expanded polystyrene prohibitions—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S070.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.080 RCW 70A.245.080: Optional serviceware—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S080.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.090 RCW 70A.245.090: Department duties—Rule making.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S090.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.100 RCW 70A.245.100: Recycling enhancement account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S100.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.110 RCW 70A.245.110: Recycled content account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S110.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.120 RCW 70A.245.120: Market study.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S120.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.130 RCW 70A.245.130: Overwater structures containing certain plastic foam—Prohibition on sale, distribution, installation—Rule-making authority—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S130.md)
- [RCW 70A.245.140 RCW 70A.245.140: Single-use plastic packaging—Prohibition on use by a lodging establishment—Penalty—Rule-making authority—Preemption—Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T70A_C245_S140.md)

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