Wash. Admin. Code § 314-55-523
Violations that are significant regulatory violations.
Category IV
Significant Regulatory Violations
| 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 |
| Noncompliance with record keeping requirements.WAC 314-55-087 | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary fine | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option |
| Cannabis illegally given away, including being sold below the cost of acquisition, true value, or both.WAC 314-55-017(3)WAC 314-55-018 (2)(f)WAC 314-55-018(5)WAC 314-55-077 (11)(b) | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option |
| Retail sales: Use of an unauthorized money transmitter.WAC 314-55-115(5) | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option |
| Misuse or unauthorized use of cannabis license (operating outside of license class).RCW 69.50.325 | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option | 60-day suspension or $20,000 monetary option |
| Selling or purchasing cannabis on credit.WAC 314-55-018WAC 314-55-115 | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $5,000 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $10,000 monetary option | 60-day suspension or $20,000 monetary option |
| Engaging in nonretail conditional sales, prohibited practices, or both.WAC 314-55-017(1)WAC 314-55-018 | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option |
| Operating/floor plan: Violations of a LCB approved operating plan.WAC 314-55-020 (11)(a) | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option |
| Failure to maintain required insurance.WAC 314-55-082WAC 314-55-310 | $1,250 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $15,000 monetary option |
| Unauthorized sale to a retail licensee (processor).RCW 69.50.360RCW 69.50.363WAC 314-55-077WAC 314-55-083(4) | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $10,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $7,500Tier 2: $15,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $15,000Tier 2: $30,000Tier 3: $60,000 monetary fine |
| Packaging and labeling.WAC 314-55-105 | $500 monetary fine | 5-day suspension or $1,250 monetary option | 10-day suspension or $2,500 monetary option | 30-day suspension or $7,500 monetary option |
| Unauthorized or unapproved product storage or delivery (processor/producer).WAC 314-55-085(5) | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Unauthorized or unapproved product storage or delivery (transporter).WAC 314-55-310 (5)(d) | $1,250 monetary fine | $2,500 monetary fine | $5,000 monetary fine | $10,000 monetary fine |
| Failure to meet cannabis waste disposal requirements.WAC 314-55-097 | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Sampling violations (processors/producers: Vendor, educational, and internal quality control samples).WAC 314-55-096 | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Sampling violations (retail).WAC 314-55-096(5)WAC 314-55-096(6) | $1,250 monetary fine | Tier 1: $2,500Tier 2: $5,000Tier 3: $7,500 monetary fine | Tier 1: $5,000Tier 2: $10,000Tier 3: $15,000 monetary fine | Tier 1: $10,000Tier 2: $20,000Tier 3: $30,000 monetary fine |
| Failure to maintain required security alarm.WAC 314-55-083(2) | $1,250 monetary fine | $2,500 monetary fine | $5,000 monetary fine | $10,000 monetary fine |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 2015 c 70. WSR 24-16-064, § 314-55-523, filed 7/31/24, effective 8/31/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342 and 2022 c 16 § 168. WSR 22-14-111, § 314-55-523, filed 7/6/22, effective 8/6/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 69.50.342, 69.50.345, and 2019 c 394. WSR 20-03-177, § 314-55-523, filed 1/22/20, effective 2/22/20.]