(1) Except as provided in RCW 15.80.640 or subsection (2) of this section, any person violating any provision of this chapter or rules adopted hereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.

     (2) A second or subsequent violation is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.

[2003 c 53 § 109; 1969 ex.s. c 100 § 36.]

NOTES:

     Intent -- Effective date -- 2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.