RCW 19.122.070
Civil penalties -- Treble damages -- Existing remedies not affected. (Effective until January 1, 2013.)

(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter not amounting to a violation of RCW 19.122.055, and which violation results in damage to underground facilities, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. All penalties recovered in such actions shall be deposited in the general fund.

     (2) Any excavator who willfully or maliciously damages a field-marked underground facility shall be liable for treble the costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility. In those cases in which an excavator fails to notify known underground facility owners or the one-number locator service, any damage to the underground facility shall be deemed willful and malicious and shall be subject to treble damages for costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility.

     (3) This chapter does not affect any civil remedies for personal injury or for property damage, including that to underground facilities, nor does this chapter create any new civil remedies for such damage.

[2005 c 448 § 4; 1984 c 144 § 7.]

NOTES:

Damages to facilities on state highways: RCW 47.44.150.

     RCW 19.122.070
Civil penalties -- Treble damages -- Existing remedies not affected. (Effective January 1, 2013.)

(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter not amounting to a violation of RCW 19.122.055 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. All penalties recovered in such actions must be deposited in the damage prevention account created in RCW 19.122.160.

     (2) Any excavator who willfully or maliciously damages a marked underground facility is liable for treble the costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility. In those cases in which an excavator fails to notify known facility operators or a one-number locator service, any damage to the underground facility is deemed willful and malicious and is subject to treble damages for costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility.

     (3) This chapter does not affect any civil remedies for personal injury or for property damage, including that to underground facilities, nor does this chapter create any new civil remedies for such damage.

[2011 c 263 § 11; 2005 c 448 § 4; 1984 c 144 § 7.]

NOTES:

     Report -- Effective date--2011 c 263: See notes following RCW 19.122.010.

Damages to facilities on state highways: RCW 47.44.150.