Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 18.27.240 (2026)

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section WA-LEGapp.leg.wa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The form of the notice of infraction issued under this chapter shall include the following:

(1) A statement that the notice represents a determination that the infraction has been committed by the contractor named in the notice and that the determination shall be final unless contested as provided in this chapter;

(2) A statement that the infraction is a noncriminal offense for which imprisonment shall not be imposed as a sanction;

(3) A statement of the violation which necessitated issuance of the infraction;

(4) A statement of penalty involved if the infraction is established;

(5) A statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise these options;

(6) A statement that at any hearing to contest the notice of infraction the state has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the infraction was committed; and that the contractor may subpoena witnesses, including the compliance inspector of the department who issued and served the notice of infraction;

(7) A statement that at any hearing to contest the notice of infraction against an unregistered contractor, the unregistered contractor has the burden of proving that the infraction did not occur;

(8) A statement that the contractor must respond to the notice of infraction in one of the ways provided in this chapter; and

(9) A statement that a contractor's failure to timely select one of the options for responding to the notice of infraction after receiving a statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice of infraction and the procedures necessary to exercise these options is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or imprisonment in jail.

[ 2007 c 436 s 13; 2006 c 270 s 8; 1986 c 197 s 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 2 s 5.]

Notes:

Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 2: See note following RCW 18.27.200.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Stewart Carpet Serv., Inc. v. Contractors Bonding & Ins., 715 P.2d 115 (Wash. 1986).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Stewart Carpet Serv., Inc. v. Contractors Bonding & Ins., 715 P.2d 115 (Wash. 1986). “If a contractor engages in construction activity without posting the appropriate bond, the Department of Labor and Industries may impose civil and criminal penalties, RCW 18.27.240, and the contractor may be barred from commencing suit in the state courts to recover on a…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.