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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.25.170 (2026)

Civil and criminal penalties

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(1) A person subject to RCW 81.04.405 who is determined by the utilities and transportation commission, after notice, to have committed an act that is in violation of RCW 46.25.020, 46.25.030, 46.25.040, 46.25.050, or 46.25.110 is liable to Washington state for the civil penalties provided for in RCW 81.04.405.
(2) A person who violates or fails to comply with, or who procures, aids, or abets in the violation of any provision of RCW 46.25.020, 46.25.030, 46.25.040, 46.25.050, or 46.25.110 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1989 c 178 s 19.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: Thompson v. Dep't of Licensing, 138 Wash. 2d 783 (Wash. 1999).
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Thompson v. Dep't of Licensing, 138 Wash. 2d 783 (Wash. 1999). “The Clark County prosecutor filed charges against Thompson in Clark County District Court for violation of RCW 46.25.170(2), driving a commercial vehicle with alcohol in one’s system, a gross misdemeanor.”
Thompson v. State Dept. of Licensing, 982 P.2d 601 (Wash. 1999). “The Clark County prosecutor filed charges against Thompson in Clark County District Court for violation of RCW 46.25.170(2), driving a commercial vehicle with alcohol in one's system, a gross misdemeanor.”
Thompson v. State, Dept. of Licensing, 960 P.2d 475 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “RCW 46.25.170(2); RCW 46.25.110. The charge was apparently dismissed after the district court judge suppressed Thompson’s breath test, based on a finding that Thompson was given inaccurate and misleading implied consent warnings.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 46.25.170(2) — 3 cases
Thompson v. Dep't of Licensing, 138 Wash. 2d 783 (Wash. 1999). “The Clark County prosecutor filed charges against Thompson in Clark County District Court for violation of RCW 46.25.170(2), driving a commercial vehicle with alcohol in one’s system, a gross misdemeanor.”
Thompson v. State Dept. of Licensing, 982 P.2d 601 (Wash. 1999). “The Clark County prosecutor filed charges against Thompson in Clark County District Court for violation of RCW 46.25.170(2), driving a commercial vehicle with alcohol in one's system, a gross misdemeanor.”
Thompson v. State, Dept. of Licensing, 960 P.2d 475 (Wash. Ct. App. 1998). “RCW 46.25.170(2); RCW 46.25.110. The charge was apparently dismissed after the district court judge suppressed Thompson’s breath test, based on a finding that Thompson was given inaccurate and misleading implied consent warnings.”
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