(1) The board may issue a civil penalty without first issuing a notice of correction if: (a) The licensee has previously been subject to an enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule or has been given previous notice of the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule; (b) Compliance is not achieved by the date established by the board in a previously issued notice of correction and if the board has responded to a request for review of the date by reaffirming the original date or establishing a new date; or (c) The board can prove by a preponderance of the evidence: (i) Diversion of cannabis product to the illicit market or sales across state lines; (ii) Furnishing of cannabis product to minors; (iii) Diversion of revenue to criminal enterprises, gangs, cartels, or parties not qualified to hold a cannabis license based on criminal history requirements; (iv) The commission of noncannabis-related crimes; or (v) Knowingly making a misrepresentation of fact to the board, an officer of the board, or an employee of the board related to conduct or an action that is, or is alleged to be, any of the violations identified in (c)(i) through (iv) of this subsection (1). (2) The board may adopt rules to implement this section and RCW 43.05.160. [ 2022 c 16 s 107; 2019 c 394 s 3.]
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