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(1) A person found to have committed a civil infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty.

(a) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class 1 civil infraction shall be $250.00, not including statutory assessments;

(b) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class 2 civil infraction shall be $125.00, not including statutory assessments;

(c) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class 3 civil infraction shall be $50.00, not including statutory assessments;

(d) The maximum penalty and the default amount for a Class 4 civil infraction shall be $25.00, not including statutory assessments.

(2) The supreme court shall prescribe by rule the conditions under which local courts may exercise discretion in assessing fines for civil infractions.

(3) Whenever a monetary penalty is imposed by a court under this chapter it is immediately payable. If the person is unable to pay at that time the court may grant an extension of time in which the penalty may be paid. If the penalty is not paid on or before the time established for payment, the court may proceed to collect the penalty in the same manner as other civil judgments and may notify the prosecuting authority of the failure to pay.

(4) The court may also order a person found to have committed a civil infraction to make restitution.

(5) The court shall enter a default judgment assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the civil infraction and may notify the prosecuting authority of the failure to respond to the notice of civil infraction or to appear at a requested hearing if any person issued a notice of civil infraction: (a) fails to respond to the notice of civil infraction as provided in RCW 7.80.080(2); or (b) fails to appear at a hearing requested pursuant to RCW 7.80.080(4). (Ord. 638 § 1, 2020)