Civil penalties in cases alleging violations of this Chapter 14.09
Seattle Mun. Code § 14.09.100
in effect14.09.100 - Civil penalties in cases alleging violations of this Chapter 14.09
A. In cases either decided by the Director or brought by the City Attorney alleging a violation filed under this Chapter 14.09, in addition to any other award of damages or grant of injunctive relief, a civil penalty may be assessed against the respondent to vindicate the public interest, which penalty shall be payable to The City of Seattle and the Department. Payment of the civil penalty may be required as a term of a conciliation agreement entered into under subsection 14.09.080.A or may be ordered by the Hearing Examiner in a decision rendered under Section 14.09.090.
B. The civil penalty assessed against a respondent shall not exceed the following amount:
1. $11,000 if the respondent has not been determined to have committed any prior violation;
2. $27,500 if the respondent has been determined to have committed one other violation during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of this charge; or
3. $55,000 if the respondent has been determined to have committed two or more violations during the seven-year period ending on the date of the filing of this charge; except that if acts constituting the violation that is the subject of the charge are committed by the same person who has been previously determined to have committed acts constituting a violation, then the civil penalties set forth in subsections 14.09.100.B.2 and 14.09.100.B.3 may be imposed without regard to the period of time within which those prior acts occurred.
(Ord. 125393, § 2, 2017.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT14HURI_CH14.09USSCREHO_14.09.100CIPECAALVICH14.09Fetched: 11/1/2026