Thurston County, WA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

In addition to, or as an alternative to, any other penalty provided by this chapter or by law, any person who violates Section 8.34.060, Unlawful removal of solid waste from county, is subject to civil penalty as follows:1.Penalties for violations will be assessed at the following rates:a.Where the vehicle used is less than five tons gross weight, the penalty will be assessed at the rate of five hundred dollars per violation.b.Where the vehicle used is greater than five tons gross weight but less than ten tons gross weight, the penalty will be assessed at the rate of one thousand dollars per violation.c.Where the vehicle used is greater than ten tons gross weight, the penalty will be assessed at the rate of one thousand five hundred dollars per violation.2.Second, third or repeated, but separate, violations of a like nature, by the same person, are repeat violations. Penalties for repeat violations will be assessed at two times the rates identified in Section 8.34.080(b)(1).C.This section does not exempt an offender from any other suit, prosecution or penalty provided in any section of this Code or as otherwise provided by law, including but not limited to RCW 9.91.130 (prohibition of solid waste disposal in charitable donation boxes), RCW 46.61.645 and 70A.200.060 (prohibitions on littering and illegal dumping). (Ord. No. 15957, § 9, 12-15-2020)