12.41.020 Civil infraction.
A. The violation of Section 12.41.010 shall be a civil infraction as contemplated by Chapter 7.80 RCW and deemed to be a Class 3 civil infraction under RCW 7.80.120(d) and shall subject the violator to a maximum penalty and a default amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) plus statutory assessments. If a person is unable to pay the monetary penalty, the court may order performance of a number of community service hours in lieu of a monetary penalty.
B. As contemplated by RCW 7.80.160, a person who fails to sign a notice of civil infraction or who willfully violated his or her written and signed promise to appear in court or his or her written and signed promise to respond to a notice of civil infraction is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the notice of civil infraction.