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RCW 9.16.080 — Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded—Penalty

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9.16: Brands And Marks, Crimes Relating To, Revised Code of Washington.

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Full text of RCW 9.16.080

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 9.16.080Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation: (a) To use, adopt, place upon, or permit to be used, adopted or placed upon, any barrel, tank, drum or other container of gasoline or lubricating oil for internal combustion engines, sold or offered for sale, or upon any pump or other device used in delivering the same, any trade name, trademark, designation or other descriptive matter, which is not the true and correct trade name, trademark, designation or other descriptive matter of the gasoline or lubricating oil so sold or offered for sale; (b) To sell, or offer for sale, or have in his or her or its possession with intent to sell, any gasoline or lubricating oil, contained in, or taken from, or through any barrel, tank, drum, or other container or pump or other device, so unlawfully labeled or marked, as hereinabove provided; (c) To sell, or offer for sale, or have in his or her or its possession with intent to sell any gasoline or lubricating oil for internal combustion engines and to represent to the purchaser, or prospective purchaser, that such gasoline or lubricating oil so sold or offered for sale, is of a quality, grade or standard, or the product of a particular gasoline or lubricating oil manufacturing, refining or distributing company or association, other than the true quality, grade, standard, or the product of a particular gasoline or oil manufacturing, refining or distributing company or association, of the gasoline or oil so offered for sale or sold. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person, firm, or corporation violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) A second and each subsequent violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.

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Is petroleum products improperly labeled or graded a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?

It depends on the circumstances: petroleum products improperly labeled or graded ranges from a Misdemeanor to a Gross Misdemeanor in Washington under RCW 9.16.080.

First violation of improper labeling/grading: Misdemeanor (RCW 9.16.080(2)(a)) · Second or subsequent violation of improper labeling/grading: Gross Misdemeanor (RCW 9.16.080(2)(b))

Which Washington statute covers petroleum products improperly labeled or graded?

Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded is governed by RCW 9.16.080 (Petroleum products improperly labeled or graded—Penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.