Pasco moving company fined $500

A Pasco moving company has been fined $500 and ordered to stop providing residential moving services unless it obtains a state permit.

Northwest Moving & Delivery, owned by Ruben Escalera, initially was fined $5,000, but all but $500 was suspended if the company no longer operates without a permit.

Escalera admitted he had been operating a moving company and advertising the company without a permit, but agreed to cease business unless he obtained a permit, according to case documents.

Northwest Moving & Delivery was one of three companies in the state recently fined for operating without permits, according to the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission.

This story was originally published February 15, 2017 at 8:35 PM with the headline "Pasco moving company fined $500."