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WA Rev Code § 18.300.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing.|18.300.902 - Implementation—2009 c 412.

RCW 18.300.902 Implementation—2009 c 412.The director of licensing and the department of health, beginning on July 26, 2009, may take such steps as are necessary to ensure that chapter 412, Laws of 2009 is implemented July 1, 2010.[ 2009 c 412 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.020 - Powers and duties of director.

RCW 18.310.020 Powers and duties of director.The director shall:(1) Adopt rules to implement this chapter;(2) Establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of the applications;(3) Issue licenses to qualified companies under the provisions of this chapter;(4) Maintain a roster of the names and addresses of companies licensed under this chapter;(5) Employ professional, clerical, and technical assistance as may be necessary to properly administer the work of the director;(6) Establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;(7) Oversee the performance of any background investigations;(8) Initiate and oversee investigations and any audits;(9) Establish grounds for disciplinary actions;(10) Adopt fees under RCW 43.24.086; and(11) Do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and comply with the requirements of any pertinent federal laws pertaining to appraisal management companies.[ 2010 c 179 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.030 - Immunity.

RCW 18.310.030 Immunity.The director or individuals acting on behalf of the director are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties except for their intentional or willful misconduct.[ 2010 c 179 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.040 - Applications—Original and renewals—Surety bonds.

RCW 18.310.040 Applications—Original and renewals—Surety bonds.(1) Applications for licensure must be made to the department on forms approved by the director. A license is valid for one year and must be renewed on or before the expiration date. Applications for original and renewal licenses must include a statement confirming that the company must comply with applicable rules and that the company understands the penalties for misconduct.(2) The appropriate fees must accompany all applications for original licensure and renewal.(3)(a) Each applicant shall file and maintain a surety bond, approved by the director, executed by the applicant as obligor and by a surety company authorized to do a surety business in this state as surety, whose liability as the surety may not exceed in the aggregate the penal sum of the bond. The penal sum of the bond must be a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars. The bond must run to the state of Washington as obligee for the use and benefit of the state and of any person or persons who may have a cause of action against the obligor under this chapter. The bond must be conditioned that the obligor as licensee will faithfully conform to and abide by this chapter and all the rules adopted under this chapter. The bond will pay to the state and any person or persons having a cause of action against the obligor all moneys that may become due and owing to the state and those persons under and by virtue of this chapter.(b) If the director determines that surety bonds are not readily available to appraisal management companies, the director may accept a cash bond or other security in lieu of the surety bond required by this section. The security accepted in lieu of a surety bond must be in an amount equal to the penal sum of the required bond. All obligations and remedies relating to surety bonds apply to deposits and other security filed in lieu of surety bonds.[ 2019 c 74 § 1; 2013 c 90 § 1; 2010 c 179 § 4.]NOTES:Effective dates—2019 c 74: "(1) Section 1 of this act takes effect June 4, 2020.(2) Sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect July 31, 2019." [ 2019 c 74 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.050 - Out-of-state companies—Consent for service of process.

RCW 18.310.050 Out-of-state companies—Consent for service of process.Every company seeking licensure whose headquarters is not based in the state of Washington shall submit, with the application for licensure, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the controlling person or persons may be made by service on the director if, in an action against the entity in a Washington state court arising out of the entity's activities as an appraisal management company, the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, obtain personal service upon the company.[ 2010 c 179 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.060 - Licensure—Requirements.

RCW 18.310.060 Licensure—Requirements.(1) It is unlawful for an entity to engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company, to engage or attempt to perform appraisal management services, or to advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company without first obtaining a license issued by the department under this chapter.(2) An application for the issuance or renewal of a license required by subsection (1) of this section must, at a minimum, include the following information:(a) Name of the entity seeking licensure;(b) Names under which the entity will do business;(c) Business address of the entity seeking licensure;(d) Phone contact information of the entity seeking licensure;(e) If the entity is not a corporation that is domiciled in this state, the name and contact information for the company's agent for service of process in this state;(f) The name, address, and contact information for any individual or any corporation, partnership, or other business entity that owns ten percent or more of the appraisal management company;(g) The name, address, and contact information for a controlling person;(h) A certification that the entity has a system and process in place to verify that a person being added to the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company for work being done in this state holds a license or certificate in good standing under chapter 18.140 RCW;(i) A certification that the entity has a system in place to review the work of appraisers that are performing real estate appraisal services on a periodic basis and have a policy in place to require that the real estate appraisal services provided by the appraiser are being conducted in accordance with chapter 18.140 RCW and other applicable state and federal laws;(j) A certification that the entity maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that performs the real estate appraisal services under RCW 18.310.130;(k) A certification that the entity maintains a complete copy of the completed appraisal report performed as a part of any request, for a minimum period of five years, or at least two years after final disposition of any judicial proceeding related to the assignment, under uniform standards of professional appraisal practice provisions, and that the appraisals must be provided to the department upon demand;(l) An irrevocable uniform consent to service of process, under RCW 18.310.080; and(m) Any other relevant information reasonably required by the department to obtain a license under the requirements of this chapter.[ 2019 c 74 § 2; 2010 c 179 § 7.]NOTES:Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
WA Rev Code § 18.310.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.070 - Background investigations.

RCW 18.310.070 Background investigations.Background investigations under this chapter consist of fingerprint-based background checks through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation. The applicant is required to pay the current federal and state fees for fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. The applicant shall submit the fingerprints and required fees for the background checks to the department for submission to the Washington state patrol.[ 2010 c 179 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.080 - Licensure—Required use of name and license number.

RCW 18.310.080 Licensure—Required use of name and license number.(1) A license issued under this chapter must bear the signature or facsimile signature of the director and a license number assigned by the director.(2) Each licensed appraisal management company shall place the name under which it does business and its license number on any appraisal engagement document issued.[ 2010 c 179 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.090 - Owner requirements.

RCW 18.310.090 Owner requirements.(1) Each entity owning more than ten percent of an appraisal management company may not be directly controlled or owned in whole or in part by any person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state.(2) Each person that owns an appraisal management company in whole or in part must not have had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state.(3) Owners of more than ten percent of an appraisal management company must:(a) Be of good moral character, as determined by the department; and(b) Submit to a background investigation under RCW 18.310.070.(4) Each appraisal management company must certify to the department that it has reviewed each and every individual or entity that owns the appraisal management company in whole or in part and that no such person or entity is prohibited from owning an appraisal management company under this section.(5) A person under this section may appeal an adjudicative proceeding involving a final decision of the director to deny, suspend, or revoke a license under chapter 18.235 RCW.[ 2019 c 74 § 3; 2010 c 179 § 8.]NOTES:Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
WA Rev Code § 18.310.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.100 - Controlling person requirements.

RCW 18.310.100 Controlling person requirements.(1)(a) An appraisal management company shall designate one controlling person that will be the main contact for all communication between the department and the appraisal management company.(b) Should the controlling person change, the appraisal management company must notify the director within fourteen business days and provide the name and contact information of the new controlling person.(2) The controlling person designated under subsection (1) of this section must:(a) Have never had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state;(b) Be of good moral character, as determined by the department; and(c) Submit to a background investigation under RCW 18.310.070.[ 2010 c 179 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.110 - Appraiser requirements.

RCW 18.310.110 Appraiser requirements.(1) An appraisal management company may not knowingly contract with or employ as an appraiser:(a) Any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state, or in any other state, surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked;(b) Any person who has been convicted of an offense that reflects adversely upon the person's integrity, competence, or fitness to meet the responsibilities of an appraiser or appraisal management company;(c) Any person who has been convicted of, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony related to participation in the real estate or mortgage loan industry:(i) During the seven-year period preceding the date of the application for licensing and registration; or(ii) At any time preceding the date of application, if the felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laundering;(d) Any person who is in violation of chapter 19.146 or 31.04 RCW; or(e) Any person who is in violation of this chapter.(2) An appraisal management company may not:(a) Knowingly enter into any independent contractor arrangement for appraisal or appraisal review services with any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state, or in any other state, surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked; and(b) Knowingly enter into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship for appraisal or appraisal review services with any entity that employs, has entered into an independent contractor arrangement, or has entered into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship with any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state or in any other state surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked.(3) Any employee of the appraisal management company, or any contractor working in any capacity on behalf of the appraisal management company, that has any involvement in the actual performance of appraisal or appraisal review services, or review and analysis of completed appraisals must be a state licensed or state-certified appraiser in the state in which the property is located, and must have geographic and product competence. This requirement does not apply to any review or examination of the appraisal for grammatical, typographical, or similar errors or general reviews of the appraisal for completeness.[ 2010 c 179 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.120 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.310.120 Exemptions.(1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following:(a) An appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency; or(b) An appraiser that enters into an agreement, whether written or otherwise, with another appraiser for the performance of an appraisal, and upon completion of the appraisal, the report of the appraiser performing the appraisal is signed by both the appraiser who completed the appraisal and the appraiser who requested the completion of the appraisal.(2) For the purposes of this section, "federal financial institution regulatory agency" means the same as in Title 12 U.S.C. Sec. 3350.[ 2019 c 74 § 4; 2010 c 179 § 11.]NOTES:Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
WA Rev Code § 18.310.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.130 - Recordkeeping.

RCW 18.310.130 Recordkeeping.An appraisal management company must certify to the department on initial application and upon renewal, that it maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that performs the appraisal for the appraisal management company. This statement must also certify that the appraisal management company maintains a complete copy of the completed appraisal report, for a minimum period of five years after the appraisal is completed, or two years after final disposition of a judicial proceeding related to the assignment, whichever period expires later.[ 2010 c 179 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.140 - Disputes between appraisal management company and appraiser.

RCW 18.310.140 Disputes between appraisal management company and appraiser.(1) Except within the first thirty days after an appraiser is first added to the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company, an appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser without:(a) Notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons why the appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company, including if the appraiser is being removed from the panel for illegal conduct, a violation of state licensing standards, substandard performance, or administrative purposes. In addition, if the removal is not for administrative purposes, the nature of the alleged conduct, substandard performance, or violation must be provided; and(b) Providing an opportunity for the appraiser to respond to the notification of the appraisal management company.(2) An appraiser that is removed from the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company for alleged illegal conduct or a violation of state licensing standards, may file a complaint with the department for a review of the decision of the appraisal management company, except that in no case will the department make any determination regarding the nature of the business relationship between the appraiser and the appraisal management company which is unrelated to the actions specified in subsection (1) of this section.(3) If an appraiser files a complaint against an appraisal management company pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the department may investigate the complaint within one hundred eighty days during which time the appraiser must remain removed from the panel.(4) If after opportunity for hearing and review, the department determines that an appraiser did not commit a violation of law or a violation of state licensing standards, the department shall order that an appraiser be restored to the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company that was the subject of the complaint without prejudice.(5) Following the adjudication of a complaint to the department by an appraiser against an appraisal management company, an appraisal management company may not refuse to make assignments for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser, or reduce the number of assignments, or otherwise penalize the appraiser because of the adjudicated complaint, if the department has found that the appraisal management company acted without reasonable cause in removing the appraiser from the appraiser panel.[ 2010 c 179 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.160 - Appraisal management company account.

RCW 18.310.160 Appraisal management company account.The appraisal management company account is created in the state treasury. All fees and penalties under this chapter must be paid to the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Any residue in the account shall be accumulated and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the biennium. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.[ 2010 c 179 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.170 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.310.170 Uniform regulation of business and professions act.The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.[ 2010 c 179 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 18.310.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies.|18.310.901 - Effective date—2010 c 179.

RCW 18.310.901 Effective date—2010 c 179.This act takes effect July 1, 2011.[ 2010 c 179 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 18.320.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.320 - Social Workers.|18.320.005 - Findings—2011 c 89.

RCW 18.320.005 Findings—2011 c 89.(1) The legislature finds that:(a) The practice of social work by persons in the public and private sectors improves the lives of many people throughout the state through the application of a broad spectrum of social sciences to enhance the quality of life and develop the full potential of each client;(b) The practice of social work is a complex discipline that, appropriately undertaken, can address client problems, needs, and concerns, with the goal that clients achieve the maximum possible enhancement of their quality of life and develop to their full potential. However, improper assessment of client problems and needs by unqualified persons can lead to client harm;(c) It is in the state's interest to take steps to safeguard state residents from misrepresentations about qualifications for practicing social work. Because such misrepresentations could lead to the improper practice of social work by unqualified persons, those who represent themselves as social workers should have a qualifying degree from an accredited and approved social work program.(2) The legislature declares that chapter 89, Laws of 2011 to regulate social workers constitutes an exercise of the state's police power to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state in general. Accordingly, while chapter 89, Laws of 2011 is intended to protect the public generally, it does not create a duty owed by the state or its instrumentalities to any individual or entity.[ 2011 c 89 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 89: "This act takes effect January 1, 2012." [ 2011 c 89 § 21.]