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WA Rev Code § 19.178.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.030 - Notice—Recording—Procedure.

RCW 19.178.030 Notice—Recording—Procedure.(1) A person conducting a going out of business sale shall record a notice of the sale with the county auditor at least fourteen days before the beginning date of the sale.(2) The notice must be signed under oath and acknowledged and must require, and the person signing the notice shall set forth, the following facts and information regarding the sale:(a) The name, address, telephone number, and Washington state business identification number of the owner of the merchandise to be sold. If the owner is a corporation, trust, unincorporated association, partnership, or other legal entity, the person signing the notice must be an officer of the entity and must identify his or her title;(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the person who will be in charge and responsible for the conduct of the sale;(c) The descriptive name, location or locations, and beginning and ending dates of the sale;(d) Whether a person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold has conducted a going out of business sale within one year of recording the notice;(e) Whether a person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold established or acquired an ownership interest in the business within six months of recording the notice; and(f) A statement that:(i) The merchandise ordered during the thirty days before recording the notice consists only of bona fide orders made in the usual course of business and does not contain merchandise taken on consignment or otherwise;(ii) No merchandise transferred from an affiliated business was transferred in contemplation of conducting the sale;(iii) No merchandise will be ordered, taken on consignment, or transferred from an affiliated business after the notice is recorded or during the sale;(iv) No person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold established or acquired an interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold solely or principally for the purpose of conducting a going out of business sale;(v) The business will be discontinued after the ending date of the sale and no merchandise held out for sale will be subsequently offered for sale to the public by anyone who had an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise offered for sale; and(vi) No person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold is subject to a court order resulting from a civil enforcement action under the consumer protection act for a violation of this chapter or the type of conduct prohibited by this chapter.[ 1993 c 456 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.040 - Inventory list—Compilation of purchase orders.

RCW 19.178.040 Inventory list—Compilation of purchase orders.(1) A person conducting a going out of business sale shall, before recording the notice, make either an inventory list of the merchandise to be sold or a compilation of purchase orders issued by the business in the thirty days before recording the notice of the sale.(2) If a person elects to make an inventory list:(a) The inventory list must identify the merchandise and include the quantity of each item and the price at which each item was offered for sale within one week of recording the notice;(b) The inventory list must identify items ordered within thirty days of recording the notice but not yet received by the business;(c) The inventory list must be permanently attached to an affidavit executed by the person recording the notice of the sale stating that the inventory list is a true and correct inventory of merchandise owned by the business conducting the sale as of the date the affidavit is executed; and(d) No item may be offered for sale at a going out of business sale unless the item is included in the inventory list for the sale.(3) If a person elects to make a purchase order compilation, the compilation must be permanently attached to an affidavit executed by the person recording the notice of the sale stating that the compilation is a true and correct compilation of the purchase orders issued by the business in the thirty days before recording the notice of the sale.(4) The affidavit must be signed under oath and acknowledged before a notary public. Each page of the inventory list or purchase order compilation must be marked in some form by a notary public to verify its identity as part of the inventory list or purchase order compilation for the going out of business sale.(5) A person conducting a going out of business sale shall maintain possession of the affidavit and attached inventory list or purchase order compilation for three years after the ending date of the sale. The inventory list or purchase order compilation is admissible evidence of compliance or noncompliance with this chapter.[ 1993 c 456 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.050 - Business identification number—Ownership interest purposes limited—Application of consumer protection act.

RCW 19.178.050 Business identification number—Ownership interest purposes limited—Application of consumer protection act.(1) No person may conduct a going out of business sale except a person with a valid Washington state business identification number.(2) No person may conduct a going out of business sale if a person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold established or acquired an ownership interest in the business solely or principally for the purpose of conducting a going out of business sale. A person who has either conducted a going out of business sale within one year or established or acquired an interest in the business conducting the sale within six months of recording the notice is presumed to have established or acquired an interest in the business solely or principally for the purpose of conducting a going out of business sale.(3) No person may conduct a going out of business sale if a person who has an ownership interest in the business or in the merchandise to be sold is subject to a court order resulting from a civil enforcement action under the consumer protection act for a violation of this chapter or the type of conduct prohibited by this chapter.[ 1993 c 456 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.060 - Time limit.

RCW 19.178.060 Time limit.No person may conduct a going out of business sale for more than sixty days from the beginning date of the sale.[ 1993 c 456 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.070 - Merchandise—Consigned or not owned by seller—Transfer—Additional.

RCW 19.178.070 Merchandise—Consigned or not owned by seller—Transfer—Additional.(1) No person may sell consigned merchandise or other merchandise not owned by the person signing the notice at a going out of business sale. Merchandise ordered within thirty days of recording the notice of the sale may consist only of bona fide orders made in the usual course of business and may contain no merchandise taken on consignment or otherwise.(2) No person in contemplation of conducting a going out of business sale may transfer merchandise from an affiliated business or business location to the location or locations of the sale.(3) No person, after recording the notice of a going out of business sale, may buy or order merchandise, take merchandise on consignment, or receive a transfer of merchandise from an affiliated business or business location for the purpose of selling it at the sale or sell the merchandise in a going out of business sale.[ 1993 c 456 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.080 - Continuing business prohibited—Exception.

RCW 19.178.080 Continuing business prohibited—Exception.(1) No person may continue to conduct a going out of business sale beyond the ending date listed in the notice of the sale.(2) No person after conducting a going out of business sale may remain in business under any of the same ownership, or under the same or substantially the same trade name, or continue to offer for sale the same type of merchandise for a period of one year after the ending date of the sale unless the continuing business location was in operation before recording the notice for the closing business location.(3) For the purposes of this section, if a business entity that is prohibited from continuing a business under this section reformulates itself as a new entity or as an individual, whether by sale, merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, or other transaction, for the purpose of continuing the business or profiting from the business, the successor entity or individual is considered the same person as the original entity. If an individual who is prohibited from continuing a business under this section forms a new business entity to continue the business, participate in the business, or profit from the business, that entity is considered the same person as the individual.[ 1993 c 456 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.090 - Means for continuation of closing business location prohibited.

RCW 19.178.090 Means for continuation of closing business location prohibited.No person may conduct a going out of business sale if any means have been established for continuation of the closing business location by the same owner, directly or indirectly, by corporation, trust, unincorporated association, partnership, or other legal entity under the same name or under a different name.[ 1993 c 456 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.100 - Advertising—Moving sale.

RCW 19.178.100 Advertising—Moving sale.(1) No person may advertise a going out of business sale more than fourteen days before the beginning date of the sale. All advertising of the sale must state the beginning date and must clearly and prominently state the ending date of the sale. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all advertising must be confined to or refer to the address or addresses and place or places of business specified in the notice as going out of business and may not state that other locations or affiliated businesses are cooperating with or participating in the sale unless the other locations or affiliated businesses are included in the notice.(2) Advertising broadcast on radio is not required to refer to the address or addresses of the business specified in the notice as going out of business, but must meet all other conditions of this section.(3) No advertising may contain false, misleading, or deceptive statements regarding the nature, duration, merchandise, or other terms of a going out of business sale.(4) Representations in advertising regarding price savings or discounts on sale merchandise must be bona fide and substantiated.(5) A moving sale may not be advertised for more than ninety days and may not occur more than once within a twenty-four month period.[ 1993 c 456 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.110 - Violations—Application of consumer protection act.

RCW 19.178.110 Violations—Application of consumer protection act.The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Violations of this chapter are not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 1993 c 456 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.120 - Violation—False or incorrect notice—Penalty.

RCW 19.178.120 Violation—False or incorrect notice—Penalty.A person who knowingly violates this chapter or who knowingly gives false or incorrect information in a notice required by this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 1993 c 456 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.130 - Proceedings instituted by attorney general or prosecuting attorney.

RCW 19.178.130 Proceedings instituted by attorney general or prosecuting attorney.The attorney general or the proper prosecuting attorney may institute proceedings under this chapter.[ 1993 c 456 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.140 - State preemption.

RCW 19.178.140 State preemption.The state of Washington fully occupies and preempts the entire field of regulating going out of business sales.[ 1993 c 456 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 19.178.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.178 - Going Out of Business Sales.|19.178.900 - Application of chapter—Exceptions.

RCW 19.178.900 Application of chapter—Exceptions.(1) This chapter shall apply only to persons who engage in the retail sale of merchandise in their regular course of business.(2) This chapter does not apply to:(a) Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officers, such as county sheriffs;(b) Bulk transfers as defined in *RCW 62A.6-102; or(c) Moving sales, except for RCW 19.178.100(5).(3) Going out of business sales of perishable merchandise or merchandise damaged by fire, smoke, or water are exempt from the requirement that the notice of the sale be recorded at least fourteen days before the beginning date of the sale.[ 1993 c 456 § 4.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 62A.6-102 was repealed by 1993 c 395 § 6-101.
WA Rev Code § 19.182.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.182 - Fair Credit Reporting Act.|19.182.005 - Findings—Declaration.

RCW 19.182.005 Findings—Declaration.The legislature finds and declares that consumers have a vital interest in establishing and maintaining creditworthiness. The legislature further finds that an elaborate mechanism using credit reports has developed for investigating and evaluating a consumer's creditworthiness, credit capacity, and general reputation and character. As such, credit reports are used for evaluating credit card, loan, mortgage, and small business financing applications, as well as for decisions regarding employment and the rental or leasing of dwellings. Moreover, financial institutions and other creditors depend upon fair and accurate credit reports to efficiently and accurately evaluate creditworthiness. Unfair or inaccurate reports undermine both public and creditor confidences in the reliability of credit granting systems.Therefore, this chapter is necessary to assure accurate credit data collection, maintenance, and reporting on the citizens of the state. It is the policy of the state that credit reporting agencies maintain accurate credit reports, resolve disputed reports promptly and fairly, and adopt reasonable procedures to promote consumer confidentiality and the proper use of credit data in accordance with this chapter.[ 1993 c 476 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 19.182.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.182 - Fair Credit Reporting Act.|19.182.030 - Consumer report—Credit action not initiated by consumer—Exclusion by consumer.

RCW 19.182.030 Consumer report—Credit action not initiated by consumer—Exclusion by consumer.(1) A consumer reporting agency may provide a consumer report relating to a consumer under RCW 19.182.020(1)(c)(i) in connection with a credit transaction that is not initiated by the consumer only if:(a) The consumer authorized the consumer reporting agency to provide the report to such a person; or(b) The consumer has not elected in accordance with subsection (3) of this section to have the consumer's name and address excluded from such transactions.(2) A consumer reporting agency may provide only the following information under subsection (1) of this section:(a) The name and address of the consumer; and(b) Information pertaining to a consumer that is not identified or identifiable with particular accounts or transactions of the consumer.(3)(a) A consumer may elect to have his or her name and address excluded from any list provided by a consumer reporting agency through prescreening under subsection (1) of this section or from any list provided by a consumer reporting agency for direct solicitation transactions that are not initiated by the consumer by notifying the consumer reporting agency. The notice must be made in writing through the notification system maintained by the consumer reporting agency under subsection (4) of this section and must state that the consumer does not consent to any use of consumer reports relating to the consumer in connection with any transaction that is not initiated by the consumer.(b) An election of a consumer under (a) of this subsection is effective with respect to a consumer reporting agency and any affiliate of the consumer reporting agency, within five business days after the consumer reporting agency receives the consumer's notice.(4) A consumer reporting agency that provides information intended to be used in a prescreened credit transaction or direct solicitation transaction that is not initiated by the consumer shall:(a) Maintain a notification system that facilitates the ability of a consumer in the agency's database to notify the agency to promptly withdraw the consumer's name from lists compiled for prescreened credit transactions and direct solicitation transactions not initiated by the consumer; and(b) Publish at least annually in a publication of general circulation in the area served by the agency, the address for consumers to use to notify the agency of the consumer's election under subsection (3) of this section.(5) A consumer reporting agency that maintains consumer reports on a nationwide basis shall establish a system meeting the requirements of subsection (4) of this section on a nationwide basis, and may operate such a system jointly with any other consumer reporting agencies.(6) Compliance with the requirements of this section by any consumer reporting agency constitutes compliance by the agency's affiliates.[ 1993 c 476 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 19.182.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.182 - Fair Credit Reporting Act.|19.182.040 - Consumer report—Prohibited information—Exceptions.

RCW 19.182.040 Consumer report—Prohibited information—Exceptions.(1) Except as authorized under subsection (2) of this section, no consumer reporting agency may make a consumer report containing any of the following items of information:(a) Bankruptcies that, from date of adjudication of the most recent bankruptcy, antedate the report by more than ten years;(b) Suits and judgments that, from date of entry, antedate the report by more than seven years or until the governing statute of limitations has expired, whichever is the longer period;(c) Paid tax liens that, from date of payment, antedate the report by more than seven years;(d) Accounts placed for collection or charged to profit and loss that antedate the report by more than seven years;(e) Records of arrest, indictment, or conviction of an adult for a crime that, from date of disposition, release, or parole, antedate the report by more than seven years;(f) Juvenile records, as defined in *RCW 13.50.010(1)(c), when the subject of the records is twenty-one years of age or older at the time of the report; and(g) Any other adverse item of information that antedates the report by more than seven years.(2) Subsection (1)(a) through (e) and (g) of this section is not applicable in the case of a consumer report to be used in connection with:(a) A credit transaction involving, or that may reasonably be expected to involve, a principal amount of fifty thousand dollars or more;(b) The underwriting of life insurance involving, or that may reasonably be expected to involve, a face amount of fifty thousand dollars or more; or(c) The employment of an individual at an annual salary that equals, or that may reasonably be expected to equal, twenty thousand dollars or more.[ 2011 c 333 § 2; 1993 c 476 § 6.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 13.50.010 was amended by 2015 c 265 § 2, changing subsection (1)(c) to subsection (1)(d).Findings—Intent—2011 c 333: "The legislature finds that:(1) One of the goals of the juvenile justice system is to rehabilitate juvenile offenders and promote their successful reintegration into society. Without opportunities to reintegrate, juveniles suffer increased recidivism and decreased economic function.(2) The public has an interest in accessing information relating to juvenile records for public safety and research purposes.(3) The public's legitimate interest in accessing personal information must be balanced with the rehabilitative goals of the juvenile justice system. All benefit when former juvenile offenders, after paying their debt to society, reintegrate and contribute to their local communities as productive citizens.(4) It is the intent of the legislature to balance the rehabilitative and reintegration needs of an effective juvenile justice system with the public's need to access personal information for public safety and research purposes." [ 2011 c 333 § 1.]