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WA Rev Code § 18.44.051 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.051 - Branch offices—Issuance of license.

RCW 18.44.051 Branch offices—Issuance of license.Upon the filing of the application for an escrow agent branch office and satisfying the requirements of this chapter, the director shall issue and deliver to the applicant a license to engage in the business of an escrow agent at the branch location set forth on the license.[ 1999 c 30 § 29; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 27. Formerly RCW 18.44.340.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.061 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.061 - Change in business location, office location, business name—Written notice required.

RCW 18.44.061 Change in business location, office location, business name—Written notice required.A licensed escrow agent shall provide notice in writing to the director and to the insurer providing coverage under RCW 18.44.201 of any change of business location, branch office location, or business name. Such notice shall be given in a form prescribed by the director and shall be delivered at least ten business days prior to the change in business location or name. Upon the surrender of the original license for the agent or the applicable branch office and a payment of a fee, the director shall issue a new license for the new location.[ 1999 c 30 § 7; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 19. Formerly RCW 18.44.067.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.071 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.071 - Escrow officer required for handling transactions—Responsibility of designated escrow officer—Branch escrow officers.

RCW 18.44.071 Escrow officer required for handling transactions—Responsibility of designated escrow officer—Branch escrow officers.Every licensed escrow agent shall ensure that all escrow transactions are supervised by a licensed escrow officer. In the case of a partnership, the designated escrow officer shall be a partner in the partnership and shall act on behalf of the partnership. In the case of a corporation, the designated escrow officer shall be an officer of the corporation and shall act on behalf of the corporation. The designated escrow officer shall be responsible for that agent's handling of escrow transactions, management of the agent's trust account, and supervision of all other licensed escrow officers employed by the agent. Responsibility for the conduct of any licensed escrow officer covered by this chapter shall rest with the designated escrow officer or designated branch escrow officer having direct supervision of such person's escrow activities. The branch designated escrow officer shall bear responsibility for supervision of all other licensed escrow officers or other persons performing escrow transactions at a branch escrow office.[ 1999 c 30 § 21; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 11; 1971 ex.s. c 245 § 7. Formerly RCW 18.44.200.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.081 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.081 - Escrow officer's license—Application—Form—Timely filing—Proof of moral character, etc.

RCW 18.44.081 Escrow officer's license—Application—Form—Timely filing—Proof of moral character, etc.Any person desiring to be a licensed escrow officer shall meet the requirements of RCW 18.44.195 as provided in this chapter. The applicant shall make application endorsed by a licensed escrow agent to the director on a form to be prescribed and furnished by the director. Such application must be received by the director within one year of passing the escrow officer examination. With this application the applicant shall:(1) Pay a license fee as set forth by rule; and(2) Furnish such proof as the director may require concerning his or her honesty, truthfulness, good reputation, and identity, including but not limited to fingerprints, residential address and telephone number, qualifications and employment history, a personal credit report, and any other information required under RCW 18.44.031.[ 1999 c 30 § 24; 1995 c 238 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 22. Formerly RCW 18.44.290.]NOTES:Effective date—1995 c 238: See note following RCW 18.44.011.
WA Rev Code § 18.44.091 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.091 - License—Fees—Renewal.

RCW 18.44.091 License—Fees—Renewal.Every escrow officer license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires on the date one year from the date of issue which date will henceforth be the renewal date. An annual license renewal fee in the same amount must be paid on or before each renewal date: PROVIDED, That licenses issued or renewed prior to September 21, 1977, shall use the existing renewal date as the date of issue. If the application for a license renewal is not received by the director on or before the renewal date such license is expired and any activity conducted is unlicensed activity in violation of this chapter. The license may be reinstated at any time prior to sixty days after renewal upon the payment to the director of the annual renewal fee. Acceptance by the director of an application for renewal after the renewal date shall not be a waiver of the delinquency. Licenses not renewed within sixty days after the renewal date shall be canceled. A new license may be obtained by satisfying the procedures and qualifications for initial licensing, including where applicable successful completion of examinations.[ 2010 c 34 § 5; 1999 c 30 § 25; 1985 c 340 § 5; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 23. Formerly RCW 18.44.300.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.101 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.101 - License—Retention and display by agent—Termination—Inactive licenses.

RCW 18.44.101 License—Retention and display by agent—Termination—Inactive licenses.The license of a licensed escrow officer shall be retained and displayed at all times by the licensed escrow agent. When the officer ceases for any reason to represent the agent, the license shall cease to be in force. Within three business days of termination of the licensed escrow officer's employment, the licensed escrow agent shall notify the director that the terminated escrow officer no longer represents the escrow agent. Within ten business days of termination of the licensed escrow officer's employment, the licensed escrow agent shall deliver the surrendered escrow officer license to the director. Failure to notify the director within three business days or deliver the surrendered license to the director within ten business days shall, at the discretion of the director, subject the escrow agent to penalties under RCW 18.44.430.The director may hold the licensed escrow officer's license inactive upon notification of termination by the escrow agent or designated escrow officer. The licensed escrow officer shall pay the renewal fee annually to maintain an inactive license. An inactive license may be activated upon application of a licensed escrow agent on a form provided by the director and the payment of a fee. If the licensed escrow officer continues to meet the requirements of licensing in RCW 18.44.081, the director shall thereupon issue a new license for the unexpired term of the licensed escrow officer. An escrow officer's first license shall not be issued inactive.[ 1999 c 30 § 26; 1989 c 51 § 1; 1985 c 340 § 6; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 24. Formerly RCW 18.44.310.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.111 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.111 - Licenses—Form and size—Contents.

RCW 18.44.111 Licenses—Form and size—Contents.Each escrow agent license, each escrow agent branch office license, and each escrow officer license shall be issued in the form and size prescribed by the director and shall state in addition to any other matter required by the director:(1) The name of the licensee;(2) The name under which the applicant will do business;(3) The address at which the applicant will do business;(4) The expiration date of the license; and(5) In the case of a corporation, partnership, or branch office, the name of the designated escrow officer or designated branch escrow officer.[ 1999 c 30 § 30; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 28. Formerly RCW 18.44.350.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.121 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.121 - Fees.

RCW 18.44.121 Fees.(1) The director shall charge and collect the following fees:(a) A fee for filing an original or a renewal application for an escrow agent license, a fee for each application for an additional licensed location, a fee for an application for a change of address for an escrow agent, annual fees for the first office or location and for each additional office or location, and under RCW 43.135.055 the director shall set the annual fee for an escrow agent license up to five hundred sixty-five dollars in fiscal year 2000.(b) A fee for filing an original or a renewal application for an escrow officer license, a fee for an application for a change of address for each escrow officer license being so changed, a fee to activate an inactive escrow officer license or transfer an escrow officer license, and under RCW 43.135.055 the director shall set the annual fee for an escrow officer license up to two hundred thirty-five dollars in fiscal year 2000.(c) A fee for filing an application for a duplicate of an escrow agent license or of an escrow officer license lost, stolen, destroyed, or for replacement.(d) A fee for providing license examinations.(e) An hourly audit fee. In setting this fee, the director shall ensure that every examination and audit, or any part of the examination or audit, of any person licensed or subject to licensing in this state requiring travel and services outside this state by the director or by employees designated by the director, shall be at the expense of the person examined or audited at the hourly rate established by the director, plus the per diem compensation and actual travel expenses incurred by the director or his or her employees conducting the examination or audit. When making any examination or audit under this chapter, the director may retain attorneys, appraisers, independent certified public accountants, or other professionals and specialists as examiners or auditors, the cost of which shall be borne by the person who is the subject of the examination or audit.(2) In establishing these fees, the director shall set the fees at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering this chapter.(3) All fees received by the director under this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the financial services regulation fund.[ 2010 c 34 § 6; 2001 c 177 § 3; 1999 c 30 § 10; 1995 c 238 § 2; 1985 c 340 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 245 § 5; 1965 c 153 § 8. Formerly RCW 18.44.080.]NOTES:Effective date—2001 c 177: See note following RCW 43.320.080.Effective date—1995 c 238: See note following RCW 18.44.011.
WA Rev Code § 18.44.127 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.127 - Certificate of registration suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.44.127 Certificate of registration suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.The department shall immediately suspend the certificate of registration of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for certification during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate shall be automatic upon the department's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.[ 1997 c 58 § 822.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: 1997 c 58 § 886 requiring a court to order certification of noncompliance with residential provisions of a court-ordered parenting plan was vetoed. Provisions ordering the department of social and health services to certify a responsible parent based on a court order to certify for noncompliance with residential provisions of a parenting plan were vetoed. See RCW 74.20A.320.Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
WA Rev Code § 18.44.131 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.131 - License application—Issuance.

RCW 18.44.131 License application—Issuance.Upon the filing of the application for an escrow agent license on a form provided by the director and satisfying the requirements as set forth in this chapter, the director shall issue and deliver to the applicant a license to engage in the business of an escrow agent at the location set forth in the license.[ 1999 c 30 § 11; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 8; 1965 c 153 § 9. Formerly RCW 18.44.090.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.141 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.141 - License—Duration—Posting.

RCW 18.44.141 License—Duration—Posting.An escrow agent's license shall remain in effect until surrendered, revoked, suspended, or until it expires, and shall at all times be kept conspicuously posted in all places of business of the agent.[ 1999 c 30 § 12; 1965 c 153 § 10. Formerly RCW 18.44.100.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.151 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.151 - License—Expiration and renewal—Fee.

RCW 18.44.151 License—Expiration and renewal—Fee.Each escrow agent's license shall expire at noon on the thirty-first day of December of any calendar year. The license may be renewed by filing an application and paying the annual license fee for the next succeeding calendar year.[ 1999 c 30 § 13; 1985 c 340 § 2; 1965 c 153 § 11. Formerly RCW 18.44.110.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.161 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.161 - License—Reinstatement.

RCW 18.44.161 License—Reinstatement.An escrow agent's license which has not been renewed may be reinstated at any time prior to the thirtieth day of January following its expiration, upon the payment to the director of the annual license fees then in default and a penalty equal to one-half of the annual license fees then in default.[ 1999 c 30 § 14; 1965 c 153 § 12. Formerly RCW 18.44.120.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.171 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.171 - Engaging in business without license—Penalty.

RCW 18.44.171 Engaging in business without license—Penalty.Any person required by this chapter to obtain a license who engages in business as an escrow agent without applying for and receiving the license required by this chapter, or willfully continues to act as an escrow agent or licensed escrow officer after surrender, expiration, suspension, or revocation of his or her license, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars per day for each day's violation, or by both such fine and imprisonment.[ 1999 c 30 § 17; 1965 c 153 § 14. Formerly RCW 18.44.140.]NOTES:Date for initial compliance: "All persons doing business within this state as an escrow agent as defined in this act, who may be required by this act to register with the department, shall comply with the provisions hereof not later than December 31, 1965." [ 1965 c 153 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.181 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.181 - Proof of licensure prerequisite to action for fee.

RCW 18.44.181 Proof of licensure prerequisite to action for fee.No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of an escrow agent may bring or maintain any action in any court of this state for the collection or compensation for the performances of any services entered upon after December 31, 1965, for which licensing is required under this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a duly licensed escrow agent at the time of commencement of such services.[ 1999 c 30 § 20; 1965 c 153 § 19. Formerly RCW 18.44.180.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.191 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.191 - Director—Educational conferences—Examinations.

RCW 18.44.191 Director—Educational conferences—Examinations.The director shall have the authority to hold educational conferences for the benefit of the industry and shall conduct examinations for licenses as an escrow officer.[ 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 15; 1971 ex.s. c 245 § 12. Formerly RCW 18.44.250.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.195 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.195 - Examination.

RCW 18.44.195 Examination.(1) Any person desiring to become a licensed escrow officer must successfully pass an examination as required by the director.(2) The examination shall be in such form as prescribed by the director with the advice of the committee.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 48; 2010 c 34 § 9; 1999 c 30 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 21: See note following RCW 72.23.025.
WA Rev Code § 18.44.211 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.211 - Cancellation of fidelity bond or surety bond, or both—New bond required.

RCW 18.44.211 Cancellation of fidelity bond or surety bond, or both—New bond required.In the event of cancellation of either the fidelity bond, the surety bond, or both, the director shall require the filing of a new bond or bonds. Failure to provide the director with satisfactory evidence of a new bond after receipt by the director of notification that one is required or by the effective date of the cancellation notice, whichever is later, shall be sufficient grounds for the suspension or revocation of the escrow agent's license.[ 1999 c 30 § 6; 1965 c 153 § 6. Formerly RCW 18.44.060.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.221 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.221 - Waiver of bond or policy where not reasonably available—Determination procedure—Waiver period.

RCW 18.44.221 Waiver of bond or policy where not reasonably available—Determination procedure—Waiver period.The director shall, within thirty days after a written request, hold a public hearing to determine whether the fidelity bond, surety bond, and/or the errors and omissions policy specified in RCW 18.44.201 is reasonably available to a substantial number of licensed escrow agents. If the director determines and the insurance commissioner concurs that such bond or bonds and/or policy is not reasonably available, the director shall waive the requirements for such bond or bonds and/or policy for a fixed period of time.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 46; 1999 c 30 § 31; 1988 c 178 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 30. Formerly RCW 18.44.360.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 21: See note following RCW 72.23.025.Severability—1988 c 178: See note following RCW 18.44.400.
WA Rev Code § 18.44.231 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.231 - Corporation for insuring where bond or policy not reasonably available.

RCW 18.44.231 Corporation for insuring where bond or policy not reasonably available.After a written determination by the director, with the consent of the insurance commissioner, that the fidelity bond, the surety bond, and/or the errors and omissions policy required under RCW 18.44.201 is cost-prohibitive, or after a determination as provided in RCW 18.44.221 that such bond or policy is not reasonably available, an association comprised of licensed escrow agents, with the consent of the insurance commissioner, may organize a corporation pursuant to chapter 24.06 RCW, exempt from the provisions of Title 48 RCW, for the purpose of insuring or self-insuring against claims arising out of escrow transactions. The insurance commissioner may limit the authority of the corporation to the insuring or self-insuring of claims which would be within the coverage specified in RCW 18.44.201. The insurance commissioner may revoke the authority of the corporation to transact insurance or self-insurance if he or she determines, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, that the corporation is not acting in a financially responsible manner or for the benefit of the public.[ 1999 c 30 § 32; 1987 c 471 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 31. Formerly RCW 18.44.370.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 471: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1987 c 471 § 11.]Effective date—1987 c 471: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1987." [ 1987 c 471 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 18.44.241 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act.|18.44.241 - Waiver of errors and omissions policy requirement—Criteria.

RCW 18.44.241 Waiver of errors and omissions policy requirement—Criteria.The following criteria will be considered by the director when deciding whether to grant a licensed escrow agent a waiver from the errors and omissions policy requirement under RCW 18.44.201:(1) Whether the director has determined pursuant to RCW 18.44.221 that an errors and omissions policy is not reasonably available to a substantial number of licensed escrow agents;(2) Whether purchasing an errors and omissions policy would be cost-prohibitive for the licensed escrow agent requesting the exemption;(3) Whether a licensed escrow agent has wilfully violated the provisions of chapter 18.44 RCW, which violation thereby resulted in the termination of the agent's certificate, or engaged in any other conduct resulting in the termination of the escrow certificate;(4) Whether a licensed escrow agent has paid claims directly or through an errors and omissions carrier, exclusive of costs and attorney fees, in excess of ten thousand dollars in the calendar year preceding the year for which the waiver is requested;(5) Whether a licensed escrow agent has paid claims directly or through an errors or omissions insurance carrier, exclusive of costs and attorney fees, totaling in excess of twenty thousand dollars in the three calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the exemption is requested; and(6) Whether the licensed escrow agent has been convicted of a crime involving honesty or moral turpitude.These criteria are not intended to be a wholly inclusive list of factors to be applied by the director when considering the merits of a licensed escrow agent's request for a waiver of the required errors and omissions policy.[ 2000 c 171 § 12; 1987 c 471 § 5. Formerly RCW 18.44.375.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1987 c 471: See notes following RCW 18.44.231.