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WA Rev Code § 19.310.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.070 - Claims on errors and omissions policies—Remedies.

RCW 19.310.070 Claims on errors and omissions policies—Remedies.(1) A person who claims to have sustained damages by reason of an unintentional error or omission of an exchange facilitator or an exchange facilitator's employee may file a claim on the errors and omissions insurance policy or approved alternative described in RCW 19.310.060 to recover the damages.(2) The remedies provided under this section are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy available at law.[ 2009 c 70 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.080 - Exchange funds—Prudent investor standard—Violations—Not subject to execution or attachment.

RCW 19.310.080 Exchange funds—Prudent investor standard—Violations—Not subject to execution or attachment.(1) A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator shall act as a custodian for all exchange funds, including money, property, other consideration, or instruments received by the exchange facilitator from, or on behalf of, the client, except funds received as the exchange facilitator's compensation. The exchange facilitator shall hold the exchange funds in a manner that provides liquidity and preserves both principal and any earned interest, and if invested, shall invest those exchange funds in investments that meet a prudent investor standard and satisfy investment goals of liquidity and preservation of principal and any earned interest. For purposes of this section, a violation of the prudent investor standard includes, but is not limited to, a transaction in which:(a) Exchange funds are knowingly commingled by the exchange facilitator with the operating accounts of the exchange facilitator, except that the exchange facilitator's fee may be deposited as part of the exchange transaction into the same account as that containing exchange funds, in which event the exchange facilitator must promptly withdraw the fee;(b) Exchange funds are loaned or otherwise transferred to any person or entity, other than a financial institution, that is affiliated with or related to the exchange facilitator, except that this subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the transfer of funds from an exchange facilitator to an exchange accommodation titleholder in accordance with an exchange contract;(c) Exchange funds are invested in a manner that does not provide sufficient liquidity to meet the exchange facilitator's contractual obligations to its clients, unless insufficient liquidity occurs as the result of: (i) Events beyond the prediction or control of the exchange facilitator including, but not limited to, failure of a financial institution; or (ii) an investment specifically requested by the client; or(d) Exchange funds are invested in a manner that does not preserve the principal of the exchange funds, unless loss of principal occurs as the result of: (i) Events beyond the prediction or control of the exchange facilitator; or (ii) an investment specifically requested by the client.(2) Exchange funds are not subject to execution or attachment on any claim against the exchange facilitator.[ 2013 c 228 § 4; 2009 c 70 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.090 - Administration of places of business—Direct management.

RCW 19.310.090 Administration of places of business—Direct management.A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator must administer each of his, her, or its places of business under the direct management of an officer or an employee who is either:(1) An attorney or certified public accountant admitted to practice in any state or territory of the United States; or(2) A person who has passed a test specific to the subject matter of exchange facilitation.[ 2009 c 70 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.100 - Prohibited practices.

RCW 19.310.100 Prohibited practices.A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator shall not, with respect to a like-kind exchange transaction:(1) Make a false, deceptive, or misleading material representation, directly or indirectly, concerning a like-kind transaction;(2) Make a false, deceptive, or misleading material representation, directly or indirectly, in advertising or by any other means, concerning a like-kind transaction;(3) Engage in any unfair or deceptive practice toward any person;(4) Obtain property by fraud or misrepresentation;(5) Fail to account for any moneys or property belonging to others that may be in the possession or under the control of the exchange facilitator;(6) Commingle funds held for a client in any account that holds the exchange facilitator's own funds, except as provided in RCW 19.310.080(1)(a);(7) Loan or otherwise transfer exchange funds to any person or entity, other than a financial institution, that is affiliated with or related to the exchange facilitator, except for the transfer of funds from an exchange facilitator to an exchange accommodation title holder in accordance with an exchange contract;(8) Keep, or cause to be kept, any money in any bank, credit union, or other financial institution under a name designating the money as belonging to the client of any exchange facilitator, unless that money belongs to that client and was entrusted to the exchange facilitator by that client;(9) Fail to fulfill its contractual duties to the client to deliver property or funds to the taxpayer in a material way unless such a failure is due to: (a) Events beyond the prediction or control of the exchange facilitator; or (b) an investment specifically requested by the client;(10) Commit, including commission by its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, or independent contractors, any crime involving fraud, misrepresentation, deceit, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, robbery, or other theft of property;(11) Fail to make disclosures required by any applicable state law; or(12) Make any false statement or omission of material fact in connection with any reports filed by an exchange facilitator or in connection with any investigation conducted by the department of financial institutions.[ 2013 c 228 § 5; 2009 c 70 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.110 - Deposit of client funds—Written notice.

RCW 19.310.110 Deposit of client funds—Written notice.(1) An exchange facilitator must deposit all client funds in a separately identified account, as defined in treasury regulation section 1.468B-6(c)(ii), for the particular client or client's matter, and the client must receive all the earnings credited to the separately identified account.(2) An exchange facilitator must provide the client with written notification of how the exchange proceeds have been invested or deposited.[ 2013 c 228 § 6; 2009 c 70 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.120 - Prima facie evidence of fraud—Violations—Penalty—Cure for violations.

RCW 19.310.120 Prima facie evidence of fraud—Violations—Penalty—Cure for violations.(1) Failure to fulfill the requirements under RCW 19.310.040 constitutes prima facie evidence that the exchange facilitator intended to defraud a client who suffered a subsequent loss of the asset entrusted to the exchange facilitator.(2) A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator and who knowingly violates RCW 19.310.100 (1) through (9) or fails to comply with the requirements under RCW 19.310.040 is guilty of a class B felony under chapter 9A.20 RCW. However, an exchange facilitator is not guilty of a class B felony for failure to comply with the requirements under RCW 19.310.040 if: (a) Failure to comply is due to the cancellation or amendment of the fidelity bond by the bond issuer; and (b) the exchange facilitator:(i) Within thirty days, takes all reasonable steps to comply with the requirements under RCW 19.310.040; and(ii) Deposits any new exchange funds into a qualified escrow account or qualified trust until a fidelity bond is obtained that meets the requirements under RCW 19.310.040(1)(a)(i).[ 2013 c 228 § 7; 2012 c 34 § 4; 2009 c 70 § 13.]NOTES:Findings—2012 c 34: See note following RCW 19.310.040.
WA Rev Code § 19.310.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.130 - Violations—Misdemeanor.

RCW 19.310.130 Violations—Misdemeanor.A person who engages in business as an exchange facilitator and who violates RCW 19.310.100 (11) or (12) is guilty of a misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW.[ 2009 c 70 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.150 - Violation of chapter—Civil suit—Damages.

RCW 19.310.150 Violation of chapter—Civil suit—Damages.(1) A person who violates this chapter is subject to civil suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.(2) Damages awarded to a current client for a civil suit filed for a violation of the requirements under RCW 19.310.040 include treble damages and attorneys' fees.[ 2012 c 34 § 5; 2009 c 70 § 16.]NOTES:Findings—2012 c 34: See note following RCW 19.310.040.
WA Rev Code § 19.310.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.160 - Application of consumer protection act.

RCW 19.310.160 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. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for purposes of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 2009 c 70 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 19.310.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.310 - Exchange Facilitators.|19.310.900 - Application of chapter 21.20 RCW.

RCW 19.310.900 Application of chapter 21.20 RCW.This chapter does not affect the application of chapter 21.20 RCW.[ 2009 c 70 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 19.315.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.315 - Consumer Rebates.|19.315.010 - Definitions.

RCW 19.315.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Person" has the same meaning as in RCW 19.86.010.(2) "Rebate" means an offer to provide cash, credit, or credit towards future purchases, that is offered to consumers who acquire or purchase a specified product or service and that is conditioned upon the customer submitting a request for redemption after satisfying the terms and conditions of the offer. "Rebate" does not include: Any discount from the purchase price that is taken at the time of purchase; any discount, cash, credit, or credit towards a future purchase that is automatically provided to a consumer without the need to submit a request for redemption; or any refund that may be given to a consumer in accordance with a company's return, guarantee, adjustment, or warranty policies, or any company's frequent shopper customer reward program.[ 2009 c 374 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 19.315.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.315 - Consumer Rebates.|19.315.020 - Time for redemption—Transmittal of rebate—Application.

RCW 19.315.020 Time for redemption—Transmittal of rebate—Application.(1) Any person who offers a consumer rebate shall allow a minimum of fourteen days from the date the consumer purchases the product, or becomes eligible for the rebate upon satisfying the terms and conditions of the offer, for the submission of a request for redemption by the customer.(2) Upon receipt of a request for redemption meeting the terms and conditions of the rebate offer, the person offering the rebate shall transmit the rebate funds to the consumer within ninety days.(3) If a rebate is sent to a consumer as a check, the check must be mailed in a manner that identifies the piece of mail as the expected rebate check.(4) This section applies only to the person offering the rebate, which is the person who provides the cash, credit, or credit towards future purchases to the consumer. This section does not apply to a person who processes a rebate or who provides consumers with instructions or materials related to a rebate.[ 2009 c 374 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 19.315.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.315 - Consumer Rebates.|19.315.030 - Application of the consumer protection act.

RCW 19.315.030 Application of the 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. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and 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.[ 2009 c 374 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 19.320.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.320 - Human Trafficking.|19.320.010 - Definitions.

RCW 19.320.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Any person" means adults and children of any nationality.(2) "Domestic employers of foreign workers" or "domestic employer" means a person or persons residing in the state of Washington who recruit or employ a foreign worker to perform work in Washington state.(3) "Forced labor" means all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and to which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily.(4) "Foreign worker" or "worker" means a person who is not a citizen of the United States, who comes to Washington state based on an offer of employment, and who holds a nonimmigrant visa for temporary visitors.(5) "Human trafficking" or "trafficking" means an act conducted for the purpose of exploitation, including forced labor, by particular means, for example threat of use of force or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud or deception, abuse of power, or abuse of position of vulnerability.(6) "International labor recruitment agency" means a corporation, partnership, business, or other legal entity, whether or not organized under the laws of the United States or any state, that does business in the United States and offers Washington state entities engaged in the employment or recruitment of foreign workers, employment referral services involving citizens of a foreign country or countries by acting as an intermediary between these foreign workers and Washington employers.(7) "Menace of any penalty" means all forms of criminal sanctions and other forms of coercion, including threats, violence, retention of identity documents, confinement, nonpayment or illegal deduction of wages, or debt bondage.(8) "Work or service" means all types of work, employment, or occupation, whether legal or not.[ 2016 c 4 § 1; 2010 c 142 § 1; 2009 c 492 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 19.320.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.320 - Human Trafficking.|19.320.020 - Disclosure statement.

RCW 19.320.020 Disclosure statement.(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, domestic employers of foreign workers and international labor recruitment agencies must provide a disclosure statement as described in this section to foreign workers who have been referred to or hired by a Washington employer on or after June 10, 2010.(2) The disclosure statement must:(a) Be provided in English or, if the worker is not fluent or literate in English, another language that is understood by the worker;(b) State that the worker may be considered an employee under the laws of the state of Washington and is subject to state worker health and safety laws and may be eligible for workers' compensation insurance and unemployment insurance;(c) State that the worker may be subject to both state and federal laws governing overtime and work hours, including the minimum wage act under chapter 49.46 RCW;(d) Include an itemized listing of any deductions the employer intends to make from the worker's pay for food and housing;(e) Include an itemized listing of the international labor recruitment agency's fees;(f) State that the worker has the right to control over his or her travel and labor documents, including his or her visa, at all times and that the employer may not require the employee to surrender those documents to the employer or to the international labor recruitment agency while the employee is working in the United States, except as otherwise required by law or regulation or for use as supporting documentation in visa applications;(g) Include a list of services or a hotline a worker may contact if he or she thinks that he or she may be a victim of trafficking.(3) The department of labor and industries may create a model disclosure form and post the model form on its website so that domestic employers of foreign workers and international labor recruitment agencies may download the form, or mail the form upon request. The disclosure statement must be given to the worker no later than the date that the worker arrives at the place of employment in Washington.(4) If a foreign worker has been provided an informational pamphlet developed under the William Wilberforce trafficking victims protection reauthorization act of 2008, the domestic employer or international labor recruitment agency is not required to provide the disclosure statement under this section. For the purposes of this subsection a worker is presumed to have been provided an informational pamphlet so long as the William Wilberforce trafficking victims protection reauthorization act is in effect and he or she holds an A-3, G-5, NATO-7, H, J, or B-1 personal or domestic servant visa.[ 2010 c 142 § 2; 2009 c 492 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 19.320.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.320 - Human Trafficking.|19.320.030 - Personal jurisdiction.

RCW 19.320.030 Personal jurisdiction.For purposes of establishing personal jurisdiction under this chapter, an international labor recruitment agency or a domestic employer of a foreign worker is deemed to be doing business in Washington and is subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Washington state if the agency or employer contracts for employment services with a Washington resident or is considered to be doing business under any other provision or rule of law.[ 2009 c 492 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 19.320.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.320 - Human Trafficking.|19.320.040 - Liability.

RCW 19.320.040 Liability.Any domestic employer or international labor recruitment agency which fails to complete the requirements of this chapter with respect to any foreign worker is liable to that foreign worker in a civil action by the foreign worker. The court shall award to a foreign worker who prevails in an action under this section an amount between two hundred dollars and five hundred dollars, or actual damages, whichever is greater. The court may also award other equitable relief. A foreign worker who prevails in an action under this section must be awarded court costs and attorneys' fees.[ 2010 c 142 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 19.320.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.320 - Human Trafficking.|19.320.050 - Assistance information.

RCW 19.320.050 Assistance information.The department of labor and industries shall integrate information on assisting victims of human trafficking in posters and brochures, as deemed appropriate by the department. The information shall include the toll-free telephone number of the national human trafficking resource center and the Washington state office of crime victims advocacy.[ 2010 c 142 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 19.330.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.330 - Stolen or Misappropriated Information Technology.|19.330.020 - Unfair acts.

RCW 19.330.020 Unfair acts.Any person who manufactures an article or product while using stolen or misappropriated information technology in its business operations after notice and opportunity to cure as provided in RCW 19.330.050 and, with respect to remedies sought under RCW 19.330.060(6) or 19.330.070, causes a material competitive injury as a result of such use of stolen or misappropriated information technology, is deemed to engage in an unfair act where such an article or product is sold or offered for sale in this state, either separately or as a component of another article or product, and in competition with an article or product sold or offered for sale in this state that was manufactured without violating this section. A person who engages in such an unfair act, and any articles or products manufactured by the person in violation of this section, is subject to the liabilities and remedial provisions of this chapter in an action by the attorney general or any person described in RCW 19.330.060(5), except as provided in RCW 19.330.030 through 19.330.090.[ 2011 c 98 § 2.]