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WA Rev Code § 19.16.351 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.351 - Additional powers and duties of board.

RCW 19.16.351 Additional powers and duties of board.The board, in addition to any other powers and duties granted under this chapter and RCW 18.235.030:(1) May adopt, amend, and rescind rules for its own organization and procedure and other rules as it may deem necessary in order to perform its duties under this chapter.(2) May inquire into the needs of the collection agency business, the needs of the director, and the matter of the policy of the director in administering this chapter, and make such recommendations with respect thereto as, after consideration, may be deemed important and necessary for the welfare of the state, the welfare of the public, and the welfare and progress of the collection agency business.(3) Upon request of the director, confer and advise in matters relating to the administering of this chapter.(4) May consider and make appropriate recommendations to the director in all matters referred to the board.(5) Upon request of the director, confer with and advise the director in the preparation of any rules to be adopted, amended, or repealed.(6) May assist the director in the collection of such information and data as the director may deem necessary to the proper administration of this chapter.[ 2002 c 86 § 267; 1977 ex.s. c 194 § 2; 1973 1st ex.s. c 20 § 8.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
WA Rev Code § 19.16.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.390 - Personal service of process outside state.

RCW 19.16.390 Personal service of process outside state.Personal service of any process in an action under this chapter may be made upon any person outside the state if such person has engaged in conduct in violation of this chapter which has had the impact in this state which this chapter reprehends. Such persons shall be deemed to have thereby submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state within the meaning of RCW 4.28.180 and 4.28.185. A holder of an out-of-state collection agency license is deemed to have appointed the director or the director's designee to be the licensee's true and lawful agent upon whom may be served any legal process against that licensee arising or growing out of any violation of this chapter.[ 1994 c 195 § 9; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.410 - Rules, orders, decisions, etc.

RCW 19.16.410 Rules, orders, decisions, etc.The board may adopt rules, make specific decisions, orders, and rulings, including therein demands and findings, and take other necessary action for the implementation and enforcement of the board's duties under this chapter.[ 2007 c 256 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.420 - Copy of this chapter, rules and regulations available to licensee.

RCW 19.16.420 Copy of this chapter, rules and regulations available to licensee.On or about the first day of February in each year, the director shall cause to be made available at reasonable expense to a licensee a copy of this chapter, a copy of the current rules and regulations of the director, and board, and such other materials as the director or board prescribe.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 33.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.430 - Violations—Operating agency without a license—Penalty—Return of fees or compensation.

RCW 19.16.430 Violations—Operating agency without a license—Penalty—Return of fees or compensation.(1) Any person who knowingly operates as a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency without a license or knowingly aids and abets such violation is punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.(2) Any person who operates as a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency in the state of Washington without a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter shall not charge or receive any fee or compensation on any moneys received or collected while operating without a license or on any moneys received or collected while operating with a license but received or collected as a result of his, her, or its acts as a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency while not licensed hereunder. All such moneys collected or received shall be forthwith returned to the owners of the accounts on which the moneys were paid.[ 2011 c 336 § 527; 1994 c 195 § 10; 1973 1st ex.s. c 20 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 34.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.440 - Collection agency—Prohibited acts—Unfair and deceptive trade practices under chapter 19.86 RCW.

RCW 19.16.440 Collection agency—Prohibited acts—Unfair and deceptive trade practices under chapter 19.86 RCW.The operation of a collection agency or out-of-state collection agency without a license as prohibited by RCW 19.16.110 and the commission by a licensee or an employee of a licensee of an act or practice prohibited by RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260 are declared to be unfair acts or practices or unfair methods of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce for the purpose of the application of the consumer protection act found in chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 2020 c 30 § 3; 1994 c 195 § 11; 1973 1st ex.s. c 20 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 35.]NOTES:Application—2020 c 30: See note following RCW 19.16.100.
WA Rev Code § 19.16.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.450 - Violation of RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260—Additional penalty.

RCW 19.16.450 Violation of RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260—Additional penalty.If an act or practice in violation of RCW 19.16.250 or 19.16.260 is committed by a licensee or an employee of a licensee in the collection of a claim, neither the licensee, the customer of the licensee, nor any other person who may thereafter legally seek to collect on such claim shall ever be allowed to recover any interest, service charge, attorneys' fees, collection costs, delinquency charge, or any other fees or charges otherwise legally chargeable to the debtor on such claim: PROVIDED, That any person asserting the claim may nevertheless recover from the debtor the amount of the original claim or obligation.[ 2020 c 30 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 36.]NOTES:Application—2020 c 30: See note following RCW 19.16.100.
WA Rev Code § 19.16.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.460 - Violations may be enjoined.

RCW 19.16.460 Violations may be enjoined.Notwithstanding any other actions which may be brought under the laws of this state, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county within the state may bring an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain and prevent any violation of this chapter.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.470 - Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.

RCW 19.16.470 Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter from any person engaging in or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his, her, or its principal place of business, or in the alternative, in Thurston county.Such assurance of discontinuance shall not be considered an admission of a violation for any purpose; however, proof of failure to perform the terms of any such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of this chapter for the purpose of securing an injunction as provided for in RCW 19.16.460: PROVIDED, That after commencement of any action by a prosecuting attorney, as provided therein, the attorney general may not accept an assurance of discontinuance without the consent of said prosecuting attorney.[ 2011 c 336 § 528; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 38.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.480 - Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.

RCW 19.16.480 Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.Any person who violates any injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. For the purpose of this section the superior court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 39.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.500 - Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees.

RCW 19.16.500 Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees.(1)(a) Agencies, departments, taxing districts, political subdivisions of the state, counties, and cities may retain, by written contract, collection agencies licensed under this chapter for the purpose of collecting public debts owed by any person, including any restitution that is being collected on behalf of a crime victim.(b) Any governmental entity as described in (a) of this subsection using a collection agency may add a reasonable fee, payable by the debtor, to the outstanding debt for the collection agency fee incurred or to be incurred. The amount to be paid for collection services shall be left to the agreement of the governmental entity and its collection agency or agencies, but a contingent fee of up to fifty percent of the first one hundred thousand dollars of the unpaid debt per account and up to thirty-five percent of the unpaid debt over one hundred thousand dollars per account is reasonable, and a minimum fee of the full amount of the debt up to one hundred dollars per account is reasonable. Any fee agreement entered into by a governmental entity is presumptively reasonable.(2) No debt may be assigned to a collection agency unless (a) there has been an attempt to advise the debtor (i) of the existence of the debt and (ii) that the debt may be assigned to a collection agency for collection if the debt is not paid, and (b) at least thirty days have elapsed from the time notice was attempted.(3) Collection agencies assigned debts under this section shall have only those remedies and powers which would be available to them as assignees of private creditors.(4) For purposes of this section, the term debt shall include fines and other debts, including the fee allowed under subsection (1)(b) of this section.[ 2011 c 57 § 2; 1997 c 387 § 1; 1982 c 65 § 1.]NOTES:Interest rate: RCW 43.17.240.
WA Rev Code § 19.16.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.510 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 19.16.510 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.[ 2002 c 86 § 268.]NOTES:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
WA Rev Code § 19.16.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.900 - Provisions cumulative—Violation of RCW 19.16.250 deemed civil.

RCW 19.16.900 Provisions cumulative—Violation of RCW 19.16.250 deemed civil.The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy available at law: PROVIDED, That the violation of RCW 19.16.250 shall be construed as exclusively civil and not penal in nature.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 40.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.920 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.920 - Provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions to levy business and occupation taxes not affected.

RCW 19.16.920 Provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions to levy business and occupation taxes not affected.(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing and regulation of collection agencies and out-of-state collection agencies shall be exclusive and no county, city, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact any laws or rules and regulations licensing or regulating collection agencies.(2) This section shall not be construed to prevent a political subdivision of this state from levying a business and occupation tax upon collection agencies or out-of-state collection agencies maintaining an office within that political subdivision if a business and occupation tax is levied by it upon other types of businesses within its boundaries.[ 1994 c 195 § 12; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 42.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.930 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.930 - Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 253.

RCW 19.16.930 Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 253.This act shall become effective January 1, 1972.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 44.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.940 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.940 - Short title.

RCW 19.16.940 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Collection Agency Act".[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 45.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.950 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.950 - Section headings.

RCW 19.16.950 Section headings.Section headings used in this chapter shall not constitute any part of the law.[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 46.]
WA Rev Code § 19.16.960 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.|19.16.960 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 19.16.960 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 52.]
WA Rev Code § 19.25.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings.|19.25.010 - Definitions.

RCW 19.25.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Owner" means a person who owns the sounds fixed in a master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, or other recording on which sound is or can be recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived.(2) "Fixed" means embodied in a recording or other tangible medium of expression, by or under the authority of the author, so that the matter embodied is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration.(3) "Live performance" means a recitation, rendering, or playing of a series of images; musical, spoken or other sounds; or combination of images and sounds.(4) "Recording" means a tangible medium on which sounds, images, or both are recorded or otherwise stored, including an original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other medium now existing or developed later on which sounds, images, or both are or can be recorded or otherwise stored or a copy or reproduction that duplicates in whole or in part the original.(5) "Manufacturer" means the entity authorizing the duplication of the recording in question, but shall not include the manufacturer of the cartridge or casing itself.[ 1991 c 38 § 1; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 19.25.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings.|19.25.020 - Reproduction of sound without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.

RCW 19.25.020 Reproduction of sound without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.(1) A person commits an offense if the person:(a) Knowingly reproduces for sale or causes to be transferred any recording with intent to sell it or cause it to be sold or use it or cause it to be used for commercial advantage or private financial gain without the consent of the owner;(b) Transports within this state, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, a recording with the knowledge that the sounds have been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner; or(c) Advertises, offers for sale, sells, or rents, or causes the sale, resale, or rental of or possesses for one or more of these purposes any recording that the person knows has been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner.(2)(a) An offense under this section is a class B felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both if:(i) The offense involves at least one thousand unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period; or(ii) The defendant has been previously convicted under this section.(b) An offense under this section is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, if the offense involves more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period.(c) Any other offense under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both.(3) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.(4) This section applies only to recordings that were initially fixed before February 15, 1972.[ 2011 c 96 § 17; 2003 c 53 § 143; 1991 c 38 § 2; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 19.25.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous|Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings.|19.25.030 - Use of recording of live performance without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.

RCW 19.25.030 Use of recording of live performance without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.(1) A person commits an offense if the person:(a) For commercial advantage or private financial gain advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, transports, causes the sale, resale, rental, or transportation of or possesses for one or more of these purposes a recording of a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner; or(b) With the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain records or fixes or causes to be recorded or fixed on a recording a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner.(2)(a) An offense under this section is a class B felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, if:(i) The offense involves at least one thousand unauthorized recordings embodying sound or at least one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period; or(ii) The defendant has been previously convicted under this section.(b) An offense under this section is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, if the offense involves more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized recordings embodying sound or more than ten but less than one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period.(c) Any other offense under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both.(3) In the absence of a written agreement or law to the contrary, the performer or performers of a live performance are presumed to own the rights to record or fix those sounds.(4) For the purposes of this section, a person who is authorized to maintain custody and control over business records that reflect whether or not the owner of the live performance consented to having the live performance recorded or fixed is a competent witness in a proceeding regarding the issue of consent.(5) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.[ 2011 c 96 § 18; 2003 c 53 § 144; 1991 c 38 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.