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WA Rev Code § 18.180.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers.|18.180.035 - Fees—Limitations.

RCW 18.180.035 Fees—Limitations.(1) A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010(1) or exempt from registration under *RCW 18.180.010(2) (a), (c), or (d) shall be allowed to charge and collect the following fees in civil actions, suits, and proceedings for each service assignment delivered to the process server for service:(a) If the fee is not greater than one hundred dollars, then the actual amount charged to a party for service;(b) If the fee is greater than one hundred dollars, then a reasonable amount charged to a party for service.(2) Any fees allowable under this section, and actually charged by a process server, shall be a reasonable cost awarded to, and recoverable by, the party incurring same if that party prevails in an action.[ 2007 c 121 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 18.180.010 was amended by 2010 c 108 § 1, deleting subsection (2)(d).
WA Rev Code § 18.180.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers.|18.180.040 - Collection of costs of service—Application.

RCW 18.180.040 Collection of costs of service—Application.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who is otherwise entitled to collect the costs of service of process shall not be entitled to collect those costs if the person does not use a process server who under this chapter either is required to register or is exempt from the registration requirement.(2) The person may collect the costs of the service of process if the process server registers within forty-five days after serving the process.(3) This section shall apply to all process served on or after August 1, 1992.[ 1992 c 125 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 18.180.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers.|18.180.900 - Construction—1992 c 125.

RCW 18.180.900 Construction—1992 c 125.Nothing in this act modifies Superior Court Civil Rule 4.[ 1992 c 125 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.005 - Declaration, intent, construction.

RCW 18.185.005 Declaration, intent, construction.The legislature declares that the licensing of bail bond agents should be uniform throughout the state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to preempt any local regulation of bail bond agents, including licensing fees, but not including local business license fees. Nothing in this chapter limits the discretion of the courts of this state to accept or reject a particular surety or recognizance bond in a particular case.[ 1993 c 260 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.015 - Cost of administration—Fees.

RCW 18.185.015 Cost of administration—Fees.Pursuant to RCW 43.24.086 and 43.135.055, the department may increase fees as necessary to defray the cost of administering *chapter 105, Laws of 2008 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347).[ 2008 c 285 § 29.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: 2008 c 285 § 29 referenced Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6437 was apparently intended.Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
WA Rev Code § 18.185.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.020 - Agent license requirements.

RCW 18.185.020 Agent license requirements.An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a bail bond agent license:(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;(2) Be a citizen or resident alien of the United States;(3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction in the preceding ten years, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to a capacity to perform the duties of a bail bond agent and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. If the director shall make a determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions, the determination shall be consistent with the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;(4) Be employed by a bail bond agency or be licensed as a bail bond agency; and(5) Pay the required fee.[ 1993 c 260 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.030 - Agency license requirements.

RCW 18.185.030 Agency license requirements.(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a bail bond agent, a qualified agent must meet the following additional requirements to obtain a bail bond agency license:(a) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure the person's knowledge and competence in the bail bond agency business; or(b) Have had at least three years' experience as a manager, supervisor, or administrator in the bail bond business or a related field in Washington state as determined by the director. A year's experience means not less than two thousand hours of actual compensated work performed before the filing of an application. An applicant shall substantiate the experience by written certifications from previous employers. If the applicant is unable to supply written certifications from previous employers, applicants may offer written certifications from persons other than employers who, based on personal knowledge, can substantiate the employment; and(c) Pay any additional fees as established by the director.(2) An agency license issued under this section may not be assigned or transferred without prior written approval of the director.[ 2008 c 105 § 1; 1993 c 260 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.040 - License applications.

RCW 18.185.040 License applications.(1) Applications for licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria, including fingerprints.(2) Applicants for licensure or endorsement as a bail bond recovery agent must complete a records check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation at the applicant's expense. Such record check shall include a fingerprint check using a Washington state patrol approved fingerprint card. The Washington state patrol shall forward the fingerprints of applicants to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check. The director may accept proof of a recent national crime information center/III criminal background report or any national or interstate criminal background report in addition to fingerprints to accelerate the licensing and endorsement process. The director is authorized to periodically perform a background investigation of licensees to identify criminal convictions subsequent to the renewal of a license or endorsement.[ 2004 c 186 § 4; 1993 c 260 § 5.]NOTES:Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.185.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.050 - License cards, certificates—Advertising—Notice of changes.

RCW 18.185.050 License cards, certificates—Advertising—Notice of changes.(1) The director shall issue a bail bond agent license card to each licensed bail bond agent. A bail bond agent shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a bail bond agent and shall exhibit the card upon request.(2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed bail bond agency.(a) Within seventy-two hours after receipt of the license certificate, the licensee shall post and display the certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the licensee within the state.(b) It is unlawful for any person holding a license certificate to knowingly and willfully post the license certificate upon premises other than those described in the license certificate or to materially alter a license certificate.(c) Every advertisement by a licensee that solicits or advertises business shall contain the name of the licensee, the address of record, and the license number as they appear in the records of the director.(d) The licensee shall notify the director within thirty days of any change in the licensee's officers or directors or any material change in the information furnished or required to be furnished to the director.[ 1993 c 260 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.056 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.056 - License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.

RCW 18.185.056 License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the director receives information that the license holder has not complied with RCW 74.08.580(2). If the license holder has otherwise remained eligible to be licensed, the director may reinstate the suspended license when the holder has complied with RCW 74.08.580(2).[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 42 § 18.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 42: See notes following RCW 74.08A.260.Finding—2011 1st sp.s. c 42: See note following RCW 74.04.004.
WA Rev Code § 18.185.057 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.057 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.185.057 License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the holder 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 reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license shall be automatic upon the director'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 § 840.]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 § 18.185.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.060 - Prelicensing training and continuing education requirements.

RCW 18.185.060 Prelicensing training and continuing education requirements.(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing prelicense training and testing requirements for bail bond agents, which shall include no less than four hours of classes. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for bail bond agents.(2) The director or the director's designee, with the advice of law enforcement agencies and associations, the criminal justice training commission, prosecutors' associations, or such other entities as may be appropriate, shall consult with representatives of the bail bond industry and associations before adopting or amending the prelicensing training or continuing education requirements of this section.(3) The director may appoint an advisory committee consisting of representatives from the bail bond industry and a consumer to assist in the development of rules to implement and administer this chapter.[ 2008 c 105 § 2; 1993 c 260 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.070 - Bond.

RCW 18.185.070 Bond.(1) No bail bond agency license may be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the qualified agent files with the director a bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned to recover against the agency and its servants, officers, agents, and employees by reason of its violation of the provisions of RCW 18.185.100. The bond shall be made payable to the state of Washington, and anyone so injured by the agency or its servants, officers, agents, or employees may bring suit upon the bond in any county in which jurisdiction over the licensee may be obtained. The suit must be brought not later than two years after the failure to return property in accordance with RCW 18.185.100. If valid claims against the bond exceed the amount of the bond or deposit, each claimant shall be entitled only to a pro rata amount, based on the amount of the claim as it is valid against the bond, without regard to the date of filing of any claim or action.(2) Every licensed bail bond agency must at all times maintain on file with the director the bond required by this section in full force and effect. Upon failure by a licensee to do so, the director shall suspend the licensee's license and shall not reinstate the license until this requirement is met.(3) In lieu of posting a bond, a qualified agent may deposit in an interest-bearing account, ten thousand dollars.(4) The director may waive the bond requirements of this section, in his or her discretion, pursuant to adopted rules.[ 1993 c 260 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.080 - Relation of this chapter to local regulation, taxation.

RCW 18.185.080 Relation of this chapter to local regulation, taxation.(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of bail bond agents and bail bond agencies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regulatory purposes such persons, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.(2) This section shall not be construed to prevent a political subdivision of this state from levying a business fee, business and occupation tax, or other tax upon bail bond agencies if such fees or taxes are levied by the political subdivision on other types of businesses within its boundaries.(3) This section shall not be construed to prevent this state or a political subdivision of this state from licensing for regulatory purposes bail bond agencies with respect to activities that are not regulated under this chapter.[ 1993 c 260 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.090 - Notice concerning agent's status—Forced entry—Discharge of firearm.

RCW 18.185.090 Notice concerning agent's status—Forced entry—Discharge of firearm.(1) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed bail bond agent.(2) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within seventy-two hours upon receipt of information affecting a licensed bail bond agent's continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.(3) A bail bond agent or bail bond recovery agent shall notify the director within seventy-two hours upon receipt of information affecting the bail bond recovery agent's continuing eligibility to hold a bail bond recovery agent's license under the provisions of this chapter.(4) A bail bond recovery agent shall notify the director within ten business days following a forced entry for the purpose of apprehending a fugitive criminal defendant, whether planned or unplanned. The notification under this subsection must include information required by rule of the director.(5) A bail bond recovery agent shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever the bail bond recovery agent discharges his or her firearm while on duty, other than on a supervised firearms range. The notification must be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.[ 2008 c 105 § 3; 2004 c 186 § 7; 1993 c 260 § 10.]NOTES:Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.185.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.100 - Records—Finances—Disposition of security.

RCW 18.185.100 Records—Finances—Disposition of security.(1) Every qualified agent shall keep adequate records for three years of all collateral and security received, all trust accounts required by this section, and all bail bond transactions handled by the bail bond agency, as specified by rule. The records shall be open to inspection without notice by the director or authorized representatives of the director.(2) Every qualified agent who receives collateral or security is a fiduciary of the property and shall keep adequate records for three years of the receipt, safekeeping, and disposition of the collateral or security. Every qualified agent shall maintain a trust account in a federally insured financial institution located in this state. All moneys, including cash, checks, money orders, wire transfers, and credit card sales drafts, received as collateral or security or otherwise held for a bail bond agency's client shall be deposited in the trust account not later than the third banking day following receipt of the funds or money. A qualified agent shall not in any way encumber the corpus of the trust account or commingle any other moneys with moneys properly maintained in the trust account. Each qualified agent required to maintain a trust account shall report annually under oath to the director the account number and balance of the trust account, and the name and address of the institution that holds the trust account, and shall report to the director within ten business days whenever the trust account is changed or relocated or a new trust account is opened.(3) Whenever a bail bond is exonerated by the court, the qualified agent shall, within five business days after written notification of exoneration, return all collateral or security to the person entitled thereto.(4) Records of contracts for fugitive apprehension must be retained by the bail bond agent and by the bail bond recovery agent for a period of three years.[ 2004 c 186 § 8; 1996 c 242 § 3; 1993 c 260 § 11.]NOTES:Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.185.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.115 - Unprofessional conduct—Certain contracts—General power of attorney—Presumption.

RCW 18.185.115 Unprofessional conduct—Certain contracts—General power of attorney—Presumption.Entering into a contract, including a general power of attorney, that gives a bail bond agent full authority over a person's finances, assets, real property, or personal property creates a presumption of unprofessional conduct that may be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence presented to the department to the contrary. The department has the discretion to determine whether or not the bail bond agency or agent has overcome the presumption and if unprofessional conduct was committed.[ 2016 c 73 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.120 - Director's powers.

RCW 18.185.120 Director's powers.In addition to those powers set forth in RCW 18.235.030, the director or the director's designee has the authority to order restitution to the person harmed by the licensee.[ 2007 c 256 § 3; 2002 c 86 § 252; 1993 c 260 § 13.]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 § 18.185.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.130 - Complaints.

RCW 18.185.130 Complaints.Any person may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional conduct and specifying the grounds for the charge. If the director determines that the complaint merits investigation, or if the director has reason to believe, without a formal complaint, that a license holder or applicant may have engaged in unprofessional conduct, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been unprofessional conduct. A person who files a complaint under this section in good faith is immune from suit in any civil action related to the filing or contents of the complaint.[ 1993 c 260 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 18.185.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents.|18.185.140 - Statement of charges—Notice.

RCW 18.185.140 Statement of charges—Notice.When a statement of charges is issued against a license holder or applicant under RCW 18.235.050, notice of this action must be given to the owner or qualified agent of the employing bail bond agency.[ 2002 c 86 § 253; 1993 c 260 § 15.]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.