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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.110 - Actions against licenses—Grounds—Duration.

RCW 18.104.110
Actions against licenses—Grounds—Duration.
(1) In cases other than those relating to the failure of a licensee to renew a license, the director may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter for any of the following reasons:
(a) For fraud or deception in obtaining the license;
(b) For fraud or deception in reporting under RCW 18.104.050;
(c) For violating the provisions of this chapter, or of any lawful rule or regulation of the department or the department of health.
(2) The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the holder of the license 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.
(3) No license shall be suspended for more than six months, except that a suspension under RCW 74.20A.320 shall continue until the department receives a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.
(4) No person whose license is revoked shall be eligible to apply for a license for one year from the effective date of the final order of revocation.
[ 1997 c 58 § 828; 1993 c 387 § 18; 1991 c 3 § 251; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 11.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.120 - Complaints against a well contractor, operator, or trainee—Department's response—Review.

RCW 18.104.120
Complaints against a well contractor, operator, or trainee—Department's response—Review.
Any person who can demonstrate being materially harmed by the actions or inactions of a well contractor, operator, or trainee, or has knowledge of illegal activities engaged in by a well contractor, operator, or trainee may submit a complaint against the well contractor, operator, or trainee to the department of ecology. The complaint shall be in writing, signed by the complainant, and specify the grievances against the licensee. The department may investigate the complaint to establish the validity of the complaint. In the event evidence shows a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the department may respond to the complaint by issuance of an order appropriate to the violation. Review of the order shall be subject to the hearings procedures set forth in RCW 18.104.130.
[ 2005 c 84 § 7; 1993 c 387 § 19; 1983 c 93 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.130 - Appeals.

RCW 18.104.130
Appeals.
Any person who feels aggrieved by an order of the department including the granting, denial, revocation, or suspension of a license issued by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be entitled to an appeal pursuant to RCW 43.21B.310.
[ 1987 c 109 § 24; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 13.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Short title—Construction—Rules—Severability—Captions—1987 c 109: See notes following RCW 43.21B.001.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.150 - Disposition of fees—Grants to local governments.

RCW 18.104.150
Disposition of fees—Grants to local governments.
(1) All fees paid under this chapter shall be credited by the state treasurer to the reclamation account established by chapter 89.16 RCW. Subject to legislative appropriation, the fees collected under this chapter shall be allocated and expended by the director for the administration of the well construction, well operators' licensing, and education programs.
(2) The department shall provide grants to local governing entities that have been delegated portions of the well construction program pursuant to RCW 18.104.043 to assist in supporting well inspectors hired by the local governing body. Grants provided to a local governing body shall not exceed the revenues generated from fees for the portion of the program delegated and from the area in which authority is delegated to the local governing body.
[ 1993 c 387 § 20; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.160 - Criminal penalties—Prosecutions.

RCW 18.104.160
Criminal penalties—Prosecutions.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars, or imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed thirty days, or both. Criminal prosecutions for violations of this chapter shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurred.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.170 - Remedies cumulative.

RCW 18.104.170
Remedies cumulative.
The remedies provided for in this chapter shall be cumulative and nothing herein shall alter, abridge or foreclose alternative actions at common law or in equity or under statutory law, civil or criminal.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.180 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.104.180
Exemptions.
No license under this chapter shall be required of:
(1) Any individual who personally constructs a well on land which is owned or leased by the individual or in which the individual has a beneficial interest as a contract purchaser and is used by the individual for farm or single-family residential use only. An individual who constructs a well without a license pursuant to this subsection shall comply with all other requirements of this chapter and rules adopted by the department, including but not limited to, well construction standards, payment of well construction fees, and notification of well construction required by RCW 18.104.048. An individual without a license may construct not more than one well every two years pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
(2) An individual who performs labor or services for a well contractor in connection with the construction of a well at the direction and under the supervision and control of a licensed operator who is present at the construction site.
(3) A person licensed under the provisions of chapter 18.08 or 18.43 RCW if in the performance of duties covered by those licenses.
[ 1993 c 387 § 24; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.190 - Technical advisory group.

RCW 18.104.190
Technical advisory group.
(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the director shall appoint a technical advisory group, chaired by the department. The technical advisory group shall have twelve members: Two members shall represent the department of ecology, six members shall represent resource protection well contractors or water well contractors, one member shall represent the department of health and be a person who regularly works on issues related to drinking water wells, one member shall represent local health departments and be a person who regularly works on issues related to drinking water wells, one member shall represent licensed professional engineers and be knowledgeable about the design and construction of wells, and one member shall be a licensed hydrogeologist knowledgeable about the design and construction of wells.
(2) The technical advisory group shall assist the department in the development and revision of rules; the preparation and revision of licensing examinations; the development of training criteria for inspectors, well contractors, and well operators; the establishment of continuing education providers; the development of evaluation procedures of all continuing education offerings; and the review of proposed changes to the minimum standards for construction and maintenance of wells by local governments for the purpose of achieving continuity with technology and state rules.
(3) The group shall meet at least twice each year to review rules and suggest any necessary changes.
(4) Each member of the group shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and reimbursed for travel expenses while engaged in the business of the group as prescribed in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2005 c 84 § 8; 1993 c 387 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.200 - Continuing education.

RCW 18.104.200
Continuing education.
(1) A person seeking a new license or to renew an existing license under this chapter must demonstrate a willingness to maintain a high level of professional competency by completing continuing education programs as required by the department by rule. The department shall not approve any continuing education program unless: (a) It is offered by an approved provider; (b) it is open to all persons licensed or pursuing a license under this chapter; and (c) the fees charged are reasonable for all persons desiring to attend the program.
(2) The department, in consultation with the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190, shall adopt rules governing continuing education programs. At a minimum, the rules must establish: A method of approving providers of continuing education; a criteria to evaluate the offerings, workshops, courses, classes, or programs; a criteria for assigning credits; and a criteria for reporting and verifying completion.
(3) The department shall support approved providers by providing, upon request and at the department's discretion, technical assistance and presenters for continuing education offerings.
(4) The department shall maintain a current list of all continuing education offerings by approved providers and ensure that the list is available to all licensees by request. The list must also be posted on the department's website.
[ 2005 c 84 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.900 - Short title.

RCW 18.104.900
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington well construction act."
[ 1993 c 387 § 26; 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.910 - Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 212.

RCW 18.104.910
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 212.
This act shall take effect on July 1, 1971.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 212 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.104 - Water Well Construction. › 18.104.930 - Effective date—1993 c 387.

RCW 18.104.930
Effective date—1993 c 387.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.
[ 1993 c 387 § 29.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.030 - Application for certificate of competency—Medical gas piping installer endorsement—Evidence required.

RCW 18.106.030
Application for certificate of competency—Medical gas piping installer endorsement—Evidence required.
(1) Any person desiring to be issued a certificate of competency as provided in this chapter shall deliver evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that said person has had sufficient experience in as well as demonstrated general competency in the trade of plumbing or specialty plumbing so as to qualify him or her to make an application for a certificate of competency as a journey level plumber, specialty plumber, or residential service plumber. Completion of a course of study in the plumbing trade in the armed services of the United States or at a school accredited by the workforce training and education coordinating board shall constitute sufficient evidence of experience and competency to enable such person to make application for a certificate of competency for a journey level plumber, specialty plumber, or residential service plumber.
(2) Any person desiring to be issued a medical gas piping installer endorsement shall deliver evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that the person has met the requirements established by the department for a medical gas piping installer endorsement.
(3) In addition to supplying the evidence as prescribed in this section, each applicant for a certificate of competency shall submit an application for such certificate on such form and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the director of the department.
[ 2020 c 153 § 7; 2013 c 23 § 16; 2011 c 336 § 504; 1997 c 326 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 149 § 3; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1997 c 326: See note following RCW 18.106.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.050 - Examinations—Scope—Results—Retaking.

RCW 18.106.050
Examinations—Scope—Results—Retaking.
(1) The department, with the advice of the advisory board, shall prepare a written examination to be administered to applicants for certificates of competency for journey level plumber, specialty plumber, and residential service plumber. The examination shall be constructed to determine:
(a) Whether the applicant possesses varied general knowledge of the technical information and practical procedures that are identified with the trade of journey level plumber, specialty plumber, or residential service plumber; and
(b) Whether the applicant is familiar with the applicable plumbing codes and the administrative rules of the department pertaining to plumbing and plumbers.
(2) The department, with the consent of the advisory board, may enter into a contract with a nationally recognized testing agency to develop, administer, and score any examinations required by this chapter. All applicants shall, before taking an examination, pay the required examination fee. The department shall set the examination fee by contract with a nationally recognized testing agency. The fee shall cover but not exceed the costs of preparing and administering the examination and the materials necessary to conduct the practical elements of the examination. The department shall approve training courses and set the fees for training courses for examinations provided by this chapter.
(3) An examination to determine the competency of an applicant for a domestic water pumping system specialty plumbing certificate as defined by RCW 18.106.010(14)(c) must be established by the department in consultation with the advisory board by December 31, 2006. The department may include an examination for appropriate electrical safety and technical requirements as required by RCW 19.28.191 with the examination required by this section. The department, in consultation with the advisory board, may accept the certification by a professional or trade association or other acceptable entity as meeting the examination requirement of this section. The department shall establish a single document for those who have received both the plumbing specialty certification defined by this subsection and have also met the certification requirements for a pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialty electrician, showing that the individual has received both certifications.
(4) The department shall certify the results of the examinations provided by this chapter, and shall notify the applicant in writing whether he or she has passed or failed. Any applicant who has failed the examination may retake the examination, upon the terms and after a period of time that the director shall set by rule. The director may not limit the number of times that a person may take the examination.
[ 2020 c 153 § 9; 2013 c 23 § 18; 2006 c 185 § 3; 1997 c 326 § 5; 1983 c 124 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 149 § 5; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1997 c 326: See note following RCW 18.106.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.075 - Medical gas piping installer endorsement.

RCW 18.106.075
Medical gas piping installer endorsement.
The department shall adopt requirements that qualify a journey level plumber to be issued a medical gas piping installer endorsement.
[ 2013 c 23 § 20; 1997 c 326 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1997 c 326: See note following RCW 18.106.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.080 - Persons engaged in plumbing business or trade on effective date.

RCW 18.106.080
Persons engaged in plumbing business or trade on effective date.
No examination shall be required of any applicant for a certificate of competency who, on July 16, 1973, was engaged in a bona fide business or trade of plumbing, or on said date held a valid journey level plumber's license issued by a political subdivision of the state of Washington and whose license is valid at the time of making his or her application for said certificate. Applicants qualifying under this section shall be issued a certificate by the department upon making an application as provided in RCW 18.106.030 and paying the fee required under RCW 18.106.050: PROVIDED, That no applicant under this section shall be required to furnish such evidence as required by RCW 18.106.030.
[ 2013 c 23 § 21; 2011 c 336 § 505; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.090 - Temporary permits.

RCW 18.106.090
Temporary permits.
The department is authorized to grant and issue temporary permits in lieu of certificates of competency whenever a plumber coming into the state of Washington from another state requests the department for a temporary permit to engage in the trade of plumbing as a journey level plumber or as a specialty plumber during the period of time between filing of an application for a certificate as provided in RCW 18.106.030 as now or hereafter amended and taking the examination provided for in RCW 18.106.050. The temporary permit may include a photograph of the plumber. No temporary permit shall be issued to:
(1) Any person who has failed to pass the examination for a certificate of competency;
(2) Any applicant under this section who has not furnished the department with such evidence required under RCW 18.106.030;
(3) Any apprentice plumber.
[ 2013 c 23 § 22; 2009 c 36 § 4; 1985 c 7 § 78; 1977 ex.s. c 149 § 8; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 9.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2009 c 36: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.100 - Revocation of certificate of competency, license, or endorsement—Grounds—Procedure.

RCW 18.106.100
Revocation of certificate of competency, license, or endorsement—Grounds—Procedure.
(1) The department may revoke or suspend a certificate of competency, license, or endorsement for any of the following reasons:
(a) The certificate, license, or endorsement was obtained through error or fraud;
(b) The certificate, license, or endorsement holder is judged to be incompetent to carry on the trade of plumbing as a journey level plumber, specialty plumber, or residential service plumber;
(c) The certificate, license, or endorsement holder has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter.
(2) Before a certificate of competency, license, or endorsement is revoked or suspended, the department shall send written notice using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the certificate holder's last known address. The notice must list the allegations against the certificate holder and give him or her the opportunity to request a hearing before the advisory board. At the hearing, the department and the certificate holder have opportunity to produce witnesses and give testimony. The hearing must be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. The board shall render its decision based upon the testimony and evidence presented and shall notify the parties immediately upon reaching its decision. A majority of the board is necessary to render a decision.
(3) The department may deny renewal of a certificate of competency, license, or endorsement issued under this chapter if the applicant owes outstanding penalties for a final judgment under this chapter. The department shall notify the applicant of the denial using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the address on the application. The applicant may appeal the denial within twenty days by filing a notice of appeal with the department accompanied by a certified check for two hundred dollars which shall be returned to the applicant if the decision of the department is not upheld by the hearings officer. The office of administrative hearings shall conduct the hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW. If the hearings officer sustains the decision of the department, the two hundred dollars must be applied to the cost of the hearing.
[ 2020 c 153 § 11; 2013 c 23 § 23; 2011 c 301 § 4; 1996 c 147 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 149 § 9; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.110 - Advisory board of plumbers.

RCW 18.106.110
Advisory board of plumbers.
(1) There is created a state advisory board of plumbers, to be composed of nine members appointed by the director. Two members shall be journey level plumbers, one member shall be a specialty plumber, three members shall be persons conducting a plumbing business, at least one of which shall be primarily engaged in a specialty plumbing business, one member representing the state-approved plumbing code body, one member from the department of health, and one member from the general public who is familiar with the business and trade of plumbing.
(2) The term of one journey level plumber expires July 1, 1995; the term of the second journey level plumber expires July 1, 2000; the term of the specialty plumber expires July 1, 2008; the term of one person conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 1996; the term of the second person conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 2000; the term of the third person conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 2007; the terms of the member representing the state-approved plumbing code body and the member from the department of health expire July 1, 2022; and the term of the public member expires July 1, 1997. Thereafter, upon the expiration of said terms, the director shall appoint a new member to serve for a period of three years. However, to ensure that the board can continue to act, a member whose term expires shall continue to serve until his or her replacement is appointed. In the case of any vacancy on the board for any reason, the director shall appoint a new member to serve out the term of the person whose position has become vacant.
(3) The advisory board shall carry out all the functions and duties enumerated in this chapter, as well as generally advise the department on all matters relative to the enforcement of this chapter including plumbing industry promotion, standards of plumbing installations, consumer protection, and standards for the protection of public health.
(4) Each member of the advisory board shall receive travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended for each day in which such member is actually engaged in attendance upon the meetings of the advisory board.
[ 2020 c 153 § 12; 2013 c 23 § 24; 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 21; 2006 c 185 § 4; 1997 c 307 § 1; 1995 c 95 § 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 56; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 21: See note following RCW 72.23.025.
Effective date—1995 c 95: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [April 18, 1995]." [ 1995 c 95 § 2.]
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.125 - Fees.

RCW 18.106.125
Fees.
The department shall charge fees for issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of all certificates, endorsements, licenses, and permits and for examinations required by this chapter. The department shall set the fees by rule.
The fees shall cover the full cost of issuing the certificates and permits, devising and administering the examinations, and administering and enforcing this chapter. The costs shall include travel, per diem, and administrative support costs.
[ 2020 c 153 § 13; 1983 c 124 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.130 - Plumbing certificate fund.

RCW 18.106.130
Plumbing certificate fund.
All moneys received from certificates, permits, or other sources, shall be paid to the state treasurer as ex officio custodian thereof and by him or her placed in a special fund designated as the "plumbing certificate fund." He or she shall pay out upon vouchers duly and regularly issued therefor and approved by the director. The treasurer shall keep an accurate record of payments into said fund, and of all disbursement therefrom. Said fund shall be charged with its pro rata share of the cost of administering said fund.
[ 2011 c 336 § 506; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.140 - Powers and duties of director.

RCW 18.106.140
Powers and duties of director.
The director may promulgate rules, make specific decisions, orders, and rulings, including therein demands and findings, and take other necessary action for the implementation and enforcement of his or her duties under this chapter: PROVIDED, That in the administration of this chapter the director shall not enter any controversy arising over work assignments with respect to the trades involved in the construction industry.
[ 2011 c 336 § 507; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.150 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.106.150
Exemptions.
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require that a person obtain a license in order to do plumbing work at his or her residence or farm or place of business or on other property owned by him or her.
(2) A current certificate of competency or apprentice permit is not required for:
(a) Persons performing plumbing work on a farm; or
(b) Certified journey level electricians, certified residential specialty electricians, or electrical trainees working for an electrical contractor and performing exempt work under:
(i) RCW 18.27.090(18) until January 1, 2021;
(ii) After January 1, 2021, under subsection (8) of this section.
(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be intended to derogate from or dispense with the requirements of any valid plumbing code enacted by a political subdivision of the state, except that no code shall require the holder of a certificate of competency to demonstrate any additional proof of competency or obtain any other license or pay any fee in order to engage in the trade of plumbing.
(4) This chapter shall not apply to common carriers subject to Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act, nor to their officers and employees.
(5) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to any farm, business, industrial plant, or corporation doing plumbing work on premises it owns or operates.
(6) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the right of any householder to assist or receive assistance from a friend, neighbor, relative, or other person when none of the individuals doing such plumbing hold themselves out as engaged in the trade or business of plumbing.
(7) This section does not apply to anyone installing, altering, repairing, or renovating medical gas systems.
(8) As of January 1, 2021, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to an entity who holds a valid electrical contractor's license under chapter 19.28 RCW that employs a certified journey level electrician, a certified residential specialty electrician, or an electrical trainee meeting the requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW to perform plumbing work that is incidentally, directly, and immediately appropriate to the like-in-kind replacement of a household appliance or other small household utilization equipment that requires limited electrical power and limited waste, water connections, or both. An electrical trainee must be supervised by a certified electrician while performing plumbing work.
[ 2020 c 153 § 14; 2013 c 23 § 25; 2003 c 399 § 402; 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 § 15.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—2003 c 399: See note following RCW 19.28.006.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.155 - Reciprocity.

RCW 18.106.155
Reciprocity.
The director may, upon payment of the appropriate fees, grant a certificate of competency without examination to any applicant who is a registered journey level plumber or specialty plumber in any other state whose requirements for registration are at least substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state, and which extends the same privileges of reciprocity to journey level plumbers or specialty plumbers registered in this state.
[ 2013 c 23 § 26; 1977 ex.s. c 149 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.170 - Violations—Inspections—Production of credentials.

RCW 18.106.170
Violations—Inspections—Production of credentials.
An authorized representative of the department may investigate alleged or apparent violations of this chapter. An authorized representative of the department upon presentation of credentials may inspect sites at which a person is doing plumbing work for the purpose of determining whether that person has a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter. Upon request of the authorized representative of the department, a person doing plumbing work shall produce his or her certificate or permit and photo identification.
[ 2009 c 36 § 5; 1983 c 124 § 6.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2009 c 36: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.180 - Notice of infraction—Issuance, service.

RCW 18.106.180
Notice of infraction—Issuance, service.
(1) An authorized representative of the department may issue a notice of infraction as specified in RCW 18.106.020 if:
(a) A person who is doing plumbing work or who is offering to do plumbing work fails to produce evidence of:
(i) Having a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, or being supervised by a person who has such a certificate or permit; and
(ii) Until January 1, 2021, being registered as a contractor as required under chapter 18.27 RCW, or being employed by a person who is registered as a contractor as required under chapter 18.27 RCW;
(b) Until January 1, 2021, a person who employs anyone, or offers or advertises to employ anyone, to do plumbing work fails to produce evidence of being registered as a contractor as required under chapter 18.27 RCW;
(c) After January 1, 2021, a person who employs anyone, or offers or advertises to employ anyone, to do plumbing work fails to produce evidence of being licensed as a plumbing contractor as required under this chapter; or
(d) A contractor violates RCW 18.106.320.
(2) A notice of infraction issued under this section shall be personally served on the person or contractor named in the notice by an authorized representative of the department or sent using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the last known address provided to the department of the person named in the notice.
[ 2020 c 153 § 15; 2011 c 301 § 5; 2002 c 82 § 3; 2000 c 171 § 27; 1996 c 147 § 4; 1994 c 174 § 3; 1983 c 124 § 7.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.190 - Notice—Contents.

RCW 18.106.190
Notice—Contents.
The form of the notice of infraction issued under this chapter shall include the following:
(1) A statement that the notice represents a determination that the infraction has been committed by the person named in the notice and that the determination shall be final unless contested as provided in this chapter;
(2) A statement that the infraction is a noncriminal offense for which imprisonment shall not be imposed as a sanction;
(3) A statement of the specific infraction for which the notice was issued;
(4) A statement of the monetary penalty that has been established for the infraction;
(5) A statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise these options;
(6) A statement that at any hearing to contest the determination the state has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the infraction was committed; and that the person may subpoena witnesses, including the authorized representative of the department who issued and served the notice of infraction; and
(7) A statement that the person must respond to the notice of infraction in one of the ways provided in this chapter.
A statement that failure to timely select one of the options for responding to the notice of civil infraction after receiving a statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice of infraction and the procedures necessary to exercise these options is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or imprisonment in jail.
[ 2006 c 270 § 9; 1994 c 174 § 4; 1983 c 124 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.200 - Notice—Hearing—Contest—Notice of appeal.

RCW 18.106.200
Notice—Hearing—Contest—Notice of appeal.
A violation designated as an infraction under this chapter shall be heard and determined by an administrative law judge of the office of administrative hearings. If a party desires to contest the notice of infraction, the party shall file a notice of appeal with the department specifying the grounds of the appeal within twenty days of service of the infraction in a manner provided by this chapter. The appeal must be accompanied by a certified check for two hundred dollars, which must be returned to the assessed party if the decision of the department is not sustained following the final decision in the appeal. If the final decision sustains the decision of the department, the department must apply the two hundred dollars to the payment of the expenses of the appeal, including costs charged by the office of administrative hearings. The administrative law judge shall conduct hearings in these cases at locations in the county where the infraction is alleged to have occurred.
[ 2020 c 153 § 16; 1996 c 147 § 5; 1994 c 174 § 5; 1983 c 124 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.210 - Notice—Determination infraction committed.

RCW 18.106.210
Notice—Determination infraction committed.
Unless contested in accordance with this chapter, the notice of infraction represents a determination that the person to whom the notice was issued committed the infraction.
[ 1983 c 124 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.220 - Notice—Penalty payment—Filing answer of protest—Failure to respond or appear.

RCW 18.106.220
Notice—Penalty payment—Filing answer of protest—Failure to respond or appear.
(1) If the person or contractor named in the notice of infraction does not wish to contest the notice of infraction, the person or contractor shall pay to the department, by check or money order, the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction. When a response which does not contest the determination is received by the department with the appropriate payment, the department shall make the appropriate entry in its records.
(2) If the person or contractor named in the notice of infraction wishes to contest the notice of infraction, the person or contractor shall respond by filing an answer of protest with the department specifying the grounds of protest.
(3) If any person or contractor issued a notice of infraction:
(a) Fails to respond to the notice of infraction as provided in subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) Fails to appear at a hearing requested pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;
the administrative law judge shall enter an appropriate order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction and shall notify the department of the failure to respond to the notice of infraction or to appear at a requested hearing.
[ 2020 c 153 § 17; 1994 c 174 § 6; 1983 c 124 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.230 - Notice—Failure to respond—Misdemeanor.

RCW 18.106.230
Notice—Failure to respond—Misdemeanor.
It is a misdemeanor for any person who has been personally served with a notice of infraction:
(1) To refuse to sign a written promise to respond to the notice; or
(2) To wilfully violate the written promise to respond to a notice of infraction as provided in this chapter, regardless of the ultimate disposition of the infraction.
[ 1983 c 124 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.240 - Representation by attorney—Department represented by attorney general.

RCW 18.106.240
Representation by attorney—Department represented by attorney general.
A person subject to proceedings under this chapter may appear or be represented by counsel. The department shall be represented by the attorney general in any proceeding under this chapter.
[ 1983 c 124 § 12.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.250 - Infraction—Cases—Administrative Procedure Act—Burden of proof—Order—Appeal.

RCW 18.106.250
Infraction—Cases—Administrative Procedure Act—Burden of proof—Order—Appeal.
(1) The administrative law judge shall conduct notice of infraction cases under this chapter pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) The burden of proof is on the department to establish the commission of the infraction by a preponderance of the evidence. The notice of infraction shall be dismissed if the defendant establishes that, at the time the notice was issued: For the defendant who was issued a notice of infraction authorized by RCW 18.106.020(4) (a) through (c), the person employed or supervised by the defendant has a certificate, license, endorsement, temporary permit, or registration issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, was supervised by a person who had such a certificate, license, temporary permit, or endorsement, was exempt from this chapter under RCW 18.106.150, or was registered as a plumbing contractor under this chapter and registered as a contractor under chapter 18.27 RCW.
(3) After consideration of the evidence and argument, the administrative law judge shall determine whether the infraction was committed. If it has not been established that the infraction was committed, an order dismissing the notice shall be entered in the record of the proceedings. If it has been established that the infraction was committed, the administrative law judge shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law in its decision and order determining whether the infraction was committed.
(4) An appeal from the administrative law judge's determination or order shall be to the superior court. The decision of the superior court is subject only to discretionary review pursuant to Rule 2.3 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
[ 2020 c 153 § 18; 2002 c 82 § 4; 2000 c 171 § 28; 1994 c 174 § 7; 1983 c 124 § 13.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.270 - Infraction—Monetary penalties—Suspension—Rules.

RCW 18.106.270
Infraction—Monetary penalties—Suspension—Rules.
(1) A person found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 shall be assessed a minimum monetary penalty of one hundred dollars for the first infraction. A contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 must be assessed a minimum monetary penalty of five hundred dollars for the first infraction. The maximum penalty for an infraction under RCW 18.106.020 must not exceed five thousand dollars for a second or subsequent infraction. The department shall set by rule a schedule of penalties for infractions imposed under this chapter.
(2) The administrative law judge may not waive, reduce, or suspend the monetary penalty imposed for the infraction.
(3) The director may waive or reduce collection of payment for good cause.
(4) Any individual or plumbing contractor who acquires three infractions within a thirty-six month period may have his or her certificate, license, endorsement, or registration suspended for a period of up to two years upon recommendation of the advisory board of plumbers. For purposes of this subsection, multiple violations created by a single inspection or audit are counted as one violation.
(5) Monetary penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the plumbing certificate fund.
[ 2020 c 153 § 19; 1994 c 174 § 8; 1983 c 124 § 16.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
Effective date—1983 c 124: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.280 - Pilot project—Enforcement of chapter—Reimbursement fee.

RCW 18.106.280
Pilot project—Enforcement of chapter—Reimbursement fee.
The department of labor and industries may establish one pilot project in which the department will enter into an agreement with a city and the county within which the city is located regarding compliance inspections by the city or county to enforce this chapter. Under the terms of the agreement, the city and county shall be permitted to submit declarations of noncompliance to the department for the department's enforcement under RCW 18.106.180, with reimbursement to the city or county at an established fee. The pilot project shall be located in eastern Washington.
[ 1995 c 294 § 1; 1994 c 174 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 174: See note following RCW 18.106.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.300 - Certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.106.300
Certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The department shall immediately suspend any certificate of competency issued under this chapter if the holder of the certificate 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 of competency 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 § 829.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.106 - Plumbers. › 18.106.310 - Backflow assembly testers—Specialty plumber's certificate of competency.

RCW 18.106.310
Backflow assembly testers—Specialty plumber's certificate of competency.
(1) Those actively certified by the department of health on or before July 1, 2001, as backflow assembly testers and registered as a contractor under chapter 18.27 RCW or employed by a registered contractor, may perform maintenance and repair of backflow prevention assemblies, without being a certified plumber under this chapter, until January 1, 2003. For the purposes of this section, "maintenance and repair" include cleaning and replacing internal parts of an assembly, but do not include installing or replacing backflow prevention assemblies.
(2) After January 1, 2003, backflow assembly testers exempted under subsection (1) of this section are required to meet the eligibility requirements for a specialty plumber's certificate of competency under *RCW 18.106.040(1)(c).
[ 2001 c 281 § 3.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 18.106.040 was amended by 2020 c 153 § 8, changing subsection (1)(c) to subsection (1)(d).