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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.130 - Required notice of certain occurrences.

RCW 18.165.130
Required notice of certain occurrences.
(1) A private investigator agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private investigator or armed private investigator by returning the license to the department with the word "terminated" written across the face of the license, the date of termination, and the signature of the principal of the private investigator company.
(2) A private investigator agency shall notify the director within seventy-two hours and the chief law enforcement officer of the county, city, or town in which the agency is located immediately upon receipt of information affecting a licensed private investigator's or armed private investigator's continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A private investigator company shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever an employee who is an armed private investigator discharges his or her firearm while on duty other than on a supervised firearm range. The notification shall be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.
[ 2000 c 171 § 38; 1995 c 277 § 31; 1991 c 328 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.140 - Out-of-state private investigators—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.

RCW 18.165.140
Out-of-state private investigators—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.
(1) Any person from another state that the director determines has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to those required by this chapter, and who holds a valid license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by the other state, may apply for a private investigator license card or armed private investigator license card on a form prescribed by the director. Upon receipt of an application fee to be determined by the director, the director shall issue the individual a private investigator license card or armed private investigator license card.
(2) A valid license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by any other state of the United States is valid in this state for a period of ninety days, but only if the licensee is on temporary assignment for the same employer that employs the licensee in the state in which he or she is a permanent resident.
(3) A person from another state on temporary assignment in Washington may not solicit business in this state or represent himself or herself as licensed in this state.
[ 1995 c 277 § 32; 1991 c 328 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.150 - Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.

RCW 18.165.150
Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.
(1) After June 30, 1992, any person who performs the functions and duties of a private investigator in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the director in obtaining a license, or any person who falsely impersonates any other licensee, or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked license, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) After January 1, 1992, a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she owns or operates a private investigator agency in this state without first obtaining a private investigator agency license.
(3) After June 30, 1992, the owner or qualifying agent of a private investigator agency is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she employs any person to perform the duties of a private investigator without the employee having in his or her possession a permanent private investigator license issued by the department. This shall not preclude a private investigator agency from requiring applicants to attend preassignment training classes or from paying wages for attending the required preassignment training classes.
(4) After June 30, 1992, a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she performs the functions and duties of an armed private investigator in this state unless the person holds a valid armed private investigator license issued by the department.
(5) After June 30, 1992, it is a gross misdemeanor for a private investigator agency to hire, contract with, or otherwise engage the services of an unlicensed armed private investigator knowing that the private investigator does not have a valid armed private investigator license issued by the director.
(6) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person to possess or use any vehicle or equipment displaying the word "police" or "law enforcement officer" or having any sign, shield, marking, accessory, or insignia that indicates that the equipment or vehicle belongs to a public law enforcement agency.
(7) It is the duty of all officers of the state and political subdivisions thereof to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall act as legal adviser of the director, and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1995 c 277 § 33; 1991 c 328 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.155 - Transfer of license.

RCW 18.165.155
Transfer of license.
A licensee who transfers from one company to another must submit a transfer application on a form prescribed by the director along with a transfer fee established by the director.
[ 1995 c 277 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.160 - Unprofessional conduct.

RCW 18.165.160
Unprofessional conduct.
In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:
(1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) Making a material misstatement or omission in the application for or renewal of a firearms certificate, including falsifying requested identification information;
(3) Not meeting the qualifications set forth in RCW 18.165.030, 18.165.040, or 18.165.050;
(4) Failing to return immediately on demand a firearm issued by an employer;
(5) Carrying a firearm in the performance of his or her duties if not the holder of a valid armed private investigator license, or carrying a firearm not meeting the provisions of this chapter while in the performance of his or her duties;
(6) Failing to return immediately on demand company identification, badges, or other items issued to the private investigator by an employer;
(7) Making any statement that would reasonably cause another person to believe that the private investigator is a sworn peace officer;
(8) Divulging confidential information obtained in the course of any investigation to which he or she was assigned;
(9) Acceptance of employment that is adverse to a client or former client and relates to a matter about which a licensee has obtained confidential information by reason of or in the course of the licensee's employment by the client;
(10) Assigning or transferring any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in RCW 18.165.050;
(11) Assisting a client to locate, trace, or contact a person when the investigator knows that the client is prohibited by any court order from harassing or contacting the person whom the investigator is being asked to locate, trace, or contact, as it pertains to domestic violence, stalking, or minor children;
(12) Failure to maintain bond or insurance;
(13) Failure to have a qualifying principal in place; or
(14) Being certified as not in compliance with a support order as provided in RCW 74.20A.320.
[ 2002 c 86 § 245; 1997 c 58 § 835; 1995 c 277 § 34; 1991 c 328 § 16.]
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.
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 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.165 - Display of firearms while soliciting clients.

RCW 18.165.165
Display of firearms while soliciting clients.
No licensee, employee or agent of a licensee, or anyone accompanying a licensee, employee, or agent may display a firearm while soliciting a client.
[ 1995 c 277 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.170 - Authority of director.

RCW 18.165.170
Authority of director.
The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter:
(1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter;
(2) To enter into contracts for professional services determined to be necessary for adequate enforcement of this chapter; and
(3) To adopt standards of professional conduct or practice.
[ 2007 c 256 § 8; 2002 c 86 § 246; 1995 c 277 § 35; 1991 c 328 § 17.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.180 - Complaints—Investigation—Immunity.

RCW 18.165.180
Complaints—Investigation—Immunity.
A person, including but not limited to consumers, licensees, corporations, organizations, and state and local governmental agencies, may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional or unlawful 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 or unlawful conduct, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been unprofessional or unlawful 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.
[ 1995 c 277 § 36; 1991 c 328 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.220 - Unprofessional, unlawful conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.

RCW 18.165.220
Unprofessional, unlawful conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.
Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional or unlawful conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following:
(1) Revocation of the license;
(2) Suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term;
(3) Restriction or limitation of the practice;
(4) Requiring the satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment;
(5) Monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the director;
(6) Censure or reprimand;
(7) Compliance with conditions of probation for a designated period of time;
(8) Withholding a license request;
(9) Other corrective action;
(10) Refund of fees billed to and collected from the consumer; or
(11) Assessing administrative penalties.
Any of the actions under this section may be totally or partly stayed by the director. All costs associated with compliance with orders issued under this section are the obligation of the license holder or applicant.
[ 1995 c 277 § 38; 1991 c 328 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.230 - Enforcement of orders for payment of fines.

RCW 18.165.230
Enforcement of orders for payment of fines.
If an order for payment of a fine is made as a result of a hearing and timely payment is not made as directed in the final order, the director may enforce the order for payment in the superior court in the county in which the hearing was held. This right of enforcement shall be in addition to any other rights the director may have as to a licensee ordered to pay a fine but shall not be construed to limit a licensee's ability to seek judicial review.
In an action for enforcement of an order of payment of a fine, the director's order is conclusive proof of the validity of the order of payment of a fine and the terms of payment.
[ 1991 c 328 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.270 - Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director.

RCW 18.165.270
Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director.
The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1991 c 328 § 27.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.290 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.165.290
License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The director shall immediately suspend a 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 § 836.]
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 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.300 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.165.300
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 § 247.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.310 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.165.310
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.020 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.170.020
Exemptions.
The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) A person who is employed exclusively or regularly by one employer and performs the functions of a private security guard solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private security company. However, in accordance with RCW 69.50.382, an employee engaged in cannabis-related transportation or delivery services on behalf of a common carrier must be licensed as an armed private security guard under this chapter in order to be authorized to carry or use a firearm while providing such services;
(2) A sworn peace officer while engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties;
(3) A sworn peace officer while employed by any person to engage in off-duty employment as a private security guard, but only if the employment is approved by the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction where the employment takes place and the sworn peace officer does not employ, contract with, or broker for profit other persons to assist him or her in performing the duties related to his or her private employer; or
(4)(a) A person performing crowd management or guest services including, but not limited to, a person described as a ticket taker, usher, door attendant, parking attendant, crowd monitor, or event staff who:
(i) Does not carry a firearm or other dangerous weapon including, but not limited to, a stun gun, taser, pepper mace, or nightstick;
(ii) Does not wear a uniform or clothing readily identifiable by a member of the public as that worn by a private security officer or law enforcement officer; and
(iii) Does not have as his or her primary responsibility the detainment of persons or placement of persons under arrest.
(b) The exemption provided in this subsection applies only when a crowd has assembled for the purpose of attending or taking part in an organized event, including preevent assembly, event operation hours, and postevent departure activities.
[ 2022 c 16 § 22; 2015 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 504; 2007 c 154 § 2; 2006 c 173 § 1; 1991 c 334 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2022 c 16: See note following RCW 69.50.101.
Findings—Intent—Effective dates—2015 2nd sp.s. c 4: See notes following RCW 69.50.334.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.030 - Security guard license—Requirements.

RCW 18.170.030
Security guard license—Requirements.
An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private security guard license:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;
(3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to his or her capacity to perform the duties of a private security guard, and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. The director shall make her or his determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
(4) Be employed by or have an employment offer from a licensed private security company or be licensed as a private security company;
(5) Satisfy the training requirements established by the director;
(6) Submit a set of fingerprints; however, if an applicant has been issued a license as a private investigator under chapter 18.165 RCW within the last twelve months, the applicant is not required to undergo a separate background check to become licensed under this chapter;
(7) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application; and
(8) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director for each company of employment.
[ 2012 c 118 § 2; 1995 c 277 § 1; 1991 c 334 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.040 - Armed private security guard license—Requirements.

RCW 18.170.040
Armed private security guard license—Requirements.
(1) An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain an armed private security guard license:
(a) Be licensed as a private security guard;
(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;
(c) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission; and
(d) Pay the fee established by the director.
(2) An armed private security guard license may take the form of an endorsement to the security guard license if deemed appropriate by the director.
[ 1991 c 334 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.050 - Armed private security guard license authority—Registration of firearms.

RCW 18.170.050
Armed private security guard license authority—Registration of firearms.
(1) An armed private security guard license grants authority to the holder, while in the performance of his or her duties, to carry a firearm with which the holder has met the proficiency requirements established by the commission.
(2) All firearms carried by armed private security guards in the performance of their duties must be owned or leased by the employer and, if required by law, must be registered with the proper government agency.
[ 1991 c 334 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.060 - Private security company license—Requirements, restrictions—Qualifying agent—Assignment or transfer of license.

RCW 18.170.060
Private security company license—Requirements, restrictions—Qualifying agent—Assignment or transfer of license.
(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a private security guard, an applicant, or, in the case of a partnership, each partner, or, in the case of a corporation, the qualifying agent must meet the following requirements to obtain a license to own or operate a private security company:
(a) Possess three years' experience as a manager, supervisor, or administrator in the private security business or a related field approved by the director, or be at least twenty-one years of age and pass an examination determined by the director to measure the person's knowledge and competence in the private security business;
(b) Meet the insurance requirements of this chapter; and
(c) Pay any additional fees established by the director.
(2) If the qualifying agent upon whom the licensee relies to comply with subsection (1) of this section ceases to perform his or her duties on a regular basis, the licensee must promptly notify the director by certified or registered mail. Within sixty days of sending notification to the director, the licensee must obtain a substitute qualifying agent who meets the requirements of this section. The director may extend the period for obtaining a substitute qualifying agent.
(3) A company license issued pursuant to this section may not be assigned or transferred without prior written approval of the director.
(4) No license to own or operate a private security guard company may be issued to an applicant if the name of the company portrays the company as a public law enforcement agency, or in association with a public law enforcement agency, or includes the word "police."
[ 1995 c 277 § 4; 1991 c 334 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.070 - License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.

RCW 18.170.070
License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.
(1) The director shall issue a private security guard license card to each licensed private security guard and an armed private security guard license card to each armed private security guard.
(a) The license card may not be used as security clearance.
(b) A private security guard shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a private security guard and shall exhibit the card upon request.
(c) An armed private security guard shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of an armed private security guard and shall exhibit the card upon request.
(2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed private security company.
(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.
[ 1995 c 277 § 5; 1991 c 334 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.080 - Licensed private security companies—Certificate of insurance required.

RCW 18.170.080
Licensed private security companies—Certificate of insurance required.
A licensed private security company shall file and maintain with the director a certificate of insurance as evidence that it has comprehensive general liability coverage of at least twenty-five thousand dollars for bodily or personal injury and twenty-five thousand dollars for property damage.
[ 1991 c 334 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.090 - Temporary registration cards—Requirements—Expiration—Suspension.

RCW 18.170.090
Temporary registration cards—Requirements—Expiration—Suspension.
(1) A licensed private security company may issue an employee a temporary registration card of the type and form provided by the director, but only after the employee has completed preassignment training and submitted a full and complete application for a private security guard license to the department. The application must be mailed to the department within three business days after issuance of the temporary registration card. The temporary registration card is valid for a maximum period of sixty days and does not authorize a person to carry firearms during the performance of his or her duties as a private security guard. The temporary registration card permits the applicant to perform the duties of a private security guard for the issuing licensee.
(2) Upon expiration of a temporary registration card or upon the receipt of a permanent registration card or notification from the department that a permanent license is being withheld from an applicant, the applicant shall surrender his or her temporary registration card to the licensee.
(3) The director may suspend the authority to use temporary registration cards for a period of one year for any private security guard company that fails to comply with the provisions of this section. After the suspension period, the director may reinstate the company's use of temporary registration cards after receipt of a written request from the company.
[ 1995 c 277 § 6; 1991 c 334 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.110 - Required notice of certain occurrences.

RCW 18.170.110
Required notice of certain occurrences.
(1) A private security company shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private security guard or armed private security guard by returning the license to the department with the word "terminated" written across the face of the license, the date of termination, and the signature of the principal or the principal's designee of the private security guard company.
(2) A private security company shall notify the department within seventy-two hours and the chief law enforcement officer of the county, city, or town in which the private security guard or armed private security guard was last employed immediately upon receipt of information affecting his or her continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A private security guard company shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever an employee who is an armed private security guard discharges his or her firearm while on duty other than on a supervised firearm range. The notification shall be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.
[ 2000 c 171 § 39; 1995 c 277 § 8; 1991 c 334 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.120 - Out-of-state licensees—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.

RCW 18.170.120
Out-of-state licensees—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.
(1) Any person from another state that the director determines has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to those required by this chapter, and who holds a valid license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by the other state, may apply for a private security guard license card or armed private security guard license card on a form prescribed by the director. Upon receipt of a processing fee to be determined by the director, the director shall issue the individual a private security guard license card or armed private security guard license card.
(2) A valid private security guard license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by any other state of the United States is valid in this state for a period of ninety days, but only if the licensee is on temporary assignment as a private security guard for the same employer that employs the licensee in the state in which he or she is a permanent resident.
(3) A person from another state on temporary assignment in Washington may not solicit business in this state or represent himself or herself as licensed in this state.
[ 1995 c 277 § 9; 1991 c 334 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.130 - Investigation of applicants.

RCW 18.170.130
Investigation of applicants.
(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.
(2) After receipt of an application for a license, the director shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts set forth in the application are true and shall request that the Washington state patrol compare the fingerprints submitted with the application to fingerprint records available to the Washington state patrol. The Washington state patrol shall forward the fingerprints of applicants for an armed private security guard license to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check. The director may require that fingerprint cards of licensees be periodically reprocessed to identify criminal convictions subsequent to registration.
(3) The director shall solicit comments from the chief law enforcement officer of the county and city or town in which the applicant's employer is located on issuance of a permanent private security guard license.
(4) A summary of the information acquired under this section, to the extent that it is public information, shall be forwarded by the department to the applicant's employer.
[ 1995 c 277 § 10; 1991 c 334 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.140 - Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.

RCW 18.170.140
Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.
(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of private security guards, armed private security guards, and private security companies 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 license fee, business and occupation tax, or other tax upon private security companies if such fees or taxes are levied 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 or regulating private security companies with respect to activities performed or offered that are not of a security nature.
[ 1991 c 334 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.150 - Out-of-state private security guards operating across state lines.

RCW 18.170.150
Out-of-state private security guards operating across state lines.
Private security guards or armed private security guards whose duties require them to operate across state lines may operate in this state if they are properly registered and certified in another state with training, insurance, and certification requirements that the director finds are at least equal to the requirements of this state.
[ 1991 c 334 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.160 - Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.

RCW 18.170.160
Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.
(1) After June 30, 1992, any person who performs the functions and duties of a private security guard in this state without being licensed in accordance with this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the director in obtaining a license, or any person who falsely impersonates any other licensee, or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked license, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) After January 1, 1992, a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she owns or operates a private security company in this state without first obtaining a private security company license.
(3) After June 30, 1992, the owner or qualifying agent of a private security company is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she employs an unlicensed person to perform the duties of a private security guard without issuing the employee a valid temporary registration card if the employee does not have in his or her possession a permanent private security guard license issued by the department. This subsection does not preclude a private security company from requiring applicants to attend preassignment training classes or from paying wages for attending the required preassignment training classes.
(4) After June 30, 1992, a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she performs the functions and duties of an armed private security guard in this state unless the person holds a valid armed private security guard license issued by the department.
(5) After June 30, 1992, it is a gross misdemeanor for a private security company to hire, contract with, or otherwise engage the services of an unlicensed armed private security guard knowing that he or she does not have a valid armed private security guard license issued by the director.
(6) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person to possess or use any vehicle or equipment displaying the word "police" or "law enforcement officer" or having any sign, shield, marking, accessory, or insignia that indicates that the equipment or vehicle belongs to a public law enforcement agency.
(7) It is a gross misdemeanor for any person who performs the functions and duties of a private security guard to use any name that includes the word "police" or "law enforcement" or that portrays the individual or a business as a public law enforcement agency.
(8) It is the duty of all officers of the state and political subdivisions thereof to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall act as legal adviser of the director, and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1995 c 277 § 11; 1991 c 334 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.164 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.170.164
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 § 838.]
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 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.165 - Transfer of license.

RCW 18.170.165
Transfer of license.
A licensee who transfers from one company to another must submit a transfer application on a form prescribed by the director along with a transfer fee established by the director.
[ 1995 c 277 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.170 - Unprofessional conduct.

RCW 18.170.170
Unprofessional conduct.
In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct:
(1) Knowingly violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;
(2) Practicing fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in any of the private security activities covered by this chapter;
(3) Knowingly making a material misstatement or omission in the application for a firearms certificate;
(4) Not meeting the qualifications set forth in RCW 18.170.030, 18.170.040, or 18.170.060;
(5) Failing to return immediately on demand a firearm issued by an employer;
(6) Carrying a firearm in the performance of his or her duties if not the holder of a valid armed private security guard license, or carrying a firearm not meeting the provisions of this chapter while in the performance of his or her duties;
(7) Failing to return immediately on demand any uniform, badge, or other item of equipment issued to the private security guard by an employer;
(8) Making any statement that would reasonably cause another person to believe that the private security guard is a sworn peace officer;
(9) Divulging confidential information that may compromise the security of any premises, or valuables shipment, or any activity of a client to which he or she was assigned;
(10) Assigning or transferring any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in RCW 18.170.060;
(11) Failure to maintain insurance; and
(12) Failure to have a qualifying principal in place.
[ 2002 c 86 § 248; 1997 c 58 § 837; 1995 c 277 § 12; 1991 c 334 § 17.]
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.
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 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.175 - Display of firearms while soliciting clients.

RCW 18.170.175
Display of firearms while soliciting clients.
No licensee, employee or agent of a licensee, or anyone accompanying a licensee, employee, or agent may display a firearm while soliciting a client.
[ 1995 c 277 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.180 - Authority of director.

RCW 18.170.180
Authority of director.
The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter:
(1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter;
(2) To adopt standards of professional conduct or practice; and
(3) To employ such administrative and clerical staff as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
[ 2007 c 256 § 9; 2002 c 86 § 249; 1991 c 334 § 18.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.210 - Application of administrative procedure act to hearings.

RCW 18.170.210
Application of administrative procedure act to hearings.
The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, govern all hearings before the director.
[ 1991 c 334 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.230 - Unprofessional conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.

RCW 18.170.230
Unprofessional conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.
Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following:
(1) Revocation of the license;
(2) Suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term;
(3) Restriction or limitation of the practice;
(4) Requiring the satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment;
(5) Monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the director;
(6) Censure or reprimand;
(7) Compliance with conditions of probation for a designated period of time;
(8) Withholding a license request;
(9) Other corrective action;
(10) Refund of fees billed to and collected from the consumer; or
(11) The assessment of administrative penalties.
Any of the actions under this section may be totally or partly stayed by the director. All costs associated with compliance with orders issued under this section are the obligation of the license holder or applicant.
[ 1995 c 277 § 15; 1991 c 334 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.280 - Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director.

RCW 18.170.280
Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director.
The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1991 c 334 § 28.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.290 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.170.290
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 § 250.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.300 - Reciprocity agreements.

RCW 18.170.300
Reciprocity agreements.
The director has the authority to negotiate reciprocity agreements with other states allowing licensed security officers from Washington to work in those other states.
[ 2004 c 50 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.310 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.170.310
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.170 - Security Guards. › 18.170.902 - Effective date—1995 c 277.

RCW 18.170.902
Effective date—1995 c 277.
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 [May 9, 1995].
[ 1995 c 277 § 41.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers. › 18.180.010 - Requirements for process servers—Exceptions.

RCW 18.180.010
Requirements for process servers—Exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who serves legal process for a fee in the state of Washington shall:
(a) Be eighteen years of age or older;
(b) Be a resident of the state of Washington; and
(c) Register as a process server with the auditor of the county in which the process server resides or operates his or her principal place of business.
(2) The requirements under subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section do not apply to any of the following persons:
(a) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, constable, or government employee who is acting in the course of employment;
(b) An attorney or the attorney's employees, who are not serving process on a fee basis;
(c) A person who is court appointed to serve the court's process;
(d) A person who does not receive a fee or wage for serving process;
(e) A private investigator licensed under chapter 18.165 RCW.
[ 2014 c 203 § 1; 2010 c 108 § 1; 1992 c 125 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers. › 18.180.020 - Registration renewal.

RCW 18.180.020
Registration renewal.
A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 must renew the registration within one year of the date of the initial registration or when the registrant changes his or her name, the name of his or her business, business address, or business telephone number, whichever occurs sooner. If the renewal is required because of a change in the information identifying the process server, the process server must renew the registration within ten days of the date the identifying information changes. The process server shall pay the registration fee upon renewal.
[ 1992 c 125 § 3.]