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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.060 - Vital records system security requirements—Fraud detection—Data validation.

RCW 70.58A.060
Vital records system security requirements—Fraud detection—Data validation.
(1) A person may not prepare or issue any vital record that purports to be an original, certification of, or copy of a vital record except as authorized in this chapter.
(2) All certifications of vital records must include security features to deter alteration, counterfeiting, or simulation without ready detection.
(3) All informational copies must indicate that they cannot be used for legal purposes on their face.
(4) The state registrar may:
(a) Authorize users of the vital records system to access specific components of the vital records system based on their official duties;
(b) Require users authorized under this section to acknowledge having read and understood security procedures and penalties;
(c) Revoke user access of the vital records system when the user violates security procedures or when the user no longer needs access to conduct official duties;
(d) Ensure that state birth records are marked as deceased upon receipt of death records; and
(e) Periodically test and audit the vital records system for purposes of detecting fraud. If fraud is suspected, the state registrar may provide copies of the evidence to appropriate authorities for further investigation consistent with the provisions of RCW 70.58A.580. The state registrar may retain the results of such tests and audits, which are not subject to inspection or copying except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) The state registrar may, at the state registrar's discretion, validate data provided in reports filed for registration through site visits or with independent sources outside the vital records system at a frequency specified by the state registrar to maximize the integrity of the data collected.
[ 2019 c 148 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.070 - Mandatory use of prescribed forms, reporting of data required for registration.

RCW 70.58A.070
Mandatory use of prescribed forms, reporting of data required for registration.
(1) Forms prescribed by the state registrar must be used in reporting, registering, and issuing certifications and informational copies, and preserving vital records, or in otherwise carrying out the purpose of this chapter.
(2) Reports must contain the data required for registration. No report may be held to be complete and correct that does not supply all items of information required under this chapter, or that does not satisfactorily account for the omission of required items.
[ 2019 c 148 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.110 - Live birth of child of unknown parentage—Reporting and registration requirements.

RCW 70.58A.110
Live birth of child of unknown parentage—Reporting and registration requirements.
(1) When a child is found for whom no record of live birth is known to be on file, within ten calendar days of the child being found, a report of a live birth must be filed with the department in a manner prescribed by the state registrar.
(2) If the child is identified at a later date and another live birth record is found, the state registrar shall void the record registered under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) This section cannot be used when the report of live birth is considered a delayed registration under RCW 70.58A.120 or an unattended live birth under RCW 70.58A.100(5).
[ 2019 c 148 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.120 - Delayed report of live birth—Registration requirements.

RCW 70.58A.120
Delayed report of live birth—Registration requirements.
(1) An individual requesting a delayed report of live birth shall submit to the state registrar a completed and signed delayed report of live birth. Each report must include documentary evidence establishing the facts of the live birth and any applicable fees. The completed delayed report of live birth must be signed and sworn under penalty of perjury by the individual whose live birth is to be registered if the individual is an adult, or by the parent or legal guardian if the individual whose live birth is to be registered is not an adult.
(2) An individual requesting the delayed report of live birth of an individual under twelve years of age must establish the facts concerning full name, date, and place of live birth.
(3) An individual requesting the delayed report of live birth of an individual twelve years of age or over must establish the facts concerning full name, date, and place of live birth and the full name prior to first marriage of the individual who gave birth. Documentary evidence for an individual twelve years of age or over, other than affidavits, must have been established at least five years prior to the date of application.
(4) Each piece of documentary evidence must come from a unique source in the form of the original record or an exact copy thereof. The individual requesting the delayed report of live birth must either be able to authenticate the source of each document presented to the department, or present to the department a signed statement from the custodian of the record or document which attests to the authenticity of the document and the accuracy of the facts contained in the document.
(5) The state registrar may verify the authenticity and accuracy of documentary evidence provided by the individual requesting a delayed report of live birth.
(6) The state registrar shall not register a delayed report of live birth until all applicable provisions of this chapter have been met to the satisfaction of the state registrar.
(7) Upon review and approval of a delayed report of live birth, the state registrar shall register a delayed report of live birth. The delayed birth record must include a description of the evidence used to establish the delayed birth record.
(8) If the state registrar denies a delayed report of live birth, RCW 70.58A.130 is the sole remedy for decisions made under this section. The administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, does not govern review of decisions on registration of delayed reports of live birth made by the state registrar under this section.
[ 2019 c 148 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.130 - Court-ordered registration of a delayed report of live birth—Petition and hearing requirements—Burden and standard of proof.

RCW 70.58A.130
Court-ordered registration of a delayed report of live birth—Petition and hearing requirements—Burden and standard of proof.
(1) If the state registrar denies a delayed report of live birth under the provisions of RCW 70.58A.120, the individual requesting the delayed report of live birth may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order establishing a record of the name, date, and place of the live birth, and parentage of the individual whose live birth is to be registered.
(2) The petition must allege:
(a) The individual for whom a delayed report of live birth is sought was born in state;
(b) No report of live birth of the individual can be found in the vital records system;
(c) Diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with RCW 70.58A.120; and
(d) The state registrar has denied a delayed report of live birth.
(3) The petition must be accompanied by a statement of the state registrar made in accordance with RCW 70.58A.120 and all documentary evidence to support such registration which was filed with the state registrar.
(4) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition. The petitioner shall serve the state registrar with notice of the time and place for hearing and shall include with such notice the petition filed with the court. The petitioner shall give the state registrar notice at least thirty calendar days prior to the date set for the hearing.
(5) The state registrar, or the state registrar's designee, may present at the hearing any information the state registrar believes will be useful to the court. The state registrar is not required to attend or appear for the hearing, and the court may proceed without the state registrar if the state registrar does not appear at the designated time and place set for hearing in the notice.
(6) The burden of proof is on the petitioner.
(7) If the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the individual for whom a delayed report of live birth is sought was born in state, the court shall issue an order requiring the state registrar to establish a delayed record of live birth. This order must include, at a minimum, the following findings:
(a) The full name, city and county of live birth, and birthdate to be registered of the individual whose live birth is to be registered;
(b) The full name, state or country of birth, and date of birth of the individual who gave birth; and
(c) A statement of the evidence relied on by the court in making the order.
(8) The clerk of the court shall forward the order to the state registrar within five business days after the order is entered.
(9) The state registrar shall register the live birth upon receipt of an order to register a delayed report of live birth from a court of competent jurisdiction, and must include the court case number and the date of the order in the vital record.
[ 2019 c 148 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.300 - Registration of reports of marriage.

RCW 70.58A.300
Registration of reports of marriage.
The state registrar shall register reports of marriage received from a state county auditor pursuant to chapter 26.04 RCW.
[ 2019 c 148 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.310 - Registration of reports of legal separation, dissolution, and declaration of invalidity of marriage or domestic partnership.

RCW 70.58A.310
Registration of reports of legal separation, dissolution, and declaration of invalidity of marriage or domestic partnership.
The state registrar shall register reports of legal separation, dissolution of marriage, dissolution of domestic partnership, declaration of invalidity of marriage, and declaration of invalidity of domestic partnership from the clerk of each state superior court pursuant to chapter 26.09 RCW.
[ 2019 c 148 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.400 - Adoption—Amendment of birth record or registration of birth—Sealing of original birth record.

RCW 70.58A.400
Adoption—Amendment of birth record or registration of birth—Sealing of original birth record.
(1) The state registrar shall amend the birth record of a child born in state to reflect an adoption decree received from a Washington state court of competent jurisdiction upon receipt of:
(a) An application to register an adoption;
(b) A certified copy of the adoption decree entered pursuant to chapter 26.33 RCW; and
(c) Applicable fees established under this chapter and by rule.
(2) The state registrar shall amend the live birth record of a child born in state to reflect an adoption report from any other state or territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia, upon receipt of:
(a) A certified copy of an adoption report, or an application to register an adoption and a certified copy of the adoption decree; and
(b) Applicable fees established under this chapter and by rule.
(3) The state registrar shall register the birth of a child born outside the United States and its territories and adopted after January 1, 1985, in a Washington state court of competent jurisdiction upon receipt of:
(a) An application to register an adoption;
(b) A certified copy of a decree of adoption entered pursuant to chapter 26.33 RCW; and
(c) Applicable fees established under this chapter and by rule.
(4) The state registrar shall register the birth of a child born outside the United States and its territories and adopted before January 1, 1985, in a Washington state court of competent jurisdiction upon receipt of:
(a) An application to register an adoption;
(b) A certified copy of a decree of adoption entered pursuant to chapter 26.33 RCW;
(c) Documentary evidence as to the child's birthdate and birthplace provided by:
(i) The original birth certification;
(ii) A certified copy, extract, or translation of the original birth certification; or
(iii) A certified copy of another document essentially equivalent to the original birth certification including, but not limited to, the records of the United States citizenship and immigration services or the United States department of state; and
(d) Applicable fees established under this chapter and by rule.
(5) The state registrar shall retain and seal the original birth record including the adoption report, certified copy of the adoption decree, and other documentary evidence filed pursuant to chapter 26.33 RCW. The sealed record is not subject to public inspection or copying pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW and may be released only as allowed by RCW 26.33.345.
[ 2019 c 148 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.500 - Amendment of vital records—When authorized—Grounds for denial.

RCW 70.58A.500
Amendment of vital records—When authorized—Grounds for denial.
(1) The state registrar may amend certification items on state vital records.
(2) The state registrar may amend a live birth record to change the name of a person born in state:
(a) Upon receipt of a complete and signed amendment application with applicable fees and a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including the name of the person as it appears on the current live birth record and the new name to be designated on the amended live birth record, under RCW 4.24.130; or
(b) As authorized under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3521, the federal witness relocation and protection act.
(3) The state registrar shall seal the original live birth record amended under subsection (2)(b) of this section. The sealed record is not subject to public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) The state registrar may amend a vital record to change the sex designation of the subject of the record. The state registrar shall include a nonbinary option for sex designation on the record.
(5) The state registrar may amend vital records for purposes other than those established in this section.
(6) The state registrar may deny an application to amend a vital record when:
(a) The application is not completed or filed in accordance with this chapter;
(b) The state registrar has cause to question the validity or adequacy of the applicant's statements or documentary evidence; or
(c) The deficiencies under (a) or (b) of this subsection are not addressed to the satisfaction of the state registrar.
(7) The state registrar shall provide notice of the denial of an application to amend a vital record and state the reasons for the denial. If the state registrar denies an amendment to a vital record under the provisions of this section, a person may appeal the decision under RCW 70.58A.550.
[ 2019 c 148 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.510 - Preservation of vital records—Transfer to state archives.

RCW 70.58A.510
Preservation of vital records—Transfer to state archives.
(1) The state registrar shall develop and implement a preservation management policy for the vital records system for permanent preservation while in the custody of the state registrar.
(2) The state registrar shall transfer the custody of vital records to the state archives in accordance with state archival procedures when:
(a) One hundred years have elapsed after the date of live birth or fetal death;
(b) Twenty-five years have elapsed after the date of death; and
(c) Twenty-five years have elapsed after the date of marriage, divorce, dissolution of marriage, dissolution of domestic partnership, declaration of invalidity of marriage, declaration of invalidity of domestic partnership, or legal separation.
(3) The state archives may provide noncertified copies of original vital records in the custody of the state archives, due to a transfer under subsection (2) of this section, to the public.
(4) The state archives may not:
(a) Charge the department a fee or pass along costs to transfer the vital records to state archives or maintain the vital records in the state archives, other than those charged through the central services billing model for the cost of operating the state archives; or
(b) Alter, amend, or delete certification items on the vital records.
(5) Sealed records must remain sealed and in the custody of the department.
(6) In consultation with the state archives, the state registrar shall prescribe the format and method of delivery of vital records transferred to the state archives.
(7) The department may retain records for the purpose of issuing certifications under RCW 70.58A.530.
[ 2019 c 148 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.540 - Vital records not subject to public disclosure—Exceptions.

RCW 70.58A.540
Vital records not subject to public disclosure—Exceptions.
(1) All or part of any vital records, reports, supporting documentation, vital statistics, data, or information contained therein are not subject to public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.
(2) With the exception of certifications and informational copies issued under RCW 70.58A.530, or unless otherwise authorized by this chapter, no person may permit the inspection of, disclose data or information contained in, or copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital records, reports, supporting documentation, vital statistics, data, or information contained therein.
[ 2019 c 148 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.570 - Duty of local registrar to submit monthly reports—Duty of state registrar to periodically test and audit fraud prevention procedures.

RCW 70.58A.570
Duty of local registrar to submit monthly reports—Duty of state registrar to periodically test and audit fraud prevention procedures.
(1) The local registrar shall, on a monthly basis, submit the following to the state registrar:
(a) A summary of the number of certifications and informational copies issued by vital life event type in a format provided by the state registrar;
(b) A log of all numbered paper certifications issued and destroyed in a format provided by the state registrar; and
(c) A copy of the accounting of fees required by RCW 70.58A.560.
(2) The state registrar shall periodically test and audit local registrar fraud prevention procedures and products, and may share the results of such tests and audits with the local registrar.
[ 2019 c 148 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.580 - Enforcement—Duties of local registrars—Investigations.

RCW 70.58A.580
Enforcement—Duties of local registrars—Investigations.
(1) All requirements of this chapter must be uniformly complied with by all local registrars in state.
(2) Local registrars are charged with the strict and thorough enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in their health jurisdictions, under the supervision and direction of the state registrar, and:
(a) Shall immediately report observed or suspected violations of this chapter to the state registrar;
(b) Shall aid the state registrar, upon request, in investigations initiated under this section; and
(c) May not issue a certification for a record that is currently under investigation under this section, or subject to an action under RCW 70.58A.550, until such time as the state registrar allows for the issuance of such certification.
(3) The state registrar may investigate cases of irregularity or violation of this chapter. In cases where the state registrar finds reasonable cause to suspect fraud or misrepresentation, the state registrar shall:
(a) Retain the application and evidence; and
(b) Notify the appropriate authorities.
(4) The state registrar may only release the application and evidence under subsection (3)(a) of this section upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) When the state registrar deems it necessary, the state registrar shall report cases of violation of any of the provisions of this chapter to the prosecuting attorney of the proper county with a statement of the facts and circumstances.
(6) Prosecuting attorneys, or officials acting in such capacity, shall initiate and promptly follow up the necessary court proceedings against the parties responsible for the alleged violations of law reported to them by the state registrar.
(7) The state registrar may, during the pendency of an investigation under subsection (3) of this section, or at the conclusion of an investigation under subsection (3) of this section, take any action permitted by this chapter with respect to the affected certification or record including, but not limited to, denial of issuance or revocation of the affected certification or record.
[ 2019 c 148 § 26.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.590 - Penalties.

RCW 70.58A.590
Penalties.
(1) Every person who violates or willfully fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with any provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Every person who willfully furnishes false information or who makes any false statement to establish a vital record or obtain a certification required by this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2019 c 148 § 27.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.900 - Applicability—2019 c 148.

RCW 70.58A.900
Applicability—2019 c 148.
(1) This act applies to all causes of action commenced on or after January 1, 2021, regardless of when the cause of action arose.
(2) The requirements of this act apply to all records covered by this act that are held by the department or state registrar, regardless of the date the record was created or modified.
(3) In all other respects not specifically indicated in this section, this chapter applies prospectively.
[ 2019 c 148 § 28.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.901 - Effective date—2019 c 148.

RCW 70.58A.901
Effective date—2019 c 148.
Except for sections 3 and 43 of this act, this act takes effect January 1, 2021.
[ 2019 c 148 § 42.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.58A - Vital Statistics. › 70.58A.902 - Rule-making authority—2019 c 148.

RCW 70.58A.902
Rule-making authority—2019 c 148.
The secretary and state board of health may adopt rules as authorized by this act to ensure that the sections in this act are implemented on their effective dates.
[ 2019 c 148 § 43.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.200 - Purpose.

RCW 70.62.200
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of transient accommodations through a licensing program to promote the protection of the health and safety of individuals using such accommodations in this state.
[ 1994 c 250 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.210 - Definitions.

RCW 70.62.210
Definitions.
The following terms whenever used or referred to in this chapter shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this chapter, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) The term "transient accommodation" shall mean any facility such as a hotel, motel, condominium, resort, or any other facility or place offering three or more lodging units to travelers and transient guests.
(2) The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association or joint stock association, and the legal successor thereof.
(3) The term "secretary" shall mean the secretary of the Washington state department of health and any duly authorized representative thereof.
(4) The term "board" shall mean the Washington state board of health.
(5) The term "department" shall mean the Washington state department of health.
(6) The term "lodging unit" shall mean one self-contained unit designated by number, letter or some other method of identification.
[ 1991 c 3 § 347; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.220 - License required—Fee—Display.

RCW 70.62.220
License required—Fee—Display.
The person operating a transient accommodation as defined in this chapter shall secure each year an annual operating license and shall pay a fee to cover the cost of licensure and enforcement activities as established by the department under RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250. The initial licensure period shall run for one year from the date of issuance, and the license shall be renewed annually on that date. The license fee shall be paid to the department. The license shall be conspicuously displayed in the lobby or office of the facility for which it is issued.
[ 1994 c 250 § 2; 1987 c 75 § 9; 1982 c 201 § 10; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 3.]
NOTES:
Savings—1987 c 75: See RCW 43.20B.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.240 - Rules.

RCW 70.62.240
Rules.
The board shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to assure that each transient accommodation will be operated and maintained in a manner consistent with the health and safety of the members of the public using such facilities. Such rules shall provide for adequate light, heat, ventilation, cleanliness, and sanitation and shall include provisions to assure adequate maintenance. All rules and amendments thereto shall be adopted in conformance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1994 c 250 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.250 - Powers and duties of department.

RCW 70.62.250
Powers and duties of department.
The department is hereby granted and shall have and exercise, in addition to the powers herein granted, all the powers necessary and appropriate to carry out and execute the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to the power:
(1) To develop such rules and regulations for proposed adoption by the board as may be necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter;
(2) To enter and inspect at any reasonable time any transient accommodation and to make such investigations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder: PROVIDED, That no room or suite shall be entered for inspection unless said room or suite is not occupied by any patron or guest of the transient accommodation at the time of entry;
(3) To perform such other duties and employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and
(4) To administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the board.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 6; (1994 c 250 § 4 expired June 30, 1997).]
NOTES:
Contingent expiration date—1994 c 250 § 4: "The 1994 amendments to RCW 70.62.250, section 4, chapter 250, Laws of 1994, expire on June 30, 1997, unless specifically extended by the legislature by an act of law. The department of health shall report to the legislature by December 1, 1996, on the impact of these amendments on transient accommodation licensees in the state of Washington." [ 1994 c 250 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.260 - Licenses—Applications—Expiration—Renewal.

RCW 70.62.260
Licenses—Applications—Expiration—Renewal.
(1) No person shall operate a transient accommodation as defined in this chapter without having a valid license issued by the department. Applications for a transient accommodation license shall be filed with the department sixty days or more before initiating business as a transient accommodation. All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire one year from the effective date.
(2) All applications for renewal of licenses shall be either: (a) Postmarked no later than midnight on the date the license expires; or (b) if personally presented to the department or sent by electronic means, received by the department by 5:00 p.m. on the date the license expires.
(3) A licensee that submits a license renewal application in accordance with this section and the rules and fee schedule adopted under this chapter shall be deemed to possess a valid license for the year following the expiration date of the expiring license, or until the department suspends or revokes the license pursuant to RCW 70.62.270.
(4) The license of a licensee that fails to submit a license renewal application in accordance with this section, and the rules and fee schedule adopted under this chapter, shall become invalid on the thirty-fifth day after the expiration date, unless the licensee shall have corrected any and all deficiencies in the renewal application and paid a penalty fee as established by rule by the department before the thirty-fifth day following the expiration date. An invalid license may be reinstated upon reapplication as an applicant for a new license under subsection (1) of this section.
(5) Each license shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application.
[ 2004 c 162 § 1; 1994 c 250 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.270 - Suspension or revocation of licenses—Civil fine.

RCW 70.62.270
Suspension or revocation of licenses—Civil fine.
(1) Licenses issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked upon the failure or refusal of the person operating a transient accommodation to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or of any rules adopted under this chapter by the board. All such proceedings shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) In lieu of or in addition to license suspension or revocation, the department may assess a civil fine in accordance with RCW 43.70.095.
[ 1994 c 250 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.280 - Violations—Penalty.

RCW 70.62.280
Violations—Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder by any person operating a transient accommodation shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punished as such. Each day of operation of a transient accommodation in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.62 - Transient Accommodations—Licensing—Inspections. › 70.62.290 - Adoption of fire and safety rules.

RCW 70.62.290
Adoption of fire and safety rules.
Rules establishing fire and life safety requirements, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, shall continue to be adopted by the director of commerce, through the director of fire protection.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2113; 1994 c 250 § 8; 1986 c 266 § 95; 1971 ex.s. c 239 § 11.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.013 - Funds collected by department.

RCW 70.74.013
Funds collected by department.
All funds collected by the department under RCW 70.74.137 through 70.74.146 and 70.74.360 shall be transferred to the state treasurer for deposit into the accident and medical aid funds under RCW 51.44.010 and 51.44.020.
[ 2008 c 285 § 11.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.022 - License required to manufacture, purchase, sell, use, possess, transport, or store explosives—Penalty—Surrender of explosives by unlicensed person—Other relief.

RCW 70.74.022
License required to manufacture, purchase, sell, use, possess, transport, or store explosives—Penalty—Surrender of explosives by unlicensed person—Other relief.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, purchase, sell, offer for sale, use, possess, transport, or store any explosive, improvised device, or components that are intended to be assembled into an explosive or improvised device without having a validly issued license from the department of labor and industries, which license has not been revoked or suspended. Violation of this section is a class C felony.
(2) Upon notice from the department of labor and industries or any law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, a person manufacturing, purchasing, selling, offering for sale, using, possessing, transporting, or storing any explosive, improvised device, or components of explosives or improvised devices without a license shall immediately surrender those explosives, improvised devices, or components to the department or to the respective law enforcement agency.
(3) At any time that the director of labor and industries requests the surrender of explosives, improvised devices, or components of explosives or improvised devices, from any person pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the director may in addition request the attorney general to make application to the superior court of the county in which the unlawful practice exists for a temporary restraining order or such other relief as appears to be appropriate under the circumstances.
[ 1993 c 293 § 2; 1988 c 198 § 10.]
NOTES:
Severability—1993 c 293: See note following RCW 70.74.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.025 - Magazines—Classification, location and construction—Standards—Use.

RCW 70.74.025
Magazines—Classification, location and construction—Standards—Use.
The director of the department of labor and industries shall establish by rule or regulation requirements for classification, location and construction of magazines for storage of explosives in compliance with accepted applicable explosive safety standards. All explosives shall be kept in magazines which meet the requirements of this chapter.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.030 - Quantity and distance tables for storage—Adoption by rule.

RCW 70.74.030
Quantity and distance tables for storage—Adoption by rule.
All explosive manufacturing buildings and magazines in which explosives or blasting agents except small arms ammunition and smokeless powder are had, kept, or stored, must be located at distances from inhabited buildings, railroads, highways, and public utility transmission systems in conformity with the quantity and distance tables adopted by the department of labor and industries by rule. The department of labor and industries shall adopt the quantity and distance tables promulgated by the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms unless the department determines the tables to be inappropriate. The tables shall be the basis on which applications for storage license[s] are made and storage licenses issued as provided in RCW 70.74.110 and 70.74.120.
[ 1988 c 198 § 1; 1972 ex.s. c 88 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 10; 1931 c 111 § 5; RRS § 5440-5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.040 - Limit on storage quantity.

RCW 70.74.040
Limit on storage quantity.
No quantity in excess of three hundred thousand pounds, or the equivalent in blasting caps shall be had, kept or stored in any factory building or magazine in this state.
[ 1970 ex.s. c 72 § 2; 1931 c 111 § 4; RRS § 5440-4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.050 - Quantity and distance table for explosives manufacturing buildings.

RCW 70.74.050
Quantity and distance table for explosives manufacturing buildings.
All explosives manufacturing buildings shall be located one from the other and from other buildings on explosives manufacturing plants in which persons are regularly employed, and all magazines shall be located from factory buildings and buildings on explosives plants in which persons are regularly employed, in conformity with the intraexplosives plant quantity and distance table below set forth:
EXPLOSIVES
Pounds
Over
Pounds
Not Over
Distance
Feet
Separate
Building or
Within
Substantial
Dividing Walls
. . . .
10
10
25
40
25
50
60
50
100
80
100
200
100
200
300
120
300
400
130
400
500
140
500
750
160
750
1,000
180
1,000
1,500
210
1,500
2,000
230
2,000
3,000
260
3,000
4,000
280
4,000
5,000
300
5,000
6,000
320
6,000
7,000
340
7,000
8,000
360
8,000
9,000
380
9,000
10,000
400
10,000
12,500
420
12,500
15,000
450
15,000
17,500
470
17,500
20,000
490
20,000
25,000
530
25,000
30,000
560
30,000
35,000
590
35,000
40,000
620
40,000
45,000
640
45,000
50,000
660
50,000
55,000
680
55,000
60,000
700
60,000
65,000
720
65,000
70,000
740
70,000
75,000
770
75,000
80,000
780
80,000
85,000
790
85,000
90,000
800
90,000
95,000
820
95,000
100,000
830
100,000
125,000
900
125,000
150,000
950
150,000
175,000
1,000
175,000
200,000
1,050
200,000
225,000
1,100
225,000
250,000
1,150
[ 1972 ex.s. c 88 § 8; 1931 c 111 § 5; RRS § 5440-5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.061 - Quantity and distance tables for separation between magazines—Adoption by rule.

RCW 70.74.061
Quantity and distance tables for separation between magazines—Adoption by rule.
Magazines containing blasting caps and electric blasting caps shall be separated from other magazines containing like contents, or from magazines containing explosives by distances set in the quantity and distance tables adopted by the department of labor and industries by rule. The department of labor and industries shall adopt the quantity and distance tables promulgated by the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms unless the department determines the tables to be inappropriate. The tables shall be the basis on which applications for storage license[s] are made and storage licenses issued as provided in RCW 70.74.110 and 70.74.120.
[ 1988 c 198 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.100 - Storage of caps with explosives prohibited.

RCW 70.74.100
Storage of caps with explosives prohibited.
No blasting caps, or other detonating or fulminating caps, or detonators, or flame-producing devices shall be kept or stored in any magazine in which other explosives are kept or stored.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 12; 1931 c 111 § 10; RRS § 5440-10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.130 - Dealer in explosives—Application—License.

RCW 70.74.130
Dealer in explosives—Application—License.
Every person desiring to engage in the business of dealing in explosives shall apply to the department of labor and industries for a license therefor. Said application shall state, among other things:
(1) The name and address of applicant;
(2) The reason for desiring to engage in the business of dealing in explosives;
(3) Citizenship, if an individual applicant;
(4) If a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship;
(5) If an association or corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship; and
(6) Such other pertinent information as the director of labor and industries shall require to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
Except as provided in RCW 70.74.370, the department of labor and industries shall issue the license if the applicant demonstrates that either the applicant or the principal officers, agents, or employees of the applicant are experienced in the business of dealing in explosives, possess suitable facilities therefor, have not been convicted of any crime that would warrant revocation or nonrenewal of a license under this chapter, and have never had an explosives-related license revoked under this chapter or under similar provisions of any other state.
[ 1997 c 58 § 871; 1988 c 198 § 7; 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 16; 1941 c 101 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 5440-12a.]
NOTES:
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 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.135 - Purchaser of explosives—Application—License.

RCW 70.74.135
Purchaser of explosives—Application—License.
All persons desiring to purchase explosives except handloader components shall apply to the department of labor and industries for a license. Said application shall state, among other things:
(1) The location where explosives are to be used;
(2) The kind and amount of explosives to be used;
(3) The name and address of the applicant;
(4) The reason for desiring to use explosives;
(5) The citizenship of the applicant if the applicant is an individual;
(6) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship;
(7) If the applicant is an association or corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship; and
(8) Such other pertinent information as the director of the department of labor and industries shall require to effectuate the purpose of this chapter.
The department of labor and industries shall issue the license if the applicant demonstrates that either the applicant or the officers, agents or employees of the applicant are sufficiently experienced in the use of explosives to authorize a purchase license. However, no purchaser's license may be issued to any person who cannot document proof of possession or right to use approved and licensed storage facilities unless the person signs a statement certifying that explosives will not be stored.
[ 1988 c 198 § 8; 1971 ex.s. c 302 § 7; 1970 ex.s. c 72 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 18.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 302: See note following RCW 9.41.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.137 - Purchaser's license fee.

RCW 70.74.137
Purchaser's license fee.
Every person applying for a purchaser's license, or renewal thereof, shall pay an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
Said license fee shall accompany the application and shall be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer: PROVIDED, That if the applicant is denied a purchaser's license the license fee shall be returned to said applicant by registered mail.
[ 2008 c 285 § 5; 1988 c 198 § 12; 1972 ex.s. c 88 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.140 - Storage license fee.

RCW 70.74.140
Storage license fee.
Every person engaging in the business of keeping or storing of explosives shall pay an annual license fee for each magazine maintained, to be graduated by the department of labor and industries according to the quantity kept or stored therein, of fifty dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed four hundred dollars.
Said license fee shall accompany the application and shall be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer.
[ 2008 c 285 § 6; 1988 c 198 § 13; 1969 ex.s. c 137 § 15; 1931 c 111 § 13; RRS § 5440-13.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.142 - User's license or renewal—Fee.

RCW 70.74.142
User's license or renewal—Fee.
Every person applying for a user's license, or renewal thereof, under this chapter shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars.
Said license fee shall accompany the application, and be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer: PROVIDED, That if the applicant is denied a user's license the license fee shall be returned to said applicant by registered mail.
[ 2008 c 285 § 7; 1988 c 198 § 14; 1972 ex.s. c 88 § 1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.144 - Manufacturer's license fee—Manufacturers to comply with dealer requirements when selling.

RCW 70.74.144
Manufacturer's license fee—Manufacturers to comply with dealer requirements when selling.
Every person engaged in the business of manufacturing explosives shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars.
Businesses licensed to manufacture explosives are not required to have a dealer's license, but must comply with all of the dealer requirements of this chapter when they sell explosives.
The license fee shall accompany the application and shall be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer.
[ 2008 c 285 § 8; 1988 c 198 § 15.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.74 - Washington State Explosives Act. › 70.74.146 - Seller's license fee—Sellers to comply with dealer requirements.

RCW 70.74.146
Seller's license fee—Sellers to comply with dealer requirements.
Every person engaged in the business of selling explosives shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars.
Businesses licensed to sell explosives must comply with all of the dealer requirements of this chapter.
The license fee shall accompany the application and shall be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer.
[ 2008 c 285 § 9; 1988 c 198 § 16.]
NOTES:
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.