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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.340 - Infraction—Monetary penalty.

RCW 18.27.340
Infraction—Monetary penalty. (Effective until July 1, 2024.)
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.27.200 shall be assessed a monetary penalty of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars.
(2) The director may waive collection in favor of payment of restitution to a consumer complainant.
(3) A contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.27.200 for failure to register shall be assessed a fine of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars. The director may reduce the penalty for failure to register, but in no case below five hundred dollars, if the person becomes registered within ten days of receiving a notice of infraction and the notice of infraction is for a first offense.
(4) Monetary penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund.
[ 1997 c 314 § 17; 1986 c 197 § 10; 1983 1st ex.s. c 2 § 15.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 2: See note following RCW 18.27.200.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.27.200 shall be assessed a monetary penalty of not less than $200 and not more than $10,000.
(2) The director may waive collection in favor of payment of restitution to a consumer complainant.
(3) A contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.27.200 for failure to register shall be assessed a fine of not less than $1,200, nor more than $10,000. The director may reduce the penalty for failure to register, but in no case below $600, if the person becomes registered within 10 days of receiving a notice of infraction and the notice of infraction is for a first offense.
(4) Monetary penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the homeowner recovery account under RCW 18.27.420.
[ 2023 c 213 § 4; 1997 c 314 § 17; 1986 c 197 § 10; 1983 1st ex.s. c 2 § 15.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 213 §§ 3-9: See note following RCW 18.27.040.
Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 2: See note following RCW 18.27.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.350 - Violations—Consumer Protection Act.

RCW 18.27.350
Violations—Consumer Protection Act.
The consumers of this state have a right to be protected from unfair or deceptive acts or practices when they enter into contracts with contractors. The fact that a contractor is found to have committed a misdemeanor or infraction under this chapter shall be deemed to affect the public interest and shall constitute a violation of chapter 19.86 RCW. The surety bond shall not be liable for monetary penalties or violations of chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 1986 c 197 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.380 - Consumer/contractor awareness of chapter.

RCW 18.27.380
Consumer/contractor awareness of chapter.
(1) The department shall use reasonable means, including working cooperatively with construction industry, financial institution, local government, consumer, media, and other interested organizations and individuals, to increase:
(a) Consumer awareness of the requirements of this chapter and the methods available to consumers to protect themselves against loss; and
(b) Contractor awareness of the obligations imposed on contractors by this chapter.
(2) The department shall accomplish the tasks listed in this section within existing resources, including but not limited to fees charged under RCW 18.27.075.
[ 2001 c 159 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.385 - Marketing campaign.

RCW 18.27.385
Marketing campaign.
The department shall create an expanded social marketing campaign using currently available materials and newly created materials as needed. This campaign should be aimed at consumers and warn them of the risks and potential consequences of hiring unregistered contractors or otherwise assisting in the furtherance of the underground economy. The campaign may include: Providing public service announcements and other similar materials, made available in English as well as other languages, to the media and to community groups; providing information on violations and penalties; and encouraging legitimate contractors and the public to report fraud.
[ 2008 c 120 § 12.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—2008 c 120: See notes following RCW 18.27.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.390 - Finding—Unregistered contractors enforcement team.

RCW 18.27.390
Finding—Unregistered contractors enforcement team.
(1) The legislature finds that it is contrary to public policy to allow unregistered contractors to continue doing business illegally.
(2) The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall establish an unregistered contractors enforcement team. The team shall develop a written plan to coordinate the activities of the participating agencies to enforce the state's contractor registration laws and rules and other state laws and rules deemed appropriate by the team. In developing the plan, the team shall seek the input and advice of interested stakeholders who support the work of the team.
(3) The director or the director's designee shall call the initial meeting of the unregistered contractors enforcement team by September 1, 2001. The team shall complete the plan and forward it to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and to the departments that contribute members to the team by December 1, 2001.
(4) The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall accomplish the tasks listed in this section within existing resources, including but not limited to fees charged under RCW 18.27.075.
[ 2001 c 159 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.400 - Deposit of moneys from chapter.

RCW 18.27.400
Deposit of moneys from chapter. (Effective until July 1, 2024.)
All moneys, except fines and penalties, received or collected under the terms of this chapter must be deposited into the construction registration inspection account. All fines and penalties received or collected under the terms of this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 11 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 51.44.190.
All moneys, except fines and penalties, received or collected under the terms of this chapter must be deposited into the construction registration inspection account. All fines and penalties received or collected under the terms of this chapter shall be deposited in the homeowner recovery account under RCW 18.27.420.
[ 2023 c 213 § 5; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 11 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 213 §§ 3-9: See note following RCW 18.27.040.
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 11: See note following RCW 51.44.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.420 - Homeowner recovery account.

RCW 18.27.420
Homeowner recovery account. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
The homeowner recovery account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All repayments under RCW 18.27.410, private contributions, and other moneys transferred or directed to the account must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the homeowner recovery program to satisfy unpaid judgments for eligible claims under RCW 18.27.410. Administrative costs of the program may not be paid from the account. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2023 c 213 § 7.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 213 §§ 3-9: See note following RCW 18.27.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.430 - Homeowner recovery program—Reports.

RCW 18.27.430
Homeowner recovery program—Reports. (Effective July 1, 2024.)
(1) By December 1st of each year through 2034, the department must submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036, on the homeowner recovery program under RCW 18.27.410, including the following information for the previous fiscal year:
(a) The applications made under the program, including data as to claim amounts;
(b) The payments made under the program;
(c) The status of any waitlist;
(d) The status and solvency of the homeowner recovery account under RCW 18.27.420; and
(e) Recommendations for any changes to the program, if deemed necessary by the department.
(2) By December 1, 2035, and each year thereafter, the department shall notify the appropriate committees of the legislature, by submitting a report in accordance with RCW 43.01.036, if the department finds there is a significant waitlist of eligible applicants or otherwise finds there is insufficient funds in the homeowner recovery account to sustain the homeowner recovery program.
[ 2023 c 213 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 213 §§ 3-9: See note following RCW 18.27.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.27 - Registration of Contractors. › 18.27.800 - Report—2009 c 432.

RCW 18.27.800
Report—2009 c 432.
The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall coordinate and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year on the effectiveness of efforts implemented since July 1, 2008, to address the underground economy. The agencies shall use benchmarks and measures established by the institute for public policy and other measures it determines appropriate.
[ 2009 c 432 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.080 - Fees for debt adjusting services—Limitations—Requirements.

RCW 18.28.080
Fees for debt adjusting services—Limitations—Requirements.
(1) By contract a debt adjuster may charge a reasonable fee for debt adjusting services. The total fee for debt adjusting services, including, but not limited to, any fee charged by a financial institution or a third-party account administrator, may not exceed fifteen percent of the total debt listed by the debtor on the contract. The fee retained by the debt adjuster from any one payment made by or on behalf of the debtor may not exceed fifteen percent of the payment not including fair share contributions to a nonprofit debt adjuster. The debt adjuster may make an initial charge of up to twenty-five dollars which shall be considered part of the total fee. If an initial charge is made, no additional fee may be retained which will bring the total fee retained to date to more than fifteen percent of the total payments made to date. No fee whatsoever shall be applied against rent and utility payments for housing.
In the event of cancellation or default on performance of the contract by the debtor prior to its successful completion, the debt adjuster may collect in addition to fees previously received, six percent of that portion of the remaining indebtedness listed on said contract which was due when the contract was entered into, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars.
(2) A debt adjuster shall not be entitled to retain any fee until notifying all creditors listed by the debtor that the debtor has engaged the debt adjuster in a program of debt adjusting.
(3) The department of financial institutions has authority to enforce compliance with this section.
[ 2015 c 167 § 2; 2012 c 56 § 2; 1999 c 151 § 102; 1979 c 156 § 4; 1967 ex.s. c 141 § 2; 1967 c 201 § 8.]
NOTES:
Information—Report—2012 c 56: See note following RCW 19.230.350.
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.090 - Excess charges—Contract void—Return of payments.

RCW 18.28.090
Excess charges—Contract void—Return of payments.
If a debt adjuster contracts for, receives or makes any charge in excess of the maximums permitted by this chapter, except as the result of an accidental and bona fide error, the debt adjuster's contract with the debtor shall be void and the debt adjuster shall return to the debtor the amount of all payments received from the debtor or on the debtor's behalf and not distributed to creditors.
[ 1999 c 151 § 103; 1967 c 201 § 9.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.100 - Contract requirements.

RCW 18.28.100
Contract requirements.
Every contract between a debt adjuster and a debtor shall:
(1) List every debt to be handled with the creditor's name and disclose the approximate total of all known debts;
(2) Provide in precise terms payments reasonably within the ability of the debtor to pay;
(3) Disclose in precise terms the rate and amount of all of the debt adjuster's charges and fees;
(4) Disclose the approximate number and amount of installments required to pay the debts in full;
(5) Disclose the name and address of the debt adjuster and of the debtor;
(6) Provide that the debt adjuster shall notify the debtor, in writing, within five days of notification to the debt adjuster by a creditor that the creditor refuses to accept payment pursuant to the contract between the debt adjuster and the debtor;
(7) Contain the following notice in ten point boldface type or larger directly above the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer: NOTICE TO DEBTOR:
(a) Do not sign this contract before you read it or if any spaces intended for the agreed terms are left blank.
(b) You are entitled to a copy of this contract at the time you sign it.
(c) You may cancel this contract within three days of signing by sending notice of cancellation by certified mail return receipt requested to the debt adjuster at his or her address shown on the contract, which notice shall be posted not later than midnight of the third day (excluding Sundays and holidays) following your signing of the contract; and
(8) Contain such other and further provisions or disclosures as are necessary for the protection of the debtor and the proper conduct of business by the debt adjuster.
[ 1999 c 151 § 104; 1979 c 156 § 5; 1967 c 201 § 10.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.110 - Debt adjuster—Functions required to be performed.

RCW 18.28.110
Debt adjuster—Functions required to be performed.
Every debt adjuster shall perform the following functions:
(1) Make a permanent record of all payments by debtors, or on the debtors' behalf, and of all disbursements to creditors of such debtors, and shall keep and maintain in this state all such records, and all payments not distributed to creditors. No person shall intentionally make any false entry in any such record, or intentionally mutilate, destroy or otherwise dispose of any such record. Such records shall at all times be open for inspection by the attorney general or the attorney general's authorized agent, and shall be preserved as original records or by microfilm or other methods of duplication for at least six years after making the final entry therein.
(2) Deliver a completed copy of the contract between the debt adjuster and a debtor to the debtor immediately after the debtor executes the contract, and sign the debtor's copy of such contract.
(3) Unless paid by check or money order, deliver a receipt to a debtor for each payment within five days after receipt of such payment.
(4) Distribute to the creditors of the debtor at least once each forty days after receipt of payment during the term of the contract at least eighty-five percent of each payment received from the debtor.
(5) At least once every month render an accounting to the debtor which shall indicate the total amount received from or on behalf of the debtor, the total amount paid to each creditor, the total amount which any creditor has agreed to accept as payment in full on any debt owed the creditor by the debtor, the amount of charges deducted, and any amount held in trust. The debt adjuster shall in addition render such an account to a debtor within ten days after written demand.
(6) Notify the debtor, in writing, within five days of notification to the debt adjuster by a creditor that the creditor refuses to accept payment pursuant to the contract between the debt adjuster and the debtor.
[ 1999 c 151 § 105; 1979 c 156 § 6; 1967 c 201 § 11.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.120 - Debt adjuster—Prohibited acts.

RCW 18.28.120
Debt adjuster—Prohibited acts.
A debt adjuster shall not:
(1) Take any contract, or other instrument which has any blank spaces when signed by the debtor;
(2) Receive or charge any fee in the form of a promissory note or other promise to pay or receive or accept any mortgage or other security for any fee, whether as to real or personal property;
(3) Lend money or credit;
(4) Take any confession of judgment or power of attorney to confess judgment against the debtor or appear as the debtor in any judicial proceedings;
(5) Take, concurrent with the signing of the contract or as a part of the contract or as part of the application for the contract, a release of any obligation to be performed on the part of the debt adjuster;
(6) Advertise services, display, distribute, broadcast or televise, or permit services to be displayed, advertised, distributed, broadcasted or televised in any manner whatsoever wherein any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to the services to be performed by the debt adjuster, or the charges to be made therefor, is made;
(7) Offer, pay, or give any cash, fee, gift, bonus, premiums, reward, or other compensation to any person for referring any prospective customer to the debt adjuster;
(8) Receive any cash, fee, gift, bonus, premium, reward, or other compensation, other than fair share contributions to a nonprofit debt adjuster, from any person other than the debtor or a person in the debtor's behalf in connection with his or her activities as a debt adjuster; or
(9) Disclose to anyone the debtors who have contracted with the debt adjuster; nor shall the debt adjuster disclose the creditors of a debtor to anyone other than: (a) The debtor; or (b) another creditor of the debtor and then only to the extent necessary to secure the cooperation of such a creditor in a debt adjusting plan.
[ 2015 c 167 § 3; 1999 c 151 § 106; 1967 c 201 § 12.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.130 - Legal services—Rendering or obtaining—Using name of attorney—Prohibited.

RCW 18.28.130
Legal services—Rendering or obtaining—Using name of attorney—Prohibited.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and other applicable laws, the debt adjuster, manager or an employee of the debt adjuster shall not:
(1) Prepare, advise, or sign a release of attachment or garnishment, stipulation, affidavit for exemption, compromise agreement or other legal or court document, nor furnish legal advice or perform legal services of any kind;
(2) Represent that he or she is authorized or competent to furnish legal advice or perform legal services;
(3) Assume authority on behalf of creditors or a debtor or accept a power of attorney authorizing it to employ or terminate the services of any attorney or to arrange the terms of or compensate for such services; or
(4) Communicate with the debtor or creditor or any other person in the name of any attorney or upon the stationery of any attorney or prepare any form or instrument which only attorneys are authorized to prepare.
[ 1999 c 151 § 107; 1967 c 201 § 13.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.140 - Assignment of wages not prohibited.

RCW 18.28.140
Assignment of wages not prohibited.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the assignment of wages by a debtor to a debt adjuster, if such assignment is otherwise in accordance with the law of this state.
[ 1999 c 151 § 108; 1967 c 201 § 14.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.150 - Trust account for payments by debtor—Disbursements.

RCW 18.28.150
Trust account for payments by debtor—Disbursements.
(1) Any payment received by a debt adjuster from or on behalf of a debtor shall be held in trust by the debt adjuster from the moment it is received. The debt adjuster shall not commingle such payment with the debt adjuster's own property or funds, but shall maintain a separate trust account and deposit in such account all such payments received. All disbursements whether to the debtor or to the creditors of the debtor, or to the debt adjuster, shall be made from such account.
(2) In the event that the debtor cancels or defaults on the contract between the debtor and the debt adjuster, the debt adjuster shall close out the debtor's trust account in the following manner:
(a) The debt adjuster may take from the account that amount necessary to satisfy any fees, other than any cancellation or default fee, authorized by this chapter.
(b) After deducting the fees provided in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the debt adjuster shall distribute the remaining amount in the account to the creditors of the debtor. The distribution shall be made within five days of the demand therefor by the debtor, but if the debtor fails to make the demand, then the debt adjuster shall make the distribution within thirty days of the date of cancellation or default.
[ 1999 c 151 § 109; 1979 c 156 § 8; 1967 c 201 § 15.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.165 - Investigations.

RCW 18.28.165
Investigations.
For the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter or securing information lawfully required under this chapter, the office of the attorney general may at any time: Investigate the debt adjusting business and examine the books, accounts, records, and files used; have free access to the offices and places of business, books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults of debt adjusters; and require the attendance of and examine under oath all persons whomsoever whose testimony might be required relative to such debt adjusting business or to the subject matter of any examination, investigation, or hearing.
[ 1999 c 151 § 110; 1979 c 156 § 7.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.180 - Administrative procedure act to govern administration.

RCW 18.28.180
Administrative procedure act to govern administration.
The administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, shall wherever applicable herein, govern the rights, remedies, and procedures respecting the administration of this chapter.
[ 1967 c 201 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.185 - Violations—Unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW.

RCW 18.28.185
Violations—Unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW.
A violation of this chapter constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce under chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 1979 c 156 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.190 - Violations—Penalty.

RCW 18.28.190
Violations—Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or aids or abets such violation, or any rule lawfully adopted under this chapter or any order made under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1999 c 151 § 111; 1967 c 201 § 19.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.200 - Violations—Injunctions.

RCW 18.28.200
Violations—Injunctions.
Notwithstanding any other actions which may be brought under the laws of this state, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county within the state may bring an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain and prevent any violation of this chapter.
[ 1967 c 201 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.210 - Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.

RCW 18.28.210
Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.
The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter in the enforcement thereof from any person engaging in or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his or her principal place of business, or in the alternative, in Thurston county. Failure to perform the terms of any such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of this chapter for the purpose of securing any injunction as provided for in RCW 18.28.200: PROVIDED, That after commencement of any action by a prosecuting attorney, as provided therein, the attorney general may not accept an assurance of discontinuance without the consent of said prosecuting attorney.
[ 2011 c 336 § 476; 1967 c 201 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.220 - Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.

RCW 18.28.220
Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.
Any person who violates any injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. For the purpose of this section the superior court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties.
[ 1967 c 201 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting. › 18.28.900 - Saving prior contracts.

RCW 18.28.900
Saving prior contracts.
The provisions of this chapter shall not invalidate or make unlawful contracts between debt adjusters and debtors executed prior to the effective date of this chapter.
[ 1967 c 201 § 23.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1967 c 201: June 8, 1967, see preface to 1967 session laws.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.005 - "Surfaces of the teeth" defined.

RCW 18.29.005
"Surfaces of the teeth" defined.
The term "surfaces of the teeth" as used in this chapter means the portions of the crown and root surface to which there is no periodontal membrane attached.
[ 1969 c 47 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.011 - License required.

RCW 18.29.011
License required.
No person may practice as a dental hygienist in this state without having a license as such and, after the first year, an unexpired license renewal certificate.
[ 1987 c 150 § 16.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.021 - Requirements for licensing.

RCW 18.29.021
Requirements for licensing.
(1) The department shall issue a license to any applicant who, as determined by the secretary:
(a) Has successfully completed an educational program approved by the secretary. This educational program shall include coursework encompassing the subject areas within the scope of the license to practice dental hygiene in the state of Washington;
(b) Has successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the dental hygiene examining committee; and
(c) Has not engaged in unprofessional conduct or is not unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment.
(2) Applications for licensure must comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees established according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
[ 1996 c 191 § 10; 1995 c 198 § 4; 1991 c 3 § 46; 1989 c 202 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.045 - Licensure by endorsement.

RCW 18.29.045
Licensure by endorsement.
An applicant holding a valid license and currently engaged in practice in another state may be granted a license without examination required by this chapter, on the payment of any required fees, if the secretary in consultation with the advisory committee determines that the other state's licensing standards are substantively equivalent to the standards in this state: PROVIDED, That the secretary in consultation with the advisory committee may require the applicant to: (1) File with the secretary documentation certifying the applicant is licensed to practice in another state; and (2) provide information as the secretary deems necessary pertaining to the conditions and criteria of the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW and to demonstrate to the secretary a knowledge of Washington law pertaining to the practice of dental hygiene.
[ 1991 c 3 § 47; 1989 c 202 § 29.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.053 - Expanded function dental auxiliary services—Supervision.

RCW 18.29.053
Expanded function dental auxiliary services—Supervision.
A person who holds a license under this chapter and who has met the requirements under RCW 18.260.050 and has been issued a license to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary may perform those expanded function dental auxiliary services identified in RCW 18.260.070 under the specified supervision of a supervising dentist.
[ 2007 c 269 § 14.]
NOTES:
Application—Implementation—2007 c 269: See RCW 18.260.900 and 18.260.901.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.058 - Delegated acts—Homebound patients.

RCW 18.29.058
Delegated acts—Homebound patients.
(1)(a) Any person licensed in this state as a dental hygienist with two years of practical clinical experience within the preceding five years may perform delegated acts specified in (b) of this subsection on a homebound patient under the general supervision of a dentist licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW if the patient has first been examined by the supervising dentist within a time frame deemed appropriate by the supervising dentist.
(b) The acts that may be performed under (a) of this subsection are limited to the acts, specified in rule by the dental quality assurance commission, that a dental hygienist is authorized to perform under the general supervision of a dentist.
(2) Prior to performing acts under this section, the dental hygienist shall:
(a) Obtain information from the patient's primary health care provider about any health conditions of the patient that would be relevant to the provision of preventive dental care. The dental hygienist shall review and discuss any changes in health condition with the supervising dentist prior to treatment;
(b) Discuss appropriateness of care with the supervising dentist; and
(c) Obtain written consent from the supervising dentist.
(3) For purposes of this section:
(a) "General supervision" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.260.010; and
(b) "Homebound patient" means a patient incapable of travel due to age or disability.
[ 2013 c 87 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.060 - License issuance—Display.

RCW 18.29.060
License issuance—Display.
Upon passing an examination and meeting the requirements as provided in RCW 18.29.021, the secretary of health shall issue to the successful applicant a license as dental hygienist. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the operation room where such licensee shall practice.
[ 1991 c 3 § 48; 1989 c 202 § 12; 1985 c 7 § 21; 1981 c 277 § 4; 1979 c 158 § 32; 1923 c 16 § 31; RRS § 10030-31.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.071 - Renewals.

RCW 18.29.071
Renewals.
The secretary shall establish the administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for renewal of licenses as provided in this chapter and in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
[ 1996 c 191 § 11; 1991 c 3 § 49; 1989 c 202 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.076 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.29.076
Application of uniform disciplinary act.
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 1987 c 150 § 15; 1986 c 259 § 31.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.100 - Violations—Penalty—Prosecutions.

RCW 18.29.100
Violations—Penalty—Prosecutions.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to prosecute all cases involving a violation of this chapter arising within his or her county. The attorney general may assist in such prosecutions and shall appear at all hearings when requested to do so by the secretary of health.
[ 1991 c 3 § 50; 1979 c 158 § 34; 1923 c 16 § 36; RRS § 10030-36.]
NOTES:
Violation of chapter 69.50 RCW, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act—Suspension of license: RCW 69.50.413.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.110 - Dental hygiene examining committee—Generally.

RCW 18.29.110
Dental hygiene examining committee—Generally.
There shall be a dental hygiene examining committee consisting of four practicing dental hygienists and one public member appointed by the secretary, to be known as the Washington dental hygiene examining committee. Each dental hygiene member shall be licensed and have been actively practicing dental hygiene for a period of not less than five years immediately before appointment and shall not be connected with any dental hygiene school. The public member shall not be connected with any dental hygiene program or engaged in any practice or business related to dental hygiene. Members of the committee shall be appointed by the secretary to prepare and conduct examinations for dental hygiene licensure. Members shall be appointed to serve for terms of three years from October 1 of the year in which they are appointed. Terms of the members shall be staggered. Each member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Any member of the committee may be removed by the secretary for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance, or misfeasance in office, after being given a written statement of the charges against him or her and sufficient opportunity to be heard thereon. Members of the committee shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2019 c 111 § 2; 1991 c 3 § 51; 1989 c 202 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.120 - Examinations—Secretary's authority—Consultation with examining authority.

RCW 18.29.120
Examinations—Secretary's authority—Consultation with examining authority.
The secretary in consultation with the Washington dental hygiene examining committee shall:
(1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to prepare and conduct examinations for dental hygiene licensure;
(2) Require an applicant for licensure to pass an examination consisting of written and practical tests upon such subjects and of such scope as the committee determines;
(3) Set the standards for passage of the examination;
(4) Administer at least two examinations each calendar year. Additional examinations may be given as necessary; and
(5) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.
[ 1995 c 198 § 5; 1991 c 3 § 52; 1989 c 202 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.130 - Secretary's authority—Generally—Continuing education.

RCW 18.29.130
Secretary's authority—Generally—Continuing education.
In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may:
(1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter;
(2) Establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;
(3) Issue a license to any applicant who has met the education and examination requirements for licensure and deny a license to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for licensure. Proceedings concerning the denial of licenses based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
(4) Employ clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter and hire individuals, including those licensed under this chapter, to serve as examiners or consultants as necessary to implement and administer this chapter;
(5) Maintain the official departmental record of all applicants and licensees;
(6) Establish, by rule, the minimum education requirements for licensure, including but not limited to approval of educational programs; and
(7) Establish and implement by rule a continuing education program.
[ 1991 c 3 § 53; 1989 c 202 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.140 - Approval of educational programs.

RCW 18.29.140
Approval of educational programs.
The secretary shall establish by rule the standards and procedures for approval of educational programs and may contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to report to the secretary information necessary for the secretary to evaluate the educational programs. The secretary may establish a fee for educational program evaluation. The fee shall be set to defray the administrative costs for evaluating the educational program, including, but not limited to, costs for site evaluation.
[ 1991 c 3 § 54; 1989 c 202 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.150 - Examinations.

RCW 18.29.150
Examinations.
(1) The secretary shall establish the date and location of the examination. Applicants who meet the education requirements for licensure shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline.
(2) The examination shall contain subjects appropriate to the scope of practice and on laws in the state of Washington regulating dental hygiene practice.
(3) The committee shall establish by rule the requirements for a reexamination if the applicant has failed the examination.
(4) The committee may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing authorities.
[ 1991 c 3 § 55; 1989 c 202 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.160 - Immunity.

RCW 18.29.160
Immunity.
The secretary, members of the committee, and individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties.
[ 1991 c 3 § 56; 1989 c 202 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.170 - Committee meetings—Quorum—Effect of vacancy.

RCW 18.29.170
Committee meetings—Quorum—Effect of vacancy.
The committee shall meet at least once a year and at such times as may be necessary for the transaction of business.
A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
A vacancy in the committee membership shall not impair the right of the remaining members of the committee to exercise any power or to perform any duty of the committee, so long as the power is exercised or the duty performed by a quorum of the committee.
[ 1989 c 202 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.180 - Exemptions from chapter.

RCW 18.29.180
Exemptions from chapter.
The following practices, acts, and operations are excepted from the operation of this chapter:
(1) The practice of dental hygiene in the discharge of official duties by dental hygienists in the United States armed services, coast guard, public health services, veterans' bureau, or bureau of Indian affairs;
(2) Dental hygiene programs approved by the secretary and the practice of dental hygiene by students in dental hygiene programs approved by the secretary, when acting under the direction and supervision of persons licensed under chapter 18.29 or 18.32 RCW acting as instructors;
(3) The practice of dental hygiene by students in accredited dental hygiene educational programs when acting under the direction and supervision of instructors licensed under chapter 18.29 or 18.32 RCW; and
(4) The performance of dental health aide therapist services to the extent authorized under chapter 70.350 RCW.
[ 2017 c 5 § 4; 2004 c 262 § 4; 1991 c 3 § 57; 1989 c 202 § 10.]
NOTES:
Findings—2004 c 262: See note following RCW 18.06.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.220 - Community-based sealant programs in schools.

RCW 18.29.220
Community-based sealant programs in schools.
For low-income, rural, and other at-risk populations and in coordination with local public health jurisdictions and local oral health coalitions, a dental hygienist licensed in this state may assess for and apply sealants and apply fluoride, and may remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of teeth in community-based sealant programs carried out in schools:
(1) Without attending the department's school sealant endorsement program if the dental hygienist was licensed as of April 19, 2001; or
(2) If the dental hygienist is school sealant endorsed under RCW 43.70.650.
[ 2019 c 111 § 4; 2009 c 321 § 2; 2007 c 270 § 2; 2001 c 93 § 3.]
NOTES:
Report—Effective date—2009 c 321: See notes following RCW 18.29.056.
Report—2007 c 270: See note following RCW 18.29.056.
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2001 c 93: See notes following RCW 43.70.650.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.230 - Services at senior centers and community-based sealant programs—Dental hygienist duties.

RCW 18.29.230
Services at senior centers and community-based sealant programs—Dental hygienist duties.
A dental hygienist participating in a program under RCW 18.29.056 that involves providing services at senior centers, as defined in RCW 18.29.056, or under RCW 18.29.220 that involves removing deposits and stains from the surfaces of teeth in a community-based sealant program must:
(1) Provide the patient or, if the patient is a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the patient, if reasonably available, with written information that includes at least the following:
(a) A notice that the treatment being given under the program is not a comprehensive oral health care service, but is provided as a preventive service only; and
(b) A recommendation that the patient should be examined by a licensed dentist for comprehensive oral health care services; and
(2) Assist the patient in obtaining a referral for further dental planning and treatment, including providing a written description of methods and sources by which a patient may obtain a referral, if needed, to a dentist, and a list of licensed dentists in the community. Written information should be provided to the parent on the potential needs of the patient.
[ 2007 c 270 § 3.]
NOTES:
Report—2007 c 270: See note following RCW 18.29.056.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists. › 18.29.900 - Construction—1923 c 16.

RCW 18.29.900
Construction—1923 c 16.
Words used in this chapter importing the singular number may also be applied to the plural of persons and things. Words importing the plural may be applied to the singular, and words importing the masculine gender may be extended to females also.
[ 1923 c 16 § 37.]
NOTES:
Number and gender: RCW 1.12.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.30 - Denturists. › 18.30.005 - Finding, intent.

RCW 18.30.005
Finding, intent.
The state of Washington finds that to realize the state's current statutory policy of regulating health professions at the least restrictive level consistent with the public interest, a program of licensure for denturists should be established. The intent of the legislature is to help assure the public's health, provide a mechanism for consumer protection, and offer cost-effective alternatives for denture care services and products to individual consumers and the state.
[ 1995 c 1 § 1 (Initiative Measure No. 607, approved November 8, 1994).]