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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.050 - Examinations.

RCW 18.290.050
Examinations.
(1) The date and location of examinations must be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for obtaining a license must be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline.
(2) The secretary or the secretary's designees shall examine each applicant, by means determined most effective, on subjects appropriate to the scope of practice, as applicable. The examinations must be limited to the purpose of determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge necessary to practice competently.
(3) The examination papers, all grading of the papers, and the grading of any practical work shall be preserved for a period of not less than one year after the secretary has made and published the decisions. All examinations must be conducted under fair and wholly impartial methods.
(4) Any applicant failing to make the required grade in the first examination may take up to two subsequent examinations as the applicant desires upon prepaying a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 for each subsequent examination. Upon failing four examinations, the secretary may invalidate the original application and require remedial education before the person may take future examinations.
(5) The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private organization that certifies and recertifies genetic counselors, or an association of licensing agencies, for use by an applicant in meeting the credentialing requirements.
[ 2009 c 302 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.060 - Applications for licensing.

RCW 18.290.060
Applications for licensing.
Applications for licensing must be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for licensing provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250. The fee must accompany the application.
[ 2009 c 302 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.070 - License renewals.

RCW 18.290.070
License renewals.
The secretary shall establish by rule the requirements and fees for renewal of a license. Failure to renew the license invalidates the license and all privileges granted by the license. If a license has lapsed for a period longer than three years, the person shall demonstrate competence to the satisfaction of the secretary by completing continuing competency requirements or meeting other standards determined by the secretary.
[ 2009 c 302 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.080 - Provisional licenses.

RCW 18.290.080
Provisional licenses.
The secretary may grant a provisional license to a person who has met all of the requirements for obtaining a license except for the successful completion of an examination. A provisional license must be renewed annually. The secretary may grant a provisional license to a person up to four times. A provisional license holder may only practice genetic counseling under the supervision of either a licensed genetic counselor, a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW, or osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, with a current certification in clinical genetics issued by an organization approved by the secretary.
[ 2009 c 302 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.090 - Reciprocity.

RCW 18.290.090
Reciprocity.
An applicant holding a license in another state may be licensed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the licensing standards of the other state are substantially equivalent to the licensing standards of this state.
[ 2009 c 302 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.100 - Prohibited practices.

RCW 18.290.100
Prohibited practices.
(1) Except as provided in RCW 18.290.030, no person shall engage in the practice of genetic counseling unless he or she is licensed, or provisionally licensed, under this chapter.
(2) A person not licensed with the secretary to practice genetic counseling may not represent himself or herself as a "licensed genetic counselor or a genetic counselor."
[ 2009 c 302 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.110 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.290.110
Application of uniform disciplinary act.
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of a license, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 302 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.120 - Down syndrome—Parent information.

RCW 18.290.120
Down syndrome—Parent information.
A genetic counselor who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the genetic counselor provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
[ 2016 c 70 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.900 - Effective date—2009 c 302.

RCW 18.290.900
Effective date—2009 c 302.
This act takes effect August 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 302 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.901 - Implementation—2009 c 302.

RCW 18.290.901
Implementation—2009 c 302.
The secretary of health may adopt such rules as authorized under RCW 18.290.020 to ensure that chapter 302, Laws of 2009 is implemented on its effective date.
[ 2009 c 302 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.005 - Finding.

RCW 18.300.005
Finding.
The legislature finds and declares that the practices of body piercing, tattooing, and other forms of body art involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles, sharps, instruments, and jewelry. These practices may be dangerous when improper sterilization techniques are used, presenting a risk of infecting the client with blood-borne pathogens including, but not limited to, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. It is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements in the commercial practice of these activities in this state.
[ 2009 c 412 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.010 - Definitions.

RCW 18.300.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and RCW 5.40.050 and 70.54.340 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Body art" means the practice of invasive cosmetic adornment including the use of branding and scarification. "Body art" also includes the intentional production of scars upon the body. "Body art" does not include any health-related procedures performed by licensed health care practitioners under their scope of practice.
(2) "Body piercing" means the process of penetrating the skin or mucous membrane to insert an object, including jewelry, for cosmetic purposes. "Body piercing" also includes any scar tissue resulting from or relating to the piercing. "Body piercing" does not include the use of stud and clasp piercing systems to pierce the earlobe in accordance with the manufacturer's directions and applicable United States food and drug administration requirements. "Body piercing" does not include any health-related procedures performed by licensed health care practitioners under their scope of practice, nor does anything in chapter 412, Laws of 2009 authorize a person registered to engage in the business of body piercing to implant or embed foreign objects into the human body or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing.
(4) "Individual license" means a body art, body piercing, or tattoo practitioner license issued under this chapter.
(5) "Location license" means a license issued under this chapter for a shop or business.
(6) "Shop or business" means a body art, body piercing, or tattooing shop or business.
(7) "Tattoo artist" means a person who pierces or punctures the human skin with a needle or other instrument for the purpose of implanting an indelible mark, or pigment, into the skin for a fee.
(8) "Tattooing" means to pierce or puncture the human skin with a needle or other instrument for the purpose of implanting an indelible mark, or pigment, into the skin.
[ 2009 c 412 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.020 - Authority of director.

RCW 18.300.020
Authority of director.
In addition to any other duties imposed by law, including RCW 18.235.030 and 18.235.040, the director has the following powers and duties:
(1) To set all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.24.086;
(2) To adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter;
(3) To prepare and administer or approve the preparation and administration of licensing;
(4) To establish minimum safety and sanitation standards for practitioners of body art, body piercing, or tattooing as determined by the department of health;
(5) To maintain the official department record of applicants and licensees;
(6) To set license expiration dates and renewal periods for all licenses consistent with this chapter;
(7) To ensure that all informational notices produced and mailed by the department regarding statutory and regulatory changes affecting any particular class of licensees are mailed to each licensee in good standing in the affected class whose mailing address on record with the department has not resulted in mail being returned as undeliverable for any reason; and
(8) To make information available to the department of revenue to assist in collecting taxes from persons and businesses required to be licensed under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 412 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.030 - License required to be in good standing.

RCW 18.300.030
License required to be in good standing.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in a practice listed in subsection (2) of this section unless the person has a license in good standing as required by this chapter. A license issued under this chapter is considered to be "in good standing" except when:
(a) The license has expired or has been canceled and has not been renewed in accordance with RCW 18.300.050;
(b) The license has been denied, revoked, or suspended under RCW 18.300.110 or 18.300.130, and has not been reinstated; or
(c) The license is held by a person who has not fully complied with an order of the director issued under RCW 18.300.110 requiring the licensee to pay restitution or a fine, or to acquire additional training.
(2) The director may take action under RCW 18.235.150 and 18.235.160 against any person who does any of the following without first obtaining, and maintaining in good standing, the license required by this chapter:
(a) Engages in the practice of body art, body piercing, or tattooing; or
(b) Operates a shop or business.
[ 2009 c 412 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.040 - Requirements for issuance of license.

RCW 18.300.040
Requirements for issuance of license.
Upon completion of an application approved by the department and payment of the proper fee, the director shall issue the appropriate location license to any person who completes an application approved by the department, provides certification of insurance, and provides payment of the proper fee.
[ 2009 c 412 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.050 - Licensing fees—Penalties for late renewal—Reinstatement—Duplicates.

RCW 18.300.050
Licensing fees—Penalties for late renewal—Reinstatement—Duplicates.
(1) The director shall issue the appropriate license to any applicant who meets the requirements as outlined in this chapter. The director has the authority to set appropriate licensing fees for body art, body piercing, and tattooing shops and businesses and body art, body piercing, and tattooing individual practitioners. Licensing fees for individual practitioners must be set in an amount less than licensing fees for shops and businesses.
(2) Failure to renew a license by its expiration date subjects the holder to a penalty fee and payment of each year's renewal fee, at the current rate.
(3) A person whose license has not been renewed within one year after its expiration date must have his or her license canceled and must be required to submit an application, pay the license fee, meet current licensing requirements, and pass any applicable examination or examinations, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, before the license may be reinstated.
(4) Nothing in this section authorizes a person whose license has expired to engage in a practice prohibited under RCW 18.300.030 until the license is renewed or reinstated.
(5) Upon request and payment of an additional fee to be established by rule by the director, the director shall issue a duplicate license to an applicant.
[ 2009 c 412 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.060 - Expiration of licenses.

RCW 18.300.060
Expiration of licenses.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, licenses issued under this chapter expire as follows:
(a) A body art, body piercing, or tattooing shop or business location license expires one year from issuance or when the insurance required by RCW 18.300.070(1)(g) expires, whichever occurs first; and
(b) Body art, body piercing, or tattooing practitioner individual licenses expire one year from issuance.
(2) The director may provide for expiration dates other than those set forth in subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of establishing staggered renewal periods.
[ 2009 c 412 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.070 - Shop or business requirements—Director authority—Inspections.

RCW 18.300.070
Shop or business requirements—Director authority—Inspections.
(1) A body art, body piercing, or tattooing shop or business shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) Maintain an outside entrance separate from any rooms used for sleeping or residential purposes;
(b) Provide and maintain for the use of its customers adequate toilet facilities located within or adjacent to the shop or business;
(c) Any room used wholly or in part as a shop or business may not be used for residential purposes, except that toilet facilities may be used for both residential and business purposes;
(d) Meet the zoning requirements of the county, city, or town, as appropriate;
(e) Provide for safe storage and labeling of equipment and substances used in the practices under this chapter;
(f) Meet all applicable local and state fire codes; and
(g) Certify that the shop or business is covered by a public liability insurance policy in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars for combined bodily injury and property damage liability.
(2) The director may by rule determine other requirements that are necessary for safety and sanitation of shops or businesses. The director may consult with the state board of health and the department of labor and industries in establishing minimum shop and business safety requirements.
(3) Upon receipt of a written complaint that a shop or business has violated any provisions of this chapter, chapter 18.235 RCW, or the rules adopted under either chapter, or at least once every two years for an existing shop or business, the director or the director's designee shall inspect each shop or business. If the director determines that any shop or business is not in compliance with this chapter, the director shall send written notice to the shop or business. A shop or business which fails to correct the conditions to the satisfaction of the director within a reasonable time is, upon due notice, subject to the penalties imposed by the director under RCW 18.235.110. The director may enter any shop or business during business hours for the purpose of inspection. The director may contract with health authorities of local governments to conduct the inspections under this subsection.
(4) A shop or business shall obtain a certificate of registration from the department of revenue.
(5) Shop or business location licenses issued by the department must be posted in the shop or business's reception area.
(6) Body art, body piercing, and tattooing practitioner individual licenses issued by the department must be posted at the licensed person's workstation.
[ 2009 c 412 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.080 - Notice to consumers.

RCW 18.300.080
Notice to consumers.
The director shall prepare and provide to all licensed shops or businesses a notice to consumers. At a minimum, the notice must state that body art, body piercing, and tattooing shops or businesses are required to be licensed, that shops or businesses are required to maintain minimum safety and sanitation standards, that customer complaints regarding shops or businesses may be reported to the department, and a telephone number and address where complaints may be made.
[ 2009 c 412 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.090 - Violation—Shop or business license and individual license required.

RCW 18.300.090
Violation—Shop or business license and individual license required.
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in the commercial practice of body art, body piercing, or tattooing except in a licensed shop or business with the appropriate individual body art, body piercing, or tattooing license.
[ 2009 c 412 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.095 - License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.

RCW 18.300.095
License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.
The department of licensing shall immediately suspend any license under this chapter if the department receives information that the license holder has not complied with RCW 74.08.580(2). If the license holder has remained otherwise eligible to be licensed, the department may reinstate the suspended license when the holder has complied with RCW 74.08.580(2).
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 42 § 17.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 42: See notes following RCW 74.08A.260.
Finding—2011 1st sp.s. c 42: See note following RCW 74.04.004.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.100 - Disciplinary action—Grounds.

RCW 18.300.100
Disciplinary action—Grounds.
In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action against any applicant or licensee under this chapter if the licensee or applicant:
(1) Has been found to have violated any provisions of chapter 19.86 RCW;
(2) Has engaged in a practice prohibited under RCW 18.300.030 without first obtaining, and maintaining in good standing, the license required by this chapter;
(3) Has failed to display licenses required in this chapter;
(4) Has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it; or
(5) Has been found to have violated RCW 70.54.355.
[ 2019 c 307 § 2; 2009 c 412 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.110 - Penalties for violation.

RCW 18.300.110
Penalties for violation.
If, following a hearing, the director finds that any person or an applicant or licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it, the director may impose one or more of the following penalties:
(1) Denial of a license or renewal;
(2) Revocation or suspension of a license;
(3) A fine of not more than five hundred dollars per violation;
(4) Issuance of a reprimand or letter of censure;
(5) Placement of the licensee on probation for a fixed period of time;
(6) Restriction of the licensee's authorized scope of practice;
(7) Requiring the licensee to make restitution or a refund as determined by the director to any individual injured by the violation; or
(8) Requiring the licensee to obtain additional training or instruction.
[ 2009 c 412 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.120 - Appeal—Procedure.

RCW 18.300.120
Appeal—Procedure.
Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the director to issue any license provided for in this chapter, or to renew the same, or by the revocation or suspension of any license issued under this chapter or by the application of any penalty under RCW 18.300.110 has the right to appeal the decision of the director to the superior court of the county in which the person maintains his or her place of business. The appeal must be filed within thirty days of the director's decision.
[ 2009 c 412 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.130 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.300.130
License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified under *RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license is automatic upon the department's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.
[ 2009 c 412 § 14.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.20A.320 was amended by 2009 c 408 § 1, deleting language referring to certification. RCW 74.20A.324 appears to be the more appropriate reference.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.140 - Application of consumer protection act.

RCW 18.300.140
Application of consumer protection act.
The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 2009 c 412 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.150 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.300.150
Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 412 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.160 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.300.160
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.900 - Short title—2009 c 412.

RCW 18.300.900
Short title—2009 c 412.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington body art, body piercing, and tattooing act."
[ 2009 c 412 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.901 - Effective date—2009 c 412 §§ 1-21.

RCW 18.300.901
Effective date—2009 c 412 §§ 1-21.
Sections 1 through 21 of this act take effect July 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 412 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.300 - Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing. › 18.300.902 - Implementation—2009 c 412.

RCW 18.300.902
Implementation—2009 c 412.
The director of licensing and the department of health, beginning on July 26, 2009, may take such steps as are necessary to ensure that chapter 412, Laws of 2009 is implemented July 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 412 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.020 - Powers and duties of director.

RCW 18.310.020
Powers and duties of director.
The director shall:
(1) Adopt rules to implement this chapter;
(2) Establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of the applications;
(3) Issue licenses to qualified companies under the provisions of this chapter;
(4) Maintain a roster of the names and addresses of companies licensed under this chapter;
(5) Employ professional, clerical, and technical assistance as may be necessary to properly administer the work of the director;
(6) Establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;
(7) Oversee the performance of any background investigations;
(8) Initiate and oversee investigations and any audits;
(9) Establish grounds for disciplinary actions;
(10) Adopt fees under RCW 43.24.086; and
(11) Do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and comply with the requirements of any pertinent federal laws pertaining to appraisal management companies.
[ 2010 c 179 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.030 - Immunity.

RCW 18.310.030
Immunity.
The director or individuals acting on behalf of the director are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties except for their intentional or willful misconduct.
[ 2010 c 179 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.040 - Applications—Original and renewals—Surety bonds.

RCW 18.310.040
Applications—Original and renewals—Surety bonds.
(1) Applications for licensure must be made to the department on forms approved by the director. A license is valid for one year and must be renewed on or before the expiration date. Applications for original and renewal licenses must include a statement confirming that the company must comply with applicable rules and that the company understands the penalties for misconduct.
(2) The appropriate fees must accompany all applications for original licensure and renewal.
(3)(a) Each applicant shall file and maintain a surety bond, approved by the director, executed by the applicant as obligor and by a surety company authorized to do a surety business in this state as surety, whose liability as the surety may not exceed in the aggregate the penal sum of the bond. The penal sum of the bond must be a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars. The bond must run to the state of Washington as obligee for the use and benefit of the state and of any person or persons who may have a cause of action against the obligor under this chapter. The bond must be conditioned that the obligor as licensee will faithfully conform to and abide by this chapter and all the rules adopted under this chapter. The bond will pay to the state and any person or persons having a cause of action against the obligor all moneys that may become due and owing to the state and those persons under and by virtue of this chapter.
(b) If the director determines that surety bonds are not readily available to appraisal management companies, the director may accept a cash bond or other security in lieu of the surety bond required by this section. The security accepted in lieu of a surety bond must be in an amount equal to the penal sum of the required bond. All obligations and remedies relating to surety bonds apply to deposits and other security filed in lieu of surety bonds.
[ 2019 c 74 § 1; 2013 c 90 § 1; 2010 c 179 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2019 c 74: "(1) Section 1 of this act takes effect June 4, 2020.
(2) Sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect July 31, 2019." [ 2019 c 74 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.050 - Out-of-state companies—Consent for service of process.

RCW 18.310.050
Out-of-state companies—Consent for service of process.
Every company seeking licensure whose headquarters is not based in the state of Washington shall submit, with the application for licensure, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the controlling person or persons may be made by service on the director if, in an action against the entity in a Washington state court arising out of the entity's activities as an appraisal management company, the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, obtain personal service upon the company.
[ 2010 c 179 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.060 - Licensure—Requirements.

RCW 18.310.060
Licensure—Requirements.
(1) It is unlawful for an entity to engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company, to engage or attempt to perform appraisal management services, or to advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company without first obtaining a license issued by the department under this chapter.
(2) An application for the issuance or renewal of a license required by subsection (1) of this section must, at a minimum, include the following information:
(a) Name of the entity seeking licensure;
(b) Names under which the entity will do business;
(c) Business address of the entity seeking licensure;
(d) Phone contact information of the entity seeking licensure;
(e) If the entity is not a corporation that is domiciled in this state, the name and contact information for the company's agent for service of process in this state;
(f) The name, address, and contact information for any individual or any corporation, partnership, or other business entity that owns ten percent or more of the appraisal management company;
(g) The name, address, and contact information for a controlling person;
(h) A certification that the entity has a system and process in place to verify that a person being added to the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company for work being done in this state holds a license or certificate in good standing under chapter 18.140 RCW;
(i) A certification that the entity has a system in place to review the work of appraisers that are performing real estate appraisal services on a periodic basis and have a policy in place to require that the real estate appraisal services provided by the appraiser are being conducted in accordance with chapter 18.140 RCW and other applicable state and federal laws;
(j) A certification that the entity maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that performs the real estate appraisal services under RCW 18.310.130;
(k) A certification that the entity maintains a complete copy of the completed appraisal report performed as a part of any request, for a minimum period of five years, or at least two years after final disposition of any judicial proceeding related to the assignment, under uniform standards of professional appraisal practice provisions, and that the appraisals must be provided to the department upon demand;
(l) An irrevocable uniform consent to service of process, under RCW 18.310.080; and
(m) Any other relevant information reasonably required by the department to obtain a license under the requirements of this chapter.
[ 2019 c 74 § 2; 2010 c 179 § 7.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.070 - Background investigations.

RCW 18.310.070
Background investigations.
Background investigations under this chapter consist of fingerprint-based background checks through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation. The applicant is required to pay the current federal and state fees for fingerprint-based criminal history background checks. The applicant shall submit the fingerprints and required fees for the background checks to the department for submission to the Washington state patrol.
[ 2010 c 179 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.080 - Licensure—Required use of name and license number.

RCW 18.310.080
Licensure—Required use of name and license number.
(1) A license issued under this chapter must bear the signature or facsimile signature of the director and a license number assigned by the director.
(2) Each licensed appraisal management company shall place the name under which it does business and its license number on any appraisal engagement document issued.
[ 2010 c 179 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.090 - Owner requirements.

RCW 18.310.090
Owner requirements.
(1) Each entity owning more than ten percent of an appraisal management company may not be directly controlled or owned in whole or in part by any person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state.
(2) Each person that owns an appraisal management company in whole or in part must not have had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state.
(3) Owners of more than ten percent of an appraisal management company must:
(a) Be of good moral character, as determined by the department; and
(b) Submit to a background investigation under RCW 18.310.070.
(4) Each appraisal management company must certify to the department that it has reviewed each and every individual or entity that owns the appraisal management company in whole or in part and that no such person or entity is prohibited from owning an appraisal management company under this section.
(5) A person under this section may appeal an adjudicative proceeding involving a final decision of the director to deny, suspend, or revoke a license under chapter 18.235 RCW.
[ 2019 c 74 § 3; 2010 c 179 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.100 - Controlling person requirements.

RCW 18.310.100
Controlling person requirements.
(1)(a) An appraisal management company shall designate one controlling person that will be the main contact for all communication between the department and the appraisal management company.
(b) Should the controlling person change, the appraisal management company must notify the director within fourteen business days and provide the name and contact information of the new controlling person.
(2) The controlling person designated under subsection (1) of this section must:
(a) Have never had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state;
(b) Be of good moral character, as determined by the department; and
(c) Submit to a background investigation under RCW 18.310.070.
[ 2010 c 179 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.110 - Appraiser requirements.

RCW 18.310.110
Appraiser requirements.
(1) An appraisal management company may not knowingly contract with or employ as an appraiser:
(a) Any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state, or in any other state, surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked;
(b) Any person who has been convicted of an offense that reflects adversely upon the person's integrity, competence, or fitness to meet the responsibilities of an appraiser or appraisal management company;
(c) Any person who has been convicted of, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony related to participation in the real estate or mortgage loan industry:
(i) During the seven-year period preceding the date of the application for licensing and registration; or
(ii) At any time preceding the date of application, if the felony involved an act of fraud, dishonesty, or a breach of trust, or money laundering;
(d) Any person who is in violation of chapter 19.146 or 31.04 RCW; or
(e) Any person who is in violation of this chapter.
(2) An appraisal management company may not:
(a) Knowingly enter into any independent contractor arrangement for appraisal or appraisal review services with any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state, or in any other state, surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked; and
(b) Knowingly enter into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship for appraisal or appraisal review services with any entity that employs, has entered into an independent contractor arrangement, or has entered into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship with any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state or in any other state surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked.
(3) Any employee of the appraisal management company, or any contractor working in any capacity on behalf of the appraisal management company, that has any involvement in the actual performance of appraisal or appraisal review services, or review and analysis of completed appraisals must be a state licensed or state-certified appraiser in the state in which the property is located, and must have geographic and product competence. This requirement does not apply to any review or examination of the appraisal for grammatical, typographical, or similar errors or general reviews of the appraisal for completeness.
[ 2010 c 179 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.120 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.310.120
Exemptions.
(1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following:
(a) An appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency; or
(b) An appraiser that enters into an agreement, whether written or otherwise, with another appraiser for the performance of an appraisal, and upon completion of the appraisal, the report of the appraiser performing the appraisal is signed by both the appraiser who completed the appraisal and the appraiser who requested the completion of the appraisal.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "federal financial institution regulatory agency" means the same as in Title 12 U.S.C. Sec. 3350.
[ 2019 c 74 § 4; 2010 c 179 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2019 c 74: See note following RCW 18.310.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.130 - Recordkeeping.

RCW 18.310.130
Recordkeeping.
An appraisal management company must certify to the department on initial application and upon renewal, that it maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that performs the appraisal for the appraisal management company. This statement must also certify that the appraisal management company maintains a complete copy of the completed appraisal report, for a minimum period of five years after the appraisal is completed, or two years after final disposition of a judicial proceeding related to the assignment, whichever period expires later.
[ 2010 c 179 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.140 - Disputes between appraisal management company and appraiser.

RCW 18.310.140
Disputes between appraisal management company and appraiser.
(1) Except within the first thirty days after an appraiser is first added to the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company, an appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser without:
(a) Notifying the appraiser in writing of the reasons why the appraiser is being removed from the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company, including if the appraiser is being removed from the panel for illegal conduct, a violation of state licensing standards, substandard performance, or administrative purposes. In addition, if the removal is not for administrative purposes, the nature of the alleged conduct, substandard performance, or violation must be provided; and
(b) Providing an opportunity for the appraiser to respond to the notification of the appraisal management company.
(2) An appraiser that is removed from the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company for alleged illegal conduct or a violation of state licensing standards, may file a complaint with the department for a review of the decision of the appraisal management company, except that in no case will the department make any determination regarding the nature of the business relationship between the appraiser and the appraisal management company which is unrelated to the actions specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) If an appraiser files a complaint against an appraisal management company pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the department may investigate the complaint within one hundred eighty days during which time the appraiser must remain removed from the panel.
(4) If after opportunity for hearing and review, the department determines that an appraiser did not commit a violation of law or a violation of state licensing standards, the department shall order that an appraiser be restored to the appraiser panel of the appraisal management company that was the subject of the complaint without prejudice.
(5) Following the adjudication of a complaint to the department by an appraiser against an appraisal management company, an appraisal management company may not refuse to make assignments for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser, or reduce the number of assignments, or otherwise penalize the appraiser because of the adjudicated complaint, if the department has found that the appraisal management company acted without reasonable cause in removing the appraiser from the appraiser panel.
[ 2010 c 179 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.160 - Appraisal management company account.

RCW 18.310.160
Appraisal management company account.
The appraisal management company account is created in the state treasury. All fees and penalties under this chapter must be paid to the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Any residue in the account shall be accumulated and shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the biennium. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2010 c 179 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.170 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.310.170
Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2010 c 179 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.310 - Appraisal Management Companies. › 18.310.901 - Effective date—2010 c 179.

RCW 18.310.901
Effective date—2010 c 179.
This act takes effect July 1, 2011.
[ 2010 c 179 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.320 - Social Workers. › 18.320.005 - Findings—2011 c 89.

RCW 18.320.005
Findings—2011 c 89.
(1) The legislature finds that:
(a) The practice of social work by persons in the public and private sectors improves the lives of many people throughout the state through the application of a broad spectrum of social sciences to enhance the quality of life and develop the full potential of each client;
(b) The practice of social work is a complex discipline that, appropriately undertaken, can address client problems, needs, and concerns, with the goal that clients achieve the maximum possible enhancement of their quality of life and develop to their full potential. However, improper assessment of client problems and needs by unqualified persons can lead to client harm;
(c) It is in the state's interest to take steps to safeguard state residents from misrepresentations about qualifications for practicing social work. Because such misrepresentations could lead to the improper practice of social work by unqualified persons, those who represent themselves as social workers should have a qualifying degree from an accredited and approved social work program.
(2) The legislature declares that chapter 89, Laws of 2011 to regulate social workers constitutes an exercise of the state's police power to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the state in general. Accordingly, while chapter 89, Laws of 2011 is intended to protect the public generally, it does not create a duty owed by the state or its instrumentalities to any individual or entity.
[ 2011 c 89 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 c 89: "This act takes effect January 1, 2012." [ 2011 c 89 § 21.]