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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.300 - Grounds for disciplinary action.

RCW 18.39.300
Grounds for disciplinary action.
In addition to the grounds for action set forth in RCW 18.235.130, the board may take the disciplinary action set forth in RCW 18.235.110 against the funeral establishment's license, the license of any funeral director and/or the funeral establishment's certificate of registration, if the licensee or registrant:
(1) Fails to comply with any provisions of this chapter or any proper order or regulation of the board;
(2) Is found by the board to be in such condition that further execution of prearrangement contracts could be hazardous to purchasers or beneficiaries and the people of this state;
(3) Refuses to be examined, or refuses to submit to examination by the board when required;
(4) Fails to pay the expense of an examination; or
(5) Is found by the board after investigation or receipt of reliable information to be managed by persons who are incompetent or untrustworthy or so lacking in managerial experience as to make the proposed or continued execution or servicing of prearrangement funeral service contracts hazardous to purchasers, beneficiaries, or to the public.
[ 2002 c 86 § 219; 1989 c 390 § 7; 1986 c 259 § 70; 1982 c 66 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
Effective dates—Transfer of records, files, and pending business—Savings—1982 c 66: See notes following RCW 18.39.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.320 - Prearrangement contracts—Annual financial statement—Failure to file.

RCW 18.39.320
Prearrangement contracts—Annual financial statement—Failure to file.
(1) Each funeral establishment which has prearrangement funeral service contracts outstanding shall annually, as required by the board, file with the board a true and accurate statement of its financial condition and transactions and affairs involving prearrangement funeral service contracts for its preceding fiscal year. The statement shall be on such forms and shall contain such information as required by this chapter and by the board.
(2) The board shall take disciplinary action against the certificate of registration of any funeral establishment which fails to file its annual statement when due or after any extension of time which the board has, for good cause, granted.
[ 1989 c 390 § 8; 1986 c 259 § 71; 1982 c 66 § 10.]
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
Effective dates—Transfer of records, files, and pending business—Savings—1982 c 66: See notes following RCW 18.39.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.330 - Prearrangement contract forms—Approval required—Grounds for disapproval.

RCW 18.39.330
Prearrangement contract forms—Approval required—Grounds for disapproval.
No prearrangement funeral contract forms shall be used without the prior approval of the board.
The board shall disapprove any such contract form, or withdraw prior approval, when such form:
(1) Violates or does not comply with this chapter;
(2) Contains or incorporates by reference any inconsistent, ambiguous or misleading clauses, or exceptions and conditions which unreasonably or deceptively affect the merchandise or service purported to be provided in the general coverage of the contract;
(3) Has any title, heading, or other part of its provisions which is misleading;
(4) Is being solicited by deceptive advertising;
(5) Fails to disclose fully the terms of the funeral service being provided by the contract, including but not limited to, any discounts, guarantees, provisions for merchandise or service substitutions or other significant items; or
(6) Is not written in language which the board considers to be easily understood by the purchaser.
[ 1989 c 390 § 9; 1986 c 259 § 72; 1982 c 66 § 11.]
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
Effective dates—Transfer of records, files, and pending business—Savings—1982 c 66: See notes following RCW 18.39.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.345 - Prearrangement trust—Examination by board.

RCW 18.39.345
Prearrangement trust—Examination by board.
(1) The board shall examine a prearrangement funeral service trust whenever it deems it necessary, but at least once every three years, or whenever the licensee fails after reasonable notice from the board to file the reports required by this chapter or the board.
(2) The expense of the prearrangement funeral service trust examination shall be paid by the licensee and shall not be deducted from the earnings of the trust.
(3) Such examination shall be conducted in private in the principal office of the licensee and the records relating to prearrangement funeral service contracts and prearrangement funeral service trusts shall be available at such office.
[ 2005 c 365 § 23; 1989 c 390 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.350 - Violations—Penalty—Consumer protection—Retail installment contracts.

RCW 18.39.350
Violations—Penalty—Consumer protection—Retail installment contracts.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with, or aids or abets any person in the violation of, or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a class C felony pursuant to chapter 9A.20 RCW. Any such violation constitutes an unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW and this chapter and conviction thereunder is grounds for license revocation under this chapter and RCW 18.235.110. Retail installment contracts under this chapter shall be governed by chapter 63.14 RCW.
[ 2002 c 86 § 220; 1989 c 390 § 11; 1982 c 66 § 13.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
Effective dates—Transfer of records, files, and pending business—Savings—1982 c 66: See notes following RCW 18.39.240.
Unlawful business practices—Penalty: RCW 18.39.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.360 - Fraternal or benevolent organizations and labor unions excepted.

RCW 18.39.360
Fraternal or benevolent organizations and labor unions excepted.
This chapter does not apply to any funeral right or benefit issued or granted as an incident to or by reason of membership in any fraternal or benevolent association or cooperative or society, or labor union not organized for profit.
[ 1989 c 390 § 12; 1982 c 66 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—Transfer of records, files, and pending business—Savings—1982 c 66: See notes following RCW 18.39.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.370 - Prearrangement service contracts—Abandoned trusts.

RCW 18.39.370
Prearrangement service contracts—Abandoned trusts.
Any trust which has not matured or been refunded and for which no beneficiary can be located fifty years after its creation shall be considered abandoned and will be handled in accordance with the escheat laws of the state of Washington.
[ 1989 c 390 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.420 - Complaint to board—Submittal—Determination—Investigation—Immunity of complainant.

RCW 18.39.420
Complaint to board—Submittal—Determination—Investigation—Immunity of complainant.
A person, including but not limited to a consumer, licensee, corporation, organization, and state and local governmental agency, may submit a written complaint to the board charging a license, registration, endorsement, or permit holder or applicant with unprofessional conduct and specifying the grounds for the complaint. If the board determines that the complaint merits investigation, or if the board has reason to believe, without a formal complaint, that a license holder or applicant might have engaged in unprofessional conduct, the board shall investigate to determine whether there has been unprofessional conduct. A person who files a complaint under this section in good faith is immune from suit in a civil action related to the filing or contents of the complaint.
[ 1994 c 17 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.450 - Findings of fact—Order—Notice—Report.

RCW 18.39.450
Findings of fact—Order—Notice—Report.
(1) In the event of a finding of unprofessional conduct, the board shall prepare and serve findings of fact and an order as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW and the board shall notify the public, which notice must include press releases to appropriate local news media and the major news wire services. If the license, registration, endorsement, or permit holder or applicant is found to have not committed unprofessional conduct, the board shall immediately prepare and serve findings of fact and an order of dismissal of the charges. The board shall retain the findings of fact and order as a permanent record.
(2) The board shall report the issuance of statements of charges and final orders in cases processed by the board to:
(a) The person or agency who brought to the board's attention information that resulted in the initiation of the case;
(b) Appropriate organizations, public or private, that serve the professions; and
(c) Counterpart licensing boards in other states or associations of state licensing boards.
(3) This section does not require the reporting of information that is exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
[ 2005 c 274 § 223; 1994 c 17 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.467 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.39.467
License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
In the case of suspension for failure to comply with a support order under chapter 74.20A RCW or a *residential or visitation order under chapter 26.09 RCW, if the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of a license shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the individual is in compliance with the order.
[ 1997 c 58 § 820.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: 1997 c 58 § 886 requiring a court to order certification of noncompliance with residential provisions of a court-ordered parenting plan was vetoed. Provisions ordering the department of social and health services to certify a responsible parent based on a court order to certify for noncompliance with residential provisions of a parenting plan were vetoed. See RCW 74.20A.320.
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.525 - Certificates of removal registration.

RCW 18.39.525
Certificates of removal registration.
(1) The director shall issue a certificate of removal registration to a funeral establishment licensed in another state contiguous to Washington, with laws substantially similar to the provisions of this section, for the limited purpose of removing human remains from Washington prior to submitting a report of death. Licensed funeral establishments wishing to participate must: Apply to the department of licensing for a certificate of removal registration, on a form provided by the department, and pay the required application fee, as set by the director.
(2) For purposes of this section, each branch of a registrant's funeral establishment is a separate establishment and must be registered as a fixed place of business.
(3) Certificates of death are governed by RCW 70.58A.200.
(4) Notices of removal and disposition permits are governed by RCW 70.58A.210.
(5) The conduct of funeral directors, embalmers, or any other person employed by or acting on behalf of a removal registrant is the direct responsibility of the holder of the certificate of removal registration.
(6) The board may impose sanctions upon the holder of a certificate of removal registration if the registrant is found to be in violation of any death care statute or rule.
(7) Certificates of removal registration expire January 31st, or as otherwise determined by the director.
[ 2019 c 148 § 29; 2005 c 365 § 26.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Rule-making authority—2019 c 148: See RCW 70.58A.901 and 70.58A.902.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.530 - Practice without license—Penalties.

RCW 18.39.530
Practice without license—Penalties.
Unlicensed practice of a profession or operation of a business for which a license, registration, endorsement, or permit is required under this chapter, unless otherwise exempted by law, is a gross misdemeanor. Fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties collected or assessed by a court because of a violation of this section must be remitted to the board.
[ 2002 c 86 § 222; 1994 c 17 § 15.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.560 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.39.560
Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 § 223.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.570 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.39.570
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the board determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.39 - Embalmers—Funeral Directors. › 18.39.810 - Funeral and cemetery account.

RCW 18.39.810
Funeral and cemetery account.
The funeral and cemetery account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fines and fees collected under this chapter and chapter 68.05 RCW must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to carry out the duties required for the operation and enforcement of this chapter and chapter 68.05 RCW. Only the director of licensing 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. During the 2017-2019 biennium, the legislature may transfer moneys from the funeral and cemetery account to the skeletal human remains assistance account.
[ 2018 c 299 § 919; 2009 c 102 § 24.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 299: See note following RCW 43.41.433.
Funeral directors and embalmers account and cemetery account abolished, moneys transferred to funeral and cemetery account—2009 c 102: "Any residual balance of funds remaining in the funeral directors and embalmers account and the cemetery account must be transferred to the funeral and cemetery account established in section 24 of this act. The treasurer shall make the transfer after being notified by the office of financial management that it has completed the financial statement for fiscal year 2009, and no later than December 31, 2009." [ 2009 c 102 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.010 - General provisions.

RCW 18.43.010
General provisions.
In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, any person in either public or private capacity practicing or offering to practice engineering or land surveying, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to practice and shall be registered as hereinafter provided; and it shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice in this state, engineering or land surveying, as defined in the provisions of this chapter, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is a professional engineer or a land surveyor, unless such a person has been duly registered under the provisions of this chapter.
[ 2011 c 336 § 480; 1947 c 283 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-21. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 2; RRS § 8306-2.]
NOTES:
False advertising: Chapter 9.04 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.030 - Board of registration—Members—Terms—Qualifications—Compensation and travel expenses.

RCW 18.43.030
Board of registration—Members—Terms—Qualifications—Compensation and travel expenses.
A state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors is hereby created which shall exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties conferred upon it by this chapter. After July 9, 1986, the board shall consist of seven members, who shall be appointed by the governor and shall have the qualifications as hereinafter required. The terms of board members in office on June 11, 1986, shall not be affected. The first additional member shall be appointed for a four-year term and the second additional member shall be appointed for a three-year term. On the expiration of the term of any member, the governor shall appoint a successor for a term of five years to take the place of the member whose term on said board is about to expire. However, no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms on the board. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which such member is appointed or until a successor shall have been duly appointed and shall have qualified.
Five members of the board shall be registered professional engineers licensed under the provisions of this chapter. Two members shall be registered professional land surveyors licensed under this chapter. Each of the members of the board shall have been actively engaged in the practice of engineering or land surveying for at least ten years subsequent to registration, five of which shall have been immediately prior to their appointment to the board.
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of this state for at least five years immediately preceding his or her appointment.
Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and, in addition thereto, shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor as hereinabove provided.
[ 2011 c 336 § 481; 1986 c 102 § 1; 1984 c 287 § 35; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 37; 1947 c 283 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-23.]
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.
Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.033 - Pro tem board members—Limits—Duties.

RCW 18.43.033
Pro tem board members—Limits—Duties.
Upon request of the board, and with approval of the director, the board chair shall appoint up to two individuals to serve as pro tem members of the board. The appointments are limited, as defined by the board chair, for the purpose of participating as a temporary member of the board on any combination of one or more committees or formal disciplinary hearing panels. An appointed individual must meet the same qualifications as a regular member of the board. While serving as a board member pro tem, an appointed person has all the powers, duties, and immunities of a regular member of the board and is entitled to the same compensation, including travel expenses, in accordance with RCW 18.43.030. A pro tem appointment may not last for more than one hundred eighty days unless approved by the director.
[ 1997 c 247 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.035 - Bylaws—Employees—Rules—Periodic reports and roster.

RCW 18.43.035
Bylaws—Employees—Rules—Periodic reports and roster.
(1) The board may adopt and amend bylaws establishing its organization and method of operation, including but not limited to meetings, maintenance of books and records, publication of reports, code of ethics, and rosters, and adoption and use of a seal.
(2) Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of any business of the board.
(3) The board shall appoint its director, who must hold a valid Washington license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor.
(4) The board may employ such persons as are necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.
(5) It may adopt rules reasonably necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter. The board shall submit to the governor periodic reports as may be required. A roster, showing the names and places of business of all registered professional engineers and land surveyors may be published for distribution, upon request, to professional engineers and land surveyors registered under this chapter and to the public.
[ 2020 c 47 § 1; 2019 c 442 § 19; 2002 c 86 § 224; 1997 c 247 § 2; 1986 c 102 § 2; 1977 c 75 § 10; 1961 c 142 § 1; 1959 c 297 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.050 - Application—Registration fees.

RCW 18.43.050
Application—Registration fees.
Application for registration shall be on forms prescribed by the board and furnished by the director, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detail summary of his or her technical work and shall contain verification of the technical work from professional engineers that supervised the applicant's technical work and have personal knowledge of the applicant's engineering experience.
The registration fee for professional engineers shall be determined by the board, which shall accompany the application and shall include the cost of examination and issuance of certificate. The fee for engineer-in-training shall be determined by the board, which shall accompany the application and shall include the cost of examination and issuance of certificate.
The registration fee for professional land surveyors shall be determined by the board, which shall accompany the application and shall include the cost of examination and issuance of certificate. The fee for land-surveyor-in-training shall be determined by the board, which shall accompany the application and shall include the cost of examination and issuance of certificate.
Should the board find an applicant ineligible for registration, the registration fee shall be retained as an application fee.
[ 2019 c 442 § 5; 1995 c 356 § 3; 1991 c 19 § 3; 1985 c 7 § 42; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 § 46; 1947 c 283 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-25. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 6; RRS § 8306-6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1995 c 356: See note following RCW 18.43.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.060 - Examinations.

RCW 18.43.060
Examinations.
When oral or written examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the board shall determine. If examinations are required on fundamental engineering subjects (such as ordinarily given in college curricula) the applicant shall be permitted to take this part of the professional examination prior to his or her completion of the requisite years of experience in engineering work. The board shall issue to each applicant upon successfully passing the examination in fundamental engineering subjects a certificate stating that the applicant has passed the examination in fundamental engineering subjects and that his or her name has been recorded as an engineer-in-training.
The scope of the examination and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board with special reference to the applicant's ability to design and supervise engineering works so as to insure the safety of life, health and property. Examinations shall be given for the purpose of determining the qualifications of applicants for registration separately in engineering and in land surveying. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination. Subsequent examinations will be granted upon payment of a fee to be determined by the board.
[ 2019 c 442 § 9; 1991 c 19 § 4; 1961 c 142 § 2; 1947 c 283 § 9; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-26. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 7; RRS § 8306-7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.070 - Certificates and seals.

RCW 18.43.070
Certificates and seals.
The board shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this chapter, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. In case of a registered engineer, the certificate shall authorize the practice of "professional engineering" and specify the branch or branches in which specialized, and in case of a registered land surveyor, the certificate shall authorize the practice of "land surveying."
In case of engineer-in-training, the certificate shall state that the applicant has successfully passed the examination in fundamental engineering subjects required by the board and has been enrolled as an "engineer-in-training." In case of land-surveyor-in-training, the certificate shall state that the applicant has successfully passed the examination in fundamental surveying subjects required by the board and has been enrolled as a "land-surveyor-in-training." All certificates of registration shall show the full name of the registrant, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chair and the secretary of the board and by the director.
The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered professional engineer or a registered land surveyor, while the said certificate remains unrevoked and unexpired.
Each registrant hereunder shall upon registration obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend "registered professional engineer" or "registered land surveyor." Plans, specifications, plats, and reports prepared by the registrant shall be signed, dated, and stamped with said seal or facsimile thereof. Such signature and stamping shall constitute a certification by the registrant that the same was prepared by or under his or her direct supervision and that to his or her knowledge and belief the same was prepared in accordance with the requirements of the statute. It shall be unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal or facsimile thereof after the certificate of registrant named thereon has expired or been revoked, unless said certificate shall have been renewed or reissued.
[ 2019 c 442 § 10; 2011 c 336 § 482; 1995 c 356 § 4; 1991 c 19 § 5; 1959 c 297 § 4; 1947 c 283 § 10; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-27. Prior: 1935 c 167 §§ 8, 13; RRS § 8306-8, 13.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1995 c 356: See note following RCW 18.43.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.075 - Retired status certificate.

RCW 18.43.075
Retired status certificate.
The board may adopt rules under this section authorizing a retired status certificate. An individual certificated under this chapter who has reached the age of sixty-five years and has retired from the active practice of engineering and land surveying may, upon application and at the discretion of the board, be exempted from payment of annual renewal fees thereafter.
[ 1995 c 356 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1995 c 356: See note following RCW 18.43.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.080 - Expiration and renewals of certificates—Fees—Continuing professional development.

RCW 18.43.080
Expiration and renewals of certificates—Fees—Continuing professional development.
(1) Certificates of registration, and certificates of authorization and renewals thereof, shall expire on the last day of the month of December following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. It shall be the duty of the board to notify every person, firm, or corporation registered under this chapter of the date of the expiration of his or her certificate and the amount of the renewal fee that shall be required for its renewal for one year. Such notice shall be mailed at least thirty days before the end of December of each year. Renewal may be effected during the month of December by the payment of a fee determined by the board. In case any professional engineer and/or land surveyor registered under this chapter shall fail to pay the renewal fee hereinabove provided for, within ninety days from the date when the same shall become due, the renewal fee shall be the current fee plus an amount equal to one year's fee.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2007, the board may not renew a certificate of registration for a land surveyor unless the registrant verifies to the board that he or she has completed at least fifteen hours of continuing professional development per year of the registration period. By July 1, 2006, the board shall adopt rules governing continuing professional development for land surveyors that are generally patterned after the model rules of the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying.
[ 2019 c 442 § 11; 2005 c 29 § 1; 1985 c 7 § 43; 1981 c 260 § 4. Prior: 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 § 47; 1975 c 23 § 1; 1965 ex.s. c 126 § 1; 1961 c 142 § 3; 1959 c 297 § 5; 1947 c 283 § 11; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-28; prior: 1935 c 167 § 10; RRS § 8306-10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.100 - Registration of out-of-state applicants—Waiver.

RCW 18.43.100
Registration of out-of-state applicants—Waiver.
(1) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee determined by the board, issue a certificate as a professional engineer or land surveyor to any person who holds a certificate of qualification of registration issued to the applicant following examination by proper authority, of any state or territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of any foreign country, if: (a) The applicant meets all requirements of this chapter and the rules established by the board to qualify for such waiver, and (b) the applicant is in good standing with the licensing agency in said state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country.
(2) The board shall waive the fundamentals examination for applicants who have passed the national council for examiners for engineering and surveying principles and practice examination, have met the experience and education requirements established by the board, and are in good standing with the licensing agency in a state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country.
[ 2023 c 274 § 1; 2019 c 442 § 12; 1991 c 19 § 7; 1985 c 7 § 44; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 § 48; 1959 c 297 § 6; 1947 c 283 § 13; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-30. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 5; RRS § 8306-5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.105 - Disciplinary action—Prohibited conduct, acts, conditions.

RCW 18.43.105
Disciplinary action—Prohibited conduct, acts, conditions.
In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the board may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:
(1) Offering to pay, paying or accepting, either directly or indirectly, any substantial gift, bribe, or other consideration to influence the award of professional work;
(2) Being willfully untruthful or deceptive in any professional report, statement or testimony;
(3) Attempting to injure falsely or maliciously, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, prospects or business of anyone;
(4) Failure to state separately or to charge separately for professional engineering services or land surveying where other services or work are also being performed in connection with the engineering services;
(5) Violation of any provisions of this chapter;
(6) Conflict of interest—Having a financial interest in bidding for or performance of a contract to supply labor or materials for or to construct a project for which employed or retained as an engineer except with the consent of the client or employer after disclosure of such facts; or allowing an interest in any business to affect a decision regarding engineering work for which retained, employed, or called upon to perform;
(7) Nondisclosure—Failure to promptly disclose to a client or employer any interest in a business which may compete with or affect the business of the client or employer;
(8) Unfair competition—Reducing a fee quoted for prospective employment or retainer as an engineer after being informed of the fee quoted by another engineer for the same employment or retainer;
(9) Improper advertising—Soliciting retainer or employment by advertisement which is undignified, self-laudatory, false or misleading, or which makes or invites comparison between the advertiser and other engineers;
(10) Committing any other act, or failing to act, which act or failure are customarily regarded as being contrary to the accepted professional conduct or standard generally expected of those practicing professional engineering or land surveying.
[ 2002 c 86 § 225; 1961 c 142 § 4; 1959 c 297 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.110 - Discipline of registrant—Board's power—Unprofessional conduct—Reissuance of certificate of registration.

RCW 18.43.110
Discipline of registrant—Board's power—Unprofessional conduct—Reissuance of certificate of registration.
The board shall have the exclusive power to discipline the registrant and sanction the certificate of registration of any registrant.
Any person may file a complaint alleging unprofessional conduct, as set out in RCW 18.43.105, against any registrant. The complaint shall be in writing and shall be sworn to in writing by the person making the allegation. A registrant against whom a complaint was made must be immediately informed of such complaint by the board.
The board, for reasons it deems sufficient, may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked or suspended, providing a majority of the board vote in favor of such issuance. A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate revoked, lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the board, and a charge determined by the board shall be made for such issuance.
In addition to the imposition of disciplinary action under RCW 18.235.110 and 18.43.105, the board may refer violations of this chapter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for charges under RCW 18.43.120.
[ 2019 c 442 § 13; 2002 c 86 § 226; 1997 c 247 § 3; 1989 c 175 § 62; 1986 c 102 § 3; 1985 c 7 § 45; 1982 c 37 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 § 49; 1947 c 283 § 14; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-31. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 11; RRS § 8306-11.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.120 - Violations and penalties.

RCW 18.43.120
Violations and penalties.
Any person who shall practice, or offer to practice, engineering or land surveying in this state without being registered in accordance with the provisions of the chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration or the seal of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other registrant, or any person who shall attempt to use the expired or revoked certificate of registration, or any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
It shall be the duty of all officers of the state or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall act as legal adviser of the board, and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
[ 2011 c 336 § 483; 1986 c 102 § 4; 1947 c 283 § 15; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8306-32. Prior: 1935 c 167 § 14; RRS § 8306-14.]
NOTES:
Forgery: RCW 9A.60.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.150 - Fees—Duty of board to set—Disposition.

RCW 18.43.150
Fees—Duty of board to set—Disposition.
The board shall set fees at a level adequate to pay the costs of administering this chapter. All fees collected under the provisions of RCW 18.43.050, 18.43.060, 18.43.080, 18.43.100, and 18.43.130 and fines collected under RCW 18.43.110 shall be paid into the professional engineers' account, which account is hereby established in the state treasury to be used to carry out the purposes and provisions of RCW 18.43.050, 18.43.060, 18.43.080, 18.43.100, 18.43.110, 18.43.120, 18.43.130, and all other duties required for operation and enforcement of this chapter. During the 2013-2015 and 2015-2017 fiscal biennia, the legislature may transfer moneys from the professional engineers' account to the state general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the fund.
[ 2019 c 442 § 14; 2016 sp.s. c 36 § 913; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 954; 1991 c 277 § 2; 1985 c 57 § 5; 1965 ex.s. c 126 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2016 sp.s. c 36: See note following RCW 18.20.430.
Effective dates—2013 2nd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 2.68.020.
Effective date—1991 c 277: See note following RCW 18.85.061.
Effective date—1985 c 57: See note following RCW 18.04.105.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.170 - Registration suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.43.170
Registration suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The board shall immediately suspend the registration of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for membership during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate of registration shall be automatic upon the board's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.
[ 1997 c 58 § 821.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: 1997 c 58 § 886 requiring a court to order certification of noncompliance with residential provisions of a court-ordered parenting plan was vetoed. Provisions ordering the department of social and health services to certify a responsible parent based on a court order to certify for noncompliance with residential provisions of a parenting plan were vetoed. See RCW 74.20A.320.
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.180 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.43.180
Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 § 228.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.
Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.190 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.43.190
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the board determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.43 - Engineers and Land Surveyors. › 18.43.200 - Agreement with department of licensing.

RCW 18.43.200
Agreement with department of licensing.
The department of licensing, through an interagency agreement with the board, must provide specified technical services to the board. The initial interagency agreement must be for a term of three years and may be renewed by mutual agreement between the department of licensing and the board.
[ 2020 c 47 § 2; 2019 c 442 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act. › 18.44.021 - License required—Exceptions.

RCW 18.44.021
License required—Exceptions.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as an escrow agent by performing escrows or any of the functions of an escrow agent as described in RCW 18.44.011(7) within this state or with respect to transactions that involve personal property or real property located in this state unless such person possesses a valid license issued by the director pursuant to this chapter. The licensing requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Any person doing business under the law of this state or the United States relating to banks, trust companies, mutual savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, insurance companies, or any federally approved agency or lending institution under the national housing act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1703).
(b) Any person licensed to practice law in this state if:
(i) All escrow transactions are performed by the lawyer while engaged in the practice of law, or by employees of the law practice under the direct supervision of the lawyer while engaged in the practice of law;
(ii) All escrow transactions are performed under a legal entity publicly identified and operated as a law practice; and
(iii) All escrow funds are deposited to, maintained in, and disbursed from a trust account in compliance with rules enacted by the Washington supreme court regulating the conduct of lawyers.
(c) Any real estate company, broker, or agent subject to the jurisdiction of the director of licensing while performing acts in the course of or incidental to sales or purchases of real or personal property handled or negotiated by such real estate company, broker, or agent: PROVIDED, That no compensation is received for escrow services.
(d) Any transaction in which money or other property is paid to, deposited with, or transferred to a joint control agent for disbursal or use in payment of the cost of labor, material, services, permits, fees, or other items of expense incurred in the construction of improvements upon real property.
(e) Any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, guardian, or other person acting under the supervision or order of any superior court of this state or of any federal court.
(f) Title insurance companies having a valid certificate of authority issued by the insurance commissioner of this state and title insurance agents having a valid license as a title insurance agent issued by the insurance commissioner of this state.
(2) The director may at his or her discretion waive applicability of the licensing provisions of this chapter if the director determines it necessary to facilitate commerce or protect consumers. The director may adopt rules interpreting this section.
[ 2015 c 229 § 1; 2012 c 124 § 1; 2010 c 34 § 2; 1999 c 30 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 245 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 76 § 1; 1965 c 153 § 2. Formerly RCW 18.44.020.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act. › 18.44.023 - Multistate licensing system—Director's discretion.

RCW 18.44.023
Multistate licensing system—Director's discretion.
Applicants may be required to make application through a multistate licensing system as prescribed by the director. Existing licensees may be required to transition onto a multistate licensing system as prescribed by the director.
[ 2012 c 17 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.44 - Escrow Agent Registration Act. › 18.44.041 - Branch offices—Application to establish—Requirements.

RCW 18.44.041
Branch offices—Application to establish—Requirements.
(1) A licensed escrow agent shall not operate an escrow business in a location other than the location set forth on the agent's license or branch office license issued by the director. The licensed escrow agent may apply to the director for authority to establish one or more branch offices under the same name as the main office.
(2) Each branch office operated by a licensed escrow agent shall be supervised by a licensed escrow officer designated by the licensed escrow agent as the designated branch escrow officer for that branch.
(3) Any person desiring to operate a branch escrow office shall make application on a form provided by the director and pay a fee as set forth in rule by the director. Such application shall identify the licensed escrow officer designated as the designated branch escrow officer to supervise the agent's escrow activity at the branch office.
(4) No escrow agent branch office license shall be issued until the applicant has satisfied the director that the escrow activity of the branch meets all financial responsibility requirements governing the conduct of escrow activity.
[ 1999 c 30 § 28; 1977 ex.s. c 156 § 26. Formerly RCW 18.44.330.]