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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers. › 18.180.030 - Identification of process server on proof of service.

RCW 18.180.030
Identification of process server on proof of service.
(1) A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 shall indicate the process server's registration number and the process server's county of registration on any proof of service the process server signs.
(2) Employees of a process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 shall indicate the employer's registration number and the employer's county of registration on any proof of service the registrant's employee signs.
[ 1992 c 125 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers. › 18.180.035 - Fees—Limitations.

RCW 18.180.035
Fees—Limitations.
(1) A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010(1) or exempt from registration under *RCW 18.180.010(2) (a), (c), or (d) shall be allowed to charge and collect the following fees in civil actions, suits, and proceedings for each service assignment delivered to the process server for service:
(a) If the fee is not greater than one hundred dollars, then the actual amount charged to a party for service;
(b) If the fee is greater than one hundred dollars, then a reasonable amount charged to a party for service.
(2) Any fees allowable under this section, and actually charged by a process server, shall be a reasonable cost awarded to, and recoverable by, the party incurring same if that party prevails in an action.
[ 2007 c 121 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 18.180.010 was amended by 2010 c 108 § 1, deleting subsection (2)(d).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.180 - Process Servers. › 18.180.040 - Collection of costs of service—Application.

RCW 18.180.040
Collection of costs of service—Application.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who is otherwise entitled to collect the costs of service of process shall not be entitled to collect those costs if the person does not use a process server who under this chapter either is required to register or is exempt from the registration requirement.
(2) The person may collect the costs of the service of process if the process server registers within forty-five days after serving the process.
(3) This section shall apply to all process served on or after August 1, 1992.
[ 1992 c 125 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.005 - Declaration, intent, construction.

RCW 18.185.005
Declaration, intent, construction.
The legislature declares that the licensing of bail bond agents should be uniform throughout the state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to preempt any local regulation of bail bond agents, including licensing fees, but not including local business license fees. Nothing in this chapter limits the discretion of the courts of this state to accept or reject a particular surety or recognizance bond in a particular case.
[ 1993 c 260 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.015 - Cost of administration—Fees.

RCW 18.185.015
Cost of administration—Fees.
Pursuant to RCW 43.24.086 and 43.135.055, the department may increase fees as necessary to defray the cost of administering *chapter 105, Laws of 2008 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347).
[ 2008 c 285 § 29.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: 2008 c 285 § 29 referenced Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6437 was apparently intended.
Intent—Captions not law—Effective date—2008 c 285: See notes following RCW 43.22.434.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.020 - Agent license requirements.

RCW 18.185.020
Agent license requirements.
An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a bail bond agent license:
(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;
(2) Be a citizen or resident alien of the United States;
(3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction in the preceding ten years, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to a capacity to perform the duties of a bail bond agent and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. If the director shall make a determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions, the determination shall be consistent with the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
(4) Be employed by a bail bond agency or be licensed as a bail bond agency; and
(5) Pay the required fee.
[ 1993 c 260 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.030 - Agency license requirements.

RCW 18.185.030
Agency license requirements.
(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a bail bond agent, a qualified agent must meet the following additional requirements to obtain a bail bond agency license:
(a) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure the person's knowledge and competence in the bail bond agency business; or
(b) Have had at least three years' experience as a manager, supervisor, or administrator in the bail bond business or a related field in Washington state as determined by the director. A year's experience means not less than two thousand hours of actual compensated work performed before the filing of an application. An applicant shall substantiate the experience by written certifications from previous employers. If the applicant is unable to supply written certifications from previous employers, applicants may offer written certifications from persons other than employers who, based on personal knowledge, can substantiate the employment; and
(c) Pay any additional fees as established by the director.
(2) An agency license issued under this section may not be assigned or transferred without prior written approval of the director.
[ 2008 c 105 § 1; 1993 c 260 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.040 - License applications.

RCW 18.185.040
License applications.
(1) Applications for licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria, including fingerprints.
(2) Applicants for licensure or endorsement as a bail bond recovery agent must complete a records check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation at the applicant's expense. Such record check shall include a fingerprint check using a Washington state patrol approved fingerprint card. The Washington state patrol shall forward the fingerprints of applicants to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check. The director may accept proof of a recent national crime information center/III criminal background report or any national or interstate criminal background report in addition to fingerprints to accelerate the licensing and endorsement process. The director is authorized to periodically perform a background investigation of licensees to identify criminal convictions subsequent to the renewal of a license or endorsement.
[ 2004 c 186 § 4; 1993 c 260 § 5.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.050 - License cards, certificates—Advertising—Notice of changes.

RCW 18.185.050
License cards, certificates—Advertising—Notice of changes.
(1) The director shall issue a bail bond agent license card to each licensed bail bond agent. A bail bond agent shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a bail bond agent and shall exhibit the card upon request.
(2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed bail bond agency.
(a) Within seventy-two hours after receipt of the license certificate, the licensee shall post and display the certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the licensee within the state.
(b) It is unlawful for any person holding a license certificate to knowingly and willfully post the license certificate upon premises other than those described in the license certificate or to materially alter a license certificate.
(c) Every advertisement by a licensee that solicits or advertises business shall contain the name of the licensee, the address of record, and the license number as they appear in the records of the director.
(d) The licensee shall notify the director within thirty days of any change in the licensee's officers or directors or any material change in the information furnished or required to be furnished to the director.
[ 1993 c 260 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.056 - License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.

RCW 18.185.056
License suspension—Electronic benefit cards.
The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the director receives information that the license holder has not complied with RCW 74.08.580(2). If the license holder has otherwise remained eligible to be licensed, the director may reinstate the suspended license when the holder has complied with RCW 74.08.580(2).
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 42 § 18.]
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 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.057 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.185.057
License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.
[ 1997 c 58 § 840.]
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 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.060 - Prelicensing training and continuing education requirements.

RCW 18.185.060
Prelicensing training and continuing education requirements.
(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing prelicense training and testing requirements for bail bond agents, which shall include no less than four hours of classes. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for bail bond agents.
(2) The director or the director's designee, with the advice of law enforcement agencies and associations, the criminal justice training commission, prosecutors' associations, or such other entities as may be appropriate, shall consult with representatives of the bail bond industry and associations before adopting or amending the prelicensing training or continuing education requirements of this section.
(3) The director may appoint an advisory committee consisting of representatives from the bail bond industry and a consumer to assist in the development of rules to implement and administer this chapter.
[ 2008 c 105 § 2; 1993 c 260 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.070 - Bond.

RCW 18.185.070
Bond.
(1) No bail bond agency license may be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the qualified agent files with the director a bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned to recover against the agency and its servants, officers, agents, and employees by reason of its violation of the provisions of RCW 18.185.100. The bond shall be made payable to the state of Washington, and anyone so injured by the agency or its servants, officers, agents, or employees may bring suit upon the bond in any county in which jurisdiction over the licensee may be obtained. The suit must be brought not later than two years after the failure to return property in accordance with RCW 18.185.100. If valid claims against the bond exceed the amount of the bond or deposit, each claimant shall be entitled only to a pro rata amount, based on the amount of the claim as it is valid against the bond, without regard to the date of filing of any claim or action.
(2) Every licensed bail bond agency must at all times maintain on file with the director the bond required by this section in full force and effect. Upon failure by a licensee to do so, the director shall suspend the licensee's license and shall not reinstate the license until this requirement is met.
(3) In lieu of posting a bond, a qualified agent may deposit in an interest-bearing account, ten thousand dollars.
(4) The director may waive the bond requirements of this section, in his or her discretion, pursuant to adopted rules.
[ 1993 c 260 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.080 - Relation of this chapter to local regulation, taxation.

RCW 18.185.080
Relation of this chapter to local regulation, taxation.
(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of bail bond agents and bail bond agencies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regulatory purposes such persons, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.
(2) This section shall not be construed to prevent a political subdivision of this state from levying a business fee, business and occupation tax, or other tax upon bail bond agencies if such fees or taxes are levied by the political subdivision on other types of businesses within its boundaries.
(3) This section shall not be construed to prevent this state or a political subdivision of this state from licensing for regulatory purposes bail bond agencies with respect to activities that are not regulated under this chapter.
[ 1993 c 260 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.090 - Notice concerning agent's status—Forced entry—Discharge of firearm.

RCW 18.185.090
Notice concerning agent's status—Forced entry—Discharge of firearm.
(1) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed bail bond agent.
(2) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within seventy-two hours upon receipt of information affecting a licensed bail bond agent's continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.
(3) A bail bond agent or bail bond recovery agent shall notify the director within seventy-two hours upon receipt of information affecting the bail bond recovery agent's continuing eligibility to hold a bail bond recovery agent's license under the provisions of this chapter.
(4) A bail bond recovery agent shall notify the director within ten business days following a forced entry for the purpose of apprehending a fugitive criminal defendant, whether planned or unplanned. The notification under this subsection must include information required by rule of the director.
(5) A bail bond recovery agent shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever the bail bond recovery agent discharges his or her firearm while on duty, other than on a supervised firearms range. The notification must be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.
[ 2008 c 105 § 3; 2004 c 186 § 7; 1993 c 260 § 10.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.100 - Records—Finances—Disposition of security.

RCW 18.185.100
Records—Finances—Disposition of security.
(1) Every qualified agent shall keep adequate records for three years of all collateral and security received, all trust accounts required by this section, and all bail bond transactions handled by the bail bond agency, as specified by rule. The records shall be open to inspection without notice by the director or authorized representatives of the director.
(2) Every qualified agent who receives collateral or security is a fiduciary of the property and shall keep adequate records for three years of the receipt, safekeeping, and disposition of the collateral or security. Every qualified agent shall maintain a trust account in a federally insured financial institution located in this state. All moneys, including cash, checks, money orders, wire transfers, and credit card sales drafts, received as collateral or security or otherwise held for a bail bond agency's client shall be deposited in the trust account not later than the third banking day following receipt of the funds or money. A qualified agent shall not in any way encumber the corpus of the trust account or commingle any other moneys with moneys properly maintained in the trust account. Each qualified agent required to maintain a trust account shall report annually under oath to the director the account number and balance of the trust account, and the name and address of the institution that holds the trust account, and shall report to the director within ten business days whenever the trust account is changed or relocated or a new trust account is opened.
(3) Whenever a bail bond is exonerated by the court, the qualified agent shall, within five business days after written notification of exoneration, return all collateral or security to the person entitled thereto.
(4) Records of contracts for fugitive apprehension must be retained by the bail bond agent and by the bail bond recovery agent for a period of three years.
[ 2004 c 186 § 8; 1996 c 242 § 3; 1993 c 260 § 11.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.115 - Unprofessional conduct—Certain contracts—General power of attorney—Presumption.

RCW 18.185.115
Unprofessional conduct—Certain contracts—General power of attorney—Presumption.
Entering into a contract, including a general power of attorney, that gives a bail bond agent full authority over a person's finances, assets, real property, or personal property creates a presumption of unprofessional conduct that may be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence presented to the department to the contrary. The department has the discretion to determine whether or not the bail bond agency or agent has overcome the presumption and if unprofessional conduct was committed.
[ 2016 c 73 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.120 - Director's powers.

RCW 18.185.120
Director's powers.
In addition to those powers set forth in RCW 18.235.030, the director or the director's designee has the authority to order restitution to the person harmed by the licensee.
[ 2007 c 256 § 3; 2002 c 86 § 252; 1993 c 260 § 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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.130 - Complaints.

RCW 18.185.130
Complaints.
Any person may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional conduct and specifying the grounds for the charge. If the director determines that the complaint merits investigation, or if the director has reason to believe, without a formal complaint, that a license holder or applicant may have engaged in unprofessional conduct, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been unprofessional conduct. A person who files a complaint under this section in good faith is immune from suit in any civil action related to the filing or contents of the complaint.
[ 1993 c 260 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.140 - Statement of charges—Notice.

RCW 18.185.140
Statement of charges—Notice.
When a statement of charges is issued against a license holder or applicant under RCW 18.235.050, notice of this action must be given to the owner or qualified agent of the employing bail bond agency.
[ 2002 c 86 § 253; 1993 c 260 § 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 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.170 - Unlicensed activity—Criminal penalties.

RCW 18.185.170
Unlicensed activity—Criminal penalties.
(1) Any person who performs the functions and duties of a bail bond agent in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the director in obtaining a license, or any person who falsely impersonates any other licensee, or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked license, or any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person owns or operates a bail bond agency in this state without first obtaining a bail bond agency license.
(3) The owner or qualified agent of a bail bond agency is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the owner or qualified agent employs any person to perform the duties of a bail bond agent without the employee having in the employee's possession a permanent bail bond agent license issued by the department.
(4) After December 31, 2005, a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person:
(a) Performs the functions of a bail bond recovery agent without first obtaining a license from the department and entering into a contract with a bail bond agent as required by this chapter; or, in the case of a bail bond recovery agent from another state, the person performs the functions of a bail bond recovery agent without operating under the direct supervision of a licensed bail bond recovery agent as required by this chapter; or
(b) Conducts a planned forced entry without first complying with the requirements of this chapter.
[ 2004 c 186 § 13; 2002 c 86 § 254; 1993 c 260 § 18.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
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 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.200 - Application of Administrative Procedure Act.

RCW 18.185.200
Application of Administrative Procedure Act.
The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1993 c 260 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.210 - Application of Consumer Protection Act.

RCW 18.185.210
Application of Consumer Protection Act.
Failure to fulfill the fiduciary duties and other duties as prescribed in RCW 18.185.100 is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 18.185.100 is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 1993 c 260 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.220 - Branch office—Qualified bail bond agent as manager.

RCW 18.185.220
Branch office—Qualified bail bond agent as manager.
A branch office may not operate under a business name other than the name of the principal bail bond agency and must have a qualified bail bond agent as manager of the office. The qualified agent shall comply with the provisions of RCW 18.185.100.
[ 1996 c 242 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.230 - License required for branch office.

RCW 18.185.230
License required for branch office.
If a licensee maintains a branch office, the licensee shall not operate that branch office until a branch office license has been received from the director. A bail bond agency may apply to the director for authority to establish one or more branch offices under the same name as the main office upon the payment of a fee as prescribed by the director by rule. The director shall issue a separate license for each branch office showing the location of each branch which shall be prominently displayed in the office for which it is issued. A corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship shall not establish more than one principal office within this state.
[ 1996 c 242 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.240 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.185.240
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 § 255.]
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 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.250 - Bail bond recovery agent license—Requirements.

RCW 18.185.250
Bail bond recovery agent license—Requirements.
An applicant must meet the following requirements to obtain a bail bond recovery agent license:
(1) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director;
(2) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure his or her knowledge and competence in the bail recovery business;
(3) Be at least twenty-one years old;
(4) Be a citizen or legal resident alien of the United States;
(5) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to a capacity to perform the duties of a bail bond recovery agent, and that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. The director shall make the director's determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
(6) Not have had certification as a peace officer revoked or denied under chapter 43.101 RCW, unless certification has subsequently been reinstated under RCW 43.101.115;
(7) Submit a receipt showing payment for a background check through the Washington state patrol and the federal bureau of investigation;
(8) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission if carrying a firearm in the performance of his or her duties as a bail bond recovery agent;
(9)(a) Have a current license or equivalent permit to carry a concealed pistol;
(b) A resident alien must provide a copy of his or her alien firearm license; and
(10)(a) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application for a bail bond recovery agent license;
(b) A bail bond agent or qualified agent who wishes to perform the duties of a bail bond recovery agent must first obtain a bail bond recovery agent endorsement to his or her bail bond agent or agency license in order to act as a bail bond recovery agent, and pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application for a bail bond recovery agent endorsement.
[ 2008 c 105 § 5; 2004 c 186 § 3.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.260 - Bail bond recovery agents—Prelicense training/testing requirements—Continuing education requirements—Rules.

RCW 18.185.260
Bail bond recovery agents—Prelicense training/testing requirements—Continuing education requirements—Rules.
(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing prelicense training and testing requirements for bail bond recovery agents, which shall include no less than thirty-two hours of field operations classes. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education and recertification requirements for bail bond recovery agents.
(2) The director or the director's designee, with the advice of law enforcement agencies and associations, the criminal justice training commission, prosecutors' associations, or such other entities as may be appropriate, shall consult with representatives of the bail bond industry and associations before adopting or amending the prelicensing training, testing, and continuing education and recertification requirements of this section and shall establish minimum exam standards necessary for a bail bond recovery agent to qualify for licensure or endorsement.
(3) The standards must include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) A minimum level of education or experience appropriate for performing the duties of a bail bond recovery agent;
(b) A minimum level of knowledge in relevant areas of criminal and civil law;
(c) A minimum level of knowledge regarding the appropriate use of force and different degrees of the use of force; and
(d) Adequate training of the use of firearms from the criminal justice training commission, from an instructor who has been trained or certified by the criminal justice training commission, or from another entity approved by the director.
(4) The legislature does not intend, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or limit in any way the powers of bail bond agents as recognized in and derived from the United States supreme court case of Taylor v. Taintor, 16 Wall. 366 (1872).
[ 2008 c 105 § 6; 2004 c 186 § 5.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.270 - Bail bond agent/bail bond recovery agent—Each fugitive an individual contract—Format of contract.

RCW 18.185.270
Bail bond agent/bail bond recovery agent—Each fugitive an individual contract—Format of contract.
(1) Each fugitive criminal defendant to be recovered will be treated as an individual contract between the bail bond agent and the bail bond recovery agent. A bail bond agent shall provide a bail bond recovery agent a copy of each individual contract. A bail bond recovery agent must carry, in addition to the license issued by the department, a copy of the contract and, if requested, must present a copy of the contract and the license to the fugitive criminal defendant, the owner or manager of the property in which the agent entered in order to locate or apprehend the fugitive, other residents, if any, of the residence in which the agent entered in order to locate or apprehend the fugitive, and to the local law enforcement agency or officer. If presenting a copy of the contract or the license at the time of the request would unduly interfere with the location or apprehension of the fugitive, the agent shall present the copy of the contract or the license within a reasonable period of time after the exigent circumstances expire.
(2) The director, or the director's designee, with the advice of the bail bond industry and associations, law enforcement agencies and associations, and prosecutors' associations shall develop a format for the contract. At a minimum, the contract must include the following:
(a) The name, address, phone number, and license number of the bail bond agency or bail bond agent contracting with the bail bond recovery agent;
(b) The name and license number of the bail bond recovery agent; and
(c) The name, last known address, and phone number of the fugitive.
[ 2004 c 186 § 6.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.280 - Bail bond recovery agent, generally.

RCW 18.185.280
Bail bond recovery agent, generally.
(1) A person may not perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent unless the person is licensed by the department under this chapter.
(2) A bail bond agent may contract with a person to perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent. Before contracting with the bail bond recovery agent, the bail bond agent must check the license issued by the department under this chapter. The requirements established by the department under this chapter do not prevent the bail bond agent from imposing additional requirements that the bail bond agent considers appropriate.
(3) A contract entered into under this chapter is authority for the person to perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent as specifically authorized by the contract and in accordance with applicable law. A contract entered into by a bail bond agent with a bail bond recovery agent is not transferable by the bail bond recovery agent to another bail bond recovery agent.
(4) Whenever a person licensed by the department as a bail bond recovery agent is engaged in the performance of the person's duties as a bail bond recovery agent, the person must carry a copy of the license.
(5) A license or endorsement issued by the department under this chapter is valid from the date the license or endorsement is issued until its expiration date unless it is suspended or revoked by the department prior to its expiration date.
(6) Nothing in this chapter is meant to prevent a bail bond agent from contacting a fugitive criminal defendant for the purpose of requesting the surrender of the fugitive, or from accepting the voluntary surrender of the fugitive.
[ 2008 c 105 § 7; 2004 c 186 § 10.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.290 - Out-of-state bail bond recovery agent.

RCW 18.185.290
Out-of-state bail bond recovery agent.
A bail bond recovery agent from another state who is not licensed under this chapter may not perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent in this state unless the agent is working under the direct supervision of a licensed bail bond recovery agent.
[ 2004 c 186 § 11.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.300 - Bail bond recovery agent—Planned forced entry—Requirements.

RCW 18.185.300
Bail bond recovery agent—Planned forced entry—Requirements.
(1) Before a bail bond recovery agent may apprehend a person subject to a bail bond in a planned forced entry, the bail bond recovery agent must:
(a) Have reasonable cause to believe that the defendant is inside the dwelling, building, or other structure where the planned forced entry is expected to occur; and
(b) Notify an appropriate law enforcement agency in the local jurisdiction in which the apprehension is expected to occur. Notification must include, at a minimum: The name of the defendant; the address, or the approximate location if the address is undeterminable, of the dwelling, building, or other structure where the planned forced entry is expected to occur; the name of the bail bond recovery agent; the name of the contracting bail bond agent; and the alleged offense or conduct the defendant committed that resulted in the issuance of a bail bond.
(2) During the actual planned forced entry, a bail bond recovery agent:
(a) Shall wear a shirt, vest, or other garment with the words "BAIL BOND RECOVERY AGENT," "BAIL ENFORCEMENT," or "BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT" displayed in at least two-inch-high reflective print letters across the front and back of the garment and in a contrasting color to that of the garment; and
(b) May display a badge approved by the department with the words "BAIL BOND RECOVERY AGENT," "BAIL ENFORCEMENT," or "BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENT" prominently displayed.
(3) Any law enforcement officer who assists in or is in attendance during a planned forced entry is immune from civil action for damages arising out of actions taken by the bail bond recovery agent or agents conducting the forced entry.
[ 2008 c 105 § 8; 2004 c 186 § 12.]
NOTES:
Legislative recognition—2004 c 186: See note following RCW 18.185.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.310 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.185.310
Military training or experience.
An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.185 - Bail Bond Agents. › 18.185.901 - Effective date—1993 c 260.

RCW 18.185.901
Effective date—1993 c 260.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.
[ 1993 c 260 § 25.]
NOTES:
Implementation—1993 c 260: "The director of licensing may take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date." [ 1993 c 260 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.190 - Operation as Limited Liability Company. › 18.190.010 - License—Requirements.

RCW 18.190.010
License—Requirements.
Any business or profession licensed under this title may operate as a limited liability company formed under chapter 25.15 RCW. Any such limited liability company must be licensed as a limited liability company in accordance with the otherwise applicable licensing provisions of this title. Any such limited liability company shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The principal purpose and business of the limited liability company shall be to furnish services to the public which are consistent with the applicable chapter under this title;
(2) At least one manager of the limited liability company shall be a person licensed under the applicable chapter under this title; and
(3) Each resident manager or member in charge of an office of the limited liability company in this state and each resident manager or member personally engaged within this state in the business or profession of the company shall be licensed under the applicable chapter under this title.
[ 1994 c 211 § 1403.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 211: See note following RCW 18.04.025.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.195 - Consumer Access to Vision Care Act. › 18.195.010 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 18.195.010
Findings—Intent.
The legislature finds that in the newly reformed health care delivery system it is necessary to clarify providers' roles to ensure that they are working together to maximize patient access while controlling costs. This is especially important in the vision care industry, where the potential for confusion exists due to some overlapping scopes of practice among licensed providers.
The legislature finds that boards regulating health care professions should be mindful of the necessary balance between public safety and access to affordable care, and adopt rules that are consistent with their legislative intent. The risk that this balance may be lost is especially high in the optical industry, where competitive pressures have led to the involvement of the federal trade commission. The legislature recognizes its role in ensuring appropriate access to vision care for state residents by clarifying necessary prescription content and ensuring prescription release to the patient.
[ 1994 c 106 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.195 - Consumer Access to Vision Care Act. › 18.195.020 - Definitions.

RCW 18.195.020
Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Dispensing" means the retail delivery of ophthalmic goods to the patient by a prescriber or optician.
(2) "Eye examination" means a testing process administered by a prescriber that includes the process of determining the refractive condition of a patient's eyes. If requested by the patient, it also determines the appropriateness of contact lenses.
(3) "Fitting" means the performance of mechanical procedures and measurements necessary to adapt and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses from a written prescription. In the case of contact lenses, the prescription must be in writing and fitting includes the selection of the physical characteristics of the lenses including conversion of the spectacle power to contact lens equivalents, lens design, material and manufacturer of the lenses, and supervision of the trial wearing of the lenses which may require incidental revisions during the fitting period. The revisions may not alter the effect of the written prescription.
(4) "Ophthalmic goods" means eyeglasses or a component or components of eyeglasses, and contact lenses.
(5) "Ophthalmic services" means the measuring, fitting, adjusting, and fabricating of ophthalmic goods subsequent to an eye examination.
(6) "Optician" means a person licensed under chapter 18.34 RCW.
(7) "Patient" means a person who has had an eye examination.
(8) "Practitioner" includes prescribers and opticians.
(9) "Prescriber" means an ophthalmologist or optometrist who performs eye examinations under chapter 18.53, 18.57, or 18.71 RCW.
(10) "Prescription" means the written directive from a prescriber for corrective lenses and consists of the refractive powers. If the patient wishes to purchase contact lenses, the prescription must contain a notation that the patient is "OK for contacts" or similar language confirming there are no contraindications for contacts.
(11) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health.
[ 1994 c 106 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.195 - Consumer Access to Vision Care Act. › 18.195.040 - Prescription not referring to contacts—Verification of performance—Notice—Prescription time limit—Safety notice—Noncompliance.

RCW 18.195.040
Prescription not referring to contacts—Verification of performance—Notice—Prescription time limit—Safety notice—Noncompliance.
(1) If the patient chooses to purchase contact lenses from an optician and the prescription is silent regarding contact lenses, the optician shall contact the prescriber and request a written prescription with a notation of "OK for contacts" or similar language. However, if no evaluation for contact lenses had been done during the eye examination, the prescriber may decline to approve the prescription for contact lenses without further evaluation.
(2) If a patient chooses to purchase contact lenses from an optician, the optician shall advise the patient, in writing, that a prescriber is to verify the performance of the initial set of contact lenses on the eyes within six months of the date of the eye examination or the "OK for contacts" portion of the prescription will be void. The patient shall be requested to sign the written advisement and the signed document will be maintained as part of the patient's records. If the patient declines to sign the document, it shall be noted in the record.
(3) No practitioner may dispense contact lenses based on a prescription that is over two years old.
(4) All fitters and dispensers of contact lenses shall distribute safety pamphlets to their patients in order to improve consumer decisions as well as health-related decisions.
(5) It is unprofessional conduct under chapter 18.130 RCW for a practitioner to fail to comply with this section.
[ 1994 c 106 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.195 - Consumer Access to Vision Care Act. › 18.195.050 - Rule making—Effect.

RCW 18.195.050
Rule making—Effect.
(1) The secretary shall adopt rules necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter. The secretary is specifically directed to adopt rules that maximize competition in the delivery of vision care limited only by the existing scope of practice of the professions and by provisions preventing demonstrated and substantial threats to the public's vision health.
(2) This chapter and the rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to this section shall supersede rules adopted pursuant to chapter 18.34, 18.53, 18.57, or 18.71 RCW that conflict with this chapter. To the extent that, in the secretary's opinion, these rules conflict with the purposes of this chapter, the secretary may declare such rules null and void.
[ 1994 c 106 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.195 - Consumer Access to Vision Care Act. › 18.195.901 - Construction.

RCW 18.195.901
Construction.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as expanding the scope of practice of a vision care practitioner beyond that currently authorized by state law.
[ 1994 c 106 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.200 - Orthotic and Prosthetic Services. › 18.200.005 - Intent—Purpose—1997 c 285.

RCW 18.200.005
Intent—Purpose—1997 c 285.
It is the intent of the legislature that this act accomplish the following: Safeguard public health, safety, and welfare; protect the public from being mislead by unethical, ill-prepared, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of orthotists and prosthetists; and assure the availability of orthotic and prosthetic services of high quality to persons in need of the services. The purpose of this act is to provide for the regulation of persons offering orthotic and prosthetic services to the public.
[ 1997 c 285 § 1.]