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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.050 - Powers of director.

RCW 18.145.050
Powers of director.
In addition to any other authority provided by law, the director may:
(1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW that are necessary to implement this chapter;
(2) Set all renewal, late renewal, duplicate, and verification fees in accordance with RCW 43.24.086;
(3) Establish the forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
(4) Issue a certificate to any applicant who has met the requirements for certification;
(5) Hire clerical and administrative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter;
(6) Maintain the official departmental record of all applicants and certificate holders;
(7) Approve the preparation and administration of examinations for certification;
(8) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of a failure of an examination;
(9) Set the criteria for meeting the standard required for certification;
(10) Establish continuing education requirements;
(11) Establish advisory committees whose membership shall include representatives of professional court reporting and stenomasking associations and representatives from accredited schools offering degrees in court reporting or stenomasking to advise the director on testing procedures, professional standards, disciplinary activities, or any other matters deemed necessary;
(12) Establish ad hoc advisory committees whose membership shall include representatives of professional court reporting and stenomasking associations and representatives from accredited schools offering degrees in court reporting or stenomasking to advise the director on testing procedures, professional standards, or any other matters deemed necessary.
[ 2010 c 49 § 1; 2002 c 86 § 243. Prior: 1995 c 269 § 502; 1995 c 27 § 6; 1989 c 382 § 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.
Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.070 - Liability of director.

RCW 18.145.070
Liability of director.
The director and individuals acting on the director's behalf shall not be civilly liable for any act performed in good faith in the course of their duties.
[ 1995 c 269 § 503; 1995 c 27 § 7; 1989 c 382 § 8.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1995 c 27 § 7 and by 1995 c 269 § 503, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section pursuant to RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.080 - Certification requirements.

RCW 18.145.080
Certification requirements.
The department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the standards established under this chapter and who:
(1) Is holding one of the following:
(a) Certificate of proficiency, registered professional reporter, registered merit reporter, or registered diplomate reporter from [the] national court reporters association;
(b) Certificate of proficiency or certificate of merit from [the] national stenomask verbatim reporters association; or
(c) A current Washington state court reporter certification; or
(2) Has passed an examination approved by the director or an examination that meets or exceeds the standards established by the director.
[ 1995 c 269 § 504; 1995 c 27 § 8; 1989 c 382 § 9.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1995 c 27 § 8 and by 1995 c 269 § 504, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section pursuant to RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.090 - Certification applications—Fee.

RCW 18.145.090
Certification applications—Fee.
Applications for certification shall be submitted on forms provided by the department. The department may require information and documentation to determine whether the applicant meets the standard for certification as provided in this chapter. Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086 which shall accompany the application.
[ 1995 c 27 § 9; 1989 c 382 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.100 - Renewals—Late fees—Reinstatement.

RCW 18.145.100
Renewals—Late fees—Reinstatement.
The director shall establish by rule the requirements, including continuing education requirements, and the renewal and late renewal fees for certification. Failure to renew the certificate on or before the expiration date cancels all privileges granted by the certificate. If an individual desires to reinstate a certificate which had not been renewed for three years or more, the individual shall satisfactorily demonstrate continued competence in conformance with standards determined by the director.
[ 2010 c 49 § 2; 1989 c 382 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.110 - Persons with stenomask reporting experience.

RCW 18.145.110
Persons with stenomask reporting experience.
Persons with two or more years' experience in stenomask reporting in Washington state as of January 1, 1996, shall be granted a court reporter certificate without examination, if application is made before January 1, 1996.
[ 1995 c 27 § 10; 1989 c 382 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.120 - Sanctions against certificate—Director's powers—Costs.

RCW 18.145.120
Sanctions against certificate—Director's powers—Costs.
(1) Upon receipt of complaints against court reporters, the director shall investigate and evaluate the complaint to determine if disciplinary action is appropriate. The director shall hold disciplinary hearings pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) After a hearing conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW and upon a finding that a certificate holder or applicant has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, except as provided in RCW 9.97.020, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following:
(a) Revocation of the certification;
(b) Suspension of the certificate for a fixed or indefinite term;
(c) Restriction or limitation of the practice;
(d) Requiring the satisfactory completion of a specific program or remedial education;
(e) The monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the director;
(f) Censure or reprimand;
(g) Compliance with conditions of probation for a designated period of time;
(h) Denial of the certification request;
(i) Corrective action;
(j) Refund of fees billed to or collected from the consumer.
Any of the actions under this section may be totally or partly stayed by the director. In determining what action is appropriate, the director shall consider sanctions necessary to protect the public, after which the director may consider and include in the order requirements designed to rehabilitate the certificate holder or applicant. All costs associated with compliance to orders issued under this section are the obligation of the certificate holder or applicant.
[ 2016 c 81 § 15; 1995 c 27 § 11; 1989 c 382 § 13.]
NOTES:
Finding—Conflict with federal requirements—2016 c 81: See notes following RCW 9.97.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.127 - Certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 18.145.127
Certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
The director shall immediately suspend any certificate 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 certification during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate 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 § 833.]
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 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.130 - Unprofessional conduct.

RCW 18.145.130
Unprofessional conduct.
The following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct for any certificate holder or applicant under the jurisdiction of this chapter:
(1) The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption relating to the practice of court reporting, whether or not the act constitutes a crime. If the act constitutes a crime, conviction in a criminal proceeding is not a condition precedent to disciplinary action;
(2) Misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in obtaining or in seeking reinstatement of a certificate;
(3) Advertising in a false, fraudulent, or misleading manner;
(4) Incompetence or negligence;
(5) Suspension, revocation, or restriction of the individual's certificate, registration, or license to practice court reporting by a regulatory authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction;
(6) Violation of any state or federal statute or administrative rule regulating the profession;
(7) Failure to cooperate in an inquiry, investigation, or disciplinary action by:
(a) Not furnishing papers or documents;
(b) Not furnishing in writing a full and complete explanation of the matter contained in the complaint filed with the director;
(c) Not responding to subpoenas issued by the director, regardless of whether the recipient of the subpoena is the accused in the proceeding;
(8) Failure to comply with an order issued by the director or an assurance of discontinuance entered into with the director;
(9) Misrepresentation or fraud in any aspect of the conduct of the business or profession;
(10) Conviction of any gross misdemeanor or felony relating to the practice of the profession. For the purpose of this subsection, conviction includes all instances in which a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is the basis for conviction and all proceedings in which the sentence has been deferred or suspended. Nothing in this section abrogates rights guaranteed under chapter 9.96A RCW.
[ 1995 c 27 § 12; 1989 c 382 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.140 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 18.145.140
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 § 244.]
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 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.150 - Military training or experience.

RCW 18.145.150
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 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.900 - Short title.

RCW 18.145.900
Short title.
This chapter may be known and cited as the court reporting practice act.
[ 1995 c 27 § 13; 1989 c 382 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.145 - Court Reporting Practice Act. › 18.145.910 - Effective date—Implementation—1989 c 382.

RCW 18.145.910
Effective date—Implementation—1989 c 382.
This act shall take effect September 1, 1989, except that the director may immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.
[ 1989 c 382 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.010 - Findings—Construction.

RCW 18.155.010
Findings—Construction.
The legislature finds that sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to the special sexual [sex] offender sentencing alternative under RCW 9.94A.670 and who may treat juvenile sex offenders pursuant to RCW 13.40.160, play a vital role in protecting the public from sex offenders who remain in the community following conviction. The legislature finds that the qualifications, practices, techniques, and effectiveness of sex offender treatment providers vary widely and that the court's ability to effectively determine the appropriateness of granting the sentencing alternative and monitoring the offender to ensure continued protection of the community is undermined by a lack of regulated practices. The legislature recognizes the right of sex offender therapists to practice, consistent with the paramount requirements of public safety. Public safety is best served by regulating sex offender therapists whose clients are being evaluated and being treated pursuant to RCW 9.94A.670 and 13.40.160. This chapter shall be construed to require only those sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to RCW 9.94A.670 and 13.40.160 to obtain a sexual [sex] offender treatment certification as provided in this chapter.
[ 2000 c 171 § 32; 2000 c 28 § 37; 1990 c 3 § 801.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2000 c 28 § 37 and by 2000 c 171 § 32, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Technical correction bill—2000 c 28: See note following RCW 9.94A.015.
Effective date—2000 c 28: See RCW 9.94A.921.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.040 - Secretary—Authority.

RCW 18.155.040
Secretary—Authority.
In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary shall have the following authority:
(1) To set administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250, 43.70.280, and 71.09.360;
(2) To establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;
(3) To issue a certificate or an affiliate certificate to any applicant who has met the education, training, and examination requirements for certification or an affiliate certification and deny a certificate to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for certification or affiliate certification. Proceedings concerning the denial of certificates based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
(4) To hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter and to hire individuals including those certified under this chapter to serve as examiners or consultants as necessary to implement and administer this chapter;
(5) To maintain the official department record of all applicants and certifications;
(6) To conduct a hearing on an appeal of a denial of a certificate on the applicant's failure to meet the minimum qualifications for certification. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW;
(7) To issue subpoenas, statements of charges, statements of intent to deny certificates, and orders and to delegate in writing to a designee the authority to issue subpoenas, statements of charges, and statements of intent to deny certificates;
(8) To determine the minimum education, work experience, and training requirements for certification or affiliate certification, including but not limited to approval of educational programs;
(9) To prepare and administer or approve the preparation and administration of examinations for certification;
(10) To establish by rule the procedure for appeal of an examination failure;
(11) To adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;
(12) To adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to implement this chapter.
[ 2020 c 266 § 7; 2004 c 38 § 5; 1996 c 191 § 86; 1990 c 3 § 804.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2004 c 38: See note following RCW 18.155.075.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.060 - Immunity.

RCW 18.155.060
Immunity.
The secretary, members of the committee, and individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties.
[ 1990 c 3 § 806.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.070 - Certificate—Requirements.

RCW 18.155.070
Certificate—Requirements.
The department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of an educational program approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets the criteria of the secretary;
(2) Successful completion of any experience requirement established by the secretary;
(3) Successful completion of an examination administered or approved by the secretary;
(4) Not having engaged in unprofessional conduct or being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment;
(5) Not convicted of a sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or convicted in any other jurisdiction of an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; and
(6) Other requirements as may be established by the secretary that impact the competence of the sex offender treatment provider.
[ 2006 c 134 § 1; 1990 c 3 § 807.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.075 - Affiliate certificate—Requirements.

RCW 18.155.075
Affiliate certificate—Requirements.
(1) The department shall issue an affiliate certificate to any applicant who meets the following requirements:
(a) Successful completion of an educational program approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets the criteria of the secretary;
(b) Successful completion of an examination administered or approved by the secretary;
(c) Proof of supervision by a qualified supervisor;
(d) Not having engaged in unprofessional conduct or being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment;
(e) Not convicted of a sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or convicted in any other jurisdiction of an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; and
(f) Other requirements as may be established by the secretary that impact the competence of the sex offender treatment provider.
(2) Individuals credentialed by the department of health as a certified affiliate sex offender treatment provider prior to June 11, 2020, are considered to have met the requirement of holding an underlying health license or credential described in RCW 18.155.020(3), provided the underlying license or credential remains active and in good standing.
[ 2020 c 266 § 3; 2006 c 134 § 2; 2004 c 38 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2004 c 38: "This act takes effect July 1, 2004." [ 2004 c 38 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.155 - Sex Offender Treatment Providers. › 18.155.090 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.155.090
Application of uniform disciplinary act.
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unauthorized practice, the issuance and denial of certificates, and the discipline of certified sex offender treatment providers and certified affiliate sex offender treatment providers under this chapter.
[ 2004 c 38 § 8; 1990 c 3 § 809.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2004 c 38: See note following RCW 18.155.075.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.010 - Definitions.

RCW 18.160.010
Definitions.
The following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Certificate of competency holder" means an individual who has satisfactorily met the qualifications and has received a certificate of competency from the state director of fire protection under the provisions of this chapter.
(2) "Fire protection sprinkler system contractor" means a person or organization that offers to undertake the execution of contracts for the installation, inspection, maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection sprinkler system or any part of such a system.
(3) "Fire protection sprinkler system" means an assembly of underground and/or overhead piping or conduit beginning at the connection to the primary water supply, whether public or private, that conveys water with or without other agents to dispersal openings or devices to extinguish, control, or contain fire and to provide protection from exposure to fire or other products of combustion.
(4) "Fire protection sprinkler system contractor's license" means the license issued by the state director of fire protection to a fire protection sprinkler system contractor upon an application being approved, the fee being paid, and the satisfactory completion of the requirements of this chapter. The license shall be issued in the name of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor with the name or names of the certificate of competency holder noted thereon.
(5) "NFPA 13-D" means whatever standard that is used by the national fire protection association for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems in one or two-family residential dwellings or mobile homes.
(6) "NFPA 13-R" means whatever standard that is used by the national fire protection association for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems in residential dwellings up to four stories in height.
(7) "Inspection" means a visual examination of a fire protection sprinkler system or portion of the system to verify that the system appears to be in operating condition and is free from physical damage and complies with the applicable statutes and regulations adopted by the state director of fire protection.
(8) "Installation" means the initial placement of fire protection sprinkler system equipment or the extension, modification, or alteration of equipment after the initial placement. Installation shall include the work from a street or main water access throughout the entire building.
(9) "Maintenance" means to maintain in the condition of repair that provides performance as originally planned.
(10) "Organization" means a corporation, partnership, firm, or other business association, governmental entity, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(11) "Person" means a natural person, including an owner, manager, partner, officer, employee, or occupant.
(12) "Service" means to repair or test.
[ 1990 c 177 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.020 - Local government license and permit requirements—Exemptions from chapter.

RCW 18.160.020
Local government license and permit requirements—Exemptions from chapter.
(1) A municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a fire sprinkler contractor license from the municipality or county. However, a municipality or county may require a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a permit and pay a fee for the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system and require the installation of such systems to conform with the building code or other construction requirements of the municipality or county, but may not impose financial responsibility requirements other than proof of a valid license.
(2) This chapter does not apply to:
(a) United States, state, and local government employees, building officials, fire marshals, fire inspectors, or insurance inspectors when acting in their official capacities;
(b) A person or organization acting under court order;
(c) A person or organization that sells or supplies products or materials to a licensed fire protection sprinkler system contractor;
(d) A registered professional engineer acting solely in a professional capacity;
(e) An employee of a licensed fire protection sprinkler system contractor performing duties for the registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; and
(f) An owner/occupier of a single-family residence performing his or her own installation in that residence.
[ 1990 c 177 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.070 - Local government regulation—Application to state and government contractors.

RCW 18.160.070
Local government regulation—Application to state and government contractors.
(1) Nothing in this chapter limits the power of a municipality, county, or the state to regulate the quality and character of work performed by contractors, through a system of permits, fees, and inspections which are designed to assure compliance with and aid in the implementation of state and local building laws or to enforce other local laws for the protection of the public health and safety. Nothing in this chapter limits the power of the municipality, county, or the state to adopt any system of permits requiring submission to and approval by the municipality, county, or the state, of technical drawings and specifications for work to be performed by contractors before commencement of the work. The official authorized to issue building or other related permits shall ascertain that the fire protection sprinkler system contractor is duly licensed by requiring evidence of a valid fire protection sprinkler system contractor's license.
(2) This chapter applies to any fire protection sprinkler system contractor performing work for any municipality, county, or the state. Officials of any municipality, county, or the state are required to determine compliance with this chapter before awarding any contracts for the installation, repair, service, alteration, fabrication, addition, or inspection of a fire protection sprinkler system.
[ 1990 c 177 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.100 - Unlicensed operations—Penalty.

RCW 18.160.100
Unlicensed operations—Penalty.
Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor who constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any occupancy, except an owner-occupied single-family dwelling, without first obtaining a fire sprinkler contractor's license from the state of Washington, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This section may not be construed to create any criminal liability for a prime contractor or an owner of an occupancy unless it is proved that the prime contractor or owner had actual knowledge of an illegal construction, installation, or maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system by a fire protection sprinkler system contractor.
[ 1992 c 116 § 3.]
NOTES:
Wrongful acts by contractor, criminal penalty: RCW 9.45.260.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.110 - Enforcement—Civil proceedings.

RCW 18.160.110
Enforcement—Civil proceedings.
Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county where a violation occurs on his or her own motion or at the request of the state director of fire protection.
[ 1992 c 116 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.120 - Infractions—Failure to obtain certificate of competency—Fines.

RCW 18.160.120
Infractions—Failure to obtain certificate of competency—Fines. (Effective until January 1, 2024.)
(1) A fire protection sprinkler system contractor found to have committed an infraction under this chapter as defined in rule under RCW 18.160.030(2)(b)(iii) shall be assessed a fine of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than five thousand dollars.
(2) A fire protection sprinkler system contractor who fails to obtain a certificate of competency under RCW 18.160.040 shall be assessed a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars.
(3) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the fire protection contractor license fund.
[ 2003 c 74 § 2.]
(1) A fire protection sprinkler system contractor found to have committed an infraction under this chapter as defined in rule under RCW 18.160.030(2)(b)(iii) shall be assessed a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $7,500 for the first infraction, a fine of not less than $400 and not more than $10,000 for a second infraction by the same contractor, and a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $15,000 for the third and any subsequent infractions by the same contractor.
(2) A fire protection sprinkler system contractor who fails to obtain a certificate of competency under RCW 18.160.040 shall be assessed a fine of not less than $1,500 and not more than $7,500 for the first infraction, and a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $10,000 for a second infraction by the same contractor, and a fine of not less than $5,000 and not more than $25,000 for the third and any subsequent infractions by the same contractor.
(3) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the fire protection compliance account.
[ 2023 c 329 § 3; 2003 c 74 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 329: See note following RCW 18.160.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.130 - Fire protection compliance account.

RCW 18.160.130
Fire protection compliance account. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
The fire protection compliance account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All fines collected under RCW 18.160.120 and the rules and regulations adopted under RCW 18.160.120 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the purposes of enforcing this chapter. Only the state director of fire protection or their designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
[ 2023 c 329 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 329: See note following RCW 18.160.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.900 - Prospective application.

RCW 18.160.900
Prospective application.
This chapter applies prospectively only and not retroactively. A municipal or county order, ordinance, rule, or regulation that is in effect as of May 1, 1991, is not invalid because of the provisions of this chapter. This chapter does not prohibit municipalities or counties from adopting stricter guidelines that will assure the proper installation of fire sprinkler systems within their jurisdictions.
[ 1990 c 177 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.160 - Fire Sprinkler System Contractors. › 18.160.901 - Effective date—1990 c 177.

RCW 18.160.901
Effective date—1990 c 177.
RCW 18.160.010 through 18.160.080 shall take effect May 1, 1991.
[ 1990 c 177 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.020 - Exemptions.

RCW 18.165.020
Exemptions.
The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) A person who is employed exclusively or regularly by one employer and performs investigations solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private investigator agency;
(2) An officer or employee of the United States or of this state or a political subdivision thereof, while engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties;
(3) A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information about the financial rating of persons;
(4) An attorney-at-law while performing the attorney's duties as an attorney;
(5) A licensed collection agency or its employee, while acting within the scope of that person's employment and making an investigation incidental to the business of the agency;
(6) Insurers, agents, and insurance brokers licensed by the state, while performing duties in connection with insurance transacted by them;
(7) A bank subject to the jurisdiction of the department of financial institutions or the comptroller of currency of the United States, or a savings and loan association subject to the jurisdiction of this state or the federal home loan bank board;
(8) A licensed insurance adjuster performing the adjuster's duties within the scope of the adjuster's license;
(9) A secured creditor engaged in the repossession of the creditor's collateral, or a lessor engaged in the repossession of leased property in which it claims an interest;
(10) A person who is a forensic scientist, accident reconstructionist, or other person who performs similar functions and does not hold himself or herself out to be an investigator in any other capacity;
(11) A person solely engaged in the business of securing information about persons or property from public records; or
(12) A certified public accountant regulated under chapter 18.04 RCW or the employee of a certified public accountant performing duties within the scope of public accountancy.
[ 2015 c 105 § 1; 2000 c 171 § 37; 1995 c 277 § 18; 1991 c 328 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.030 - Private investigator license—Requirements.

RCW 18.165.030
Private investigator license—Requirements.
An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private investigator 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, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to his or her capacity to perform the duties of a private investigator and the director determines that the license should be withheld to protect the citizens of Washington state. The director shall make her or his determination to withhold a license because of previous convictions notwithstanding the restoration of employment rights act, chapter 9.96A RCW;
(4) Be employed by or have an employment offer from a private investigator agency or be licensed as a private investigator agency;
(5) Submit a set of fingerprints; however, if an applicant has been issued a license as a private security guard under chapter 18.170 RCW within the last twelve months, the applicant is not required to undergo a separate background check to become licensed under this chapter;
(6) Pay the required nonrefundable fee for each application; and
(7) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director for each company of employment.
[ 2012 c 118 § 1; 1995 c 277 § 19; 1991 c 328 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.040 - Armed private investigator license—Requirements.

RCW 18.165.040
Armed private investigator license—Requirements.
(1) An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain an armed private investigator license:
(a) Be licensed as a private investigator;
(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;
(c) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission;
(d) Have a license to carry a concealed pistol; and
(e) Pay the fee established by the director.
(2) The armed private investigator license may take the form of an endorsement to the private investigator license if deemed appropriate by the director.
[ 1995 c 277 § 21; 1991 c 328 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.050 - Private investigator agency license—Requirements, restrictions—Assignment or transfer.

RCW 18.165.050
Private investigator agency license—Requirements, restrictions—Assignment or transfer.
(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a private investigator, an applicant, or, in the case of a partnership or limited partnership, each partner, or, in the case of a corporation, the qualifying agent must meet the following additional requirements to obtain a private investigator agency license:
(a) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure the person's knowledge and competence in the private investigator agency business; or
(b) Have had at least three years' experience in investigative work or its equivalent 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 professional persons other than employers who, based on personal professional knowledge, can substantiate the employment.
(2) An agency license issued pursuant to this section may not be assigned or transferred without prior written approval of the director.
(3) No license to own or operate a private investigator company may be issued to an applicant if the name of the company portrays the company as a public law enforcement agency, or in association with a public law enforcement agency, or includes the word "police."
[ 1995 c 277 § 22; 1991 c 328 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.060 - Armed private investigator license authority—Registration of firearms.

RCW 18.165.060
Armed private investigator license authority—Registration of firearms.
(1) An armed private investigator license grants authority to the holder, while in the performance of his or her duties, to carry a firearm with which the holder has met the proficiency requirements established by the commission.
(2) All firearms carried by armed private investigators in the performance of their duties must be owned by the employer and, if required by law, must be registered with the proper government agency.
[ 1995 c 277 § 23; 1991 c 328 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.070 - Investigation of applicants.

RCW 18.165.070
Investigation of applicants.
(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.
(2) After receipt of an application for a license, the director shall conduct an investigation to determine whether the facts set forth in the application are true and shall request that the Washington state patrol compare the fingerprints submitted with the application to fingerprint records available to the Washington state patrol. The Washington state patrol shall forward the fingerprints of applicants for an armed private investigator license to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check. The director may require that fingerprint cards of licensees be periodically reprocessed to identify criminal convictions subsequent to registration.
(3) The director shall solicit comments from the chief law enforcement officer of the county and city or town in which the applicant's employer is located on issuance of a permanent private investigator license.
(4) A summary of the information acquired under this section, to the extent that it is public information, may be forwarded by the department to the applicant's employer.
[ 1995 c 277 § 25; 1991 c 328 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.080 - License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.

RCW 18.165.080
License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.
(1) The director shall issue a private investigator license card to each licensed private investigator and an armed private investigator license card to each armed private investigator.
(a) The license card may not be used as security clearance.
(b) A private investigator shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a private investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request.
(c) An armed private investigator shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of an armed private investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request.
(2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed private investigator 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.
[ 1995 c 277 § 26; 1991 c 328 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.090 - Preassignment training and testing.

RCW 18.165.090
Preassignment training and testing.
(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing preassignment training and testing requirements. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for private investigators.
(2) The director shall consult with the private investigator industry and law enforcement before adopting or amending the preassignment training or continuing education requirements of this section.
[ 1995 c 277 § 27; 1991 c 328 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.100 - Agency license—Surety bond or certificate of insurance required.

RCW 18.165.100
Agency license—Surety bond or certificate of insurance required.
(1) No private investigator agency license may be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the applicant files with the director a surety 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 principal and its servants, officers, agents, and employees by reason of its wrongful or illegal acts in conducting business licensed under this chapter. The bond shall be made payable to the state of Washington, and anyone so injured by the principal or its servants, officers, agents, or employees shall have the right and shall be permitted to sue directly upon this obligation in his or her own name. This obligation shall be subject to successive suits for recovery until the face amount is completely exhausted.
(2) Every licensee must at all times maintain on file with the director the surety 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 bond, a licensed private investigator agency may file with the director a certificate of insurance as evidence that it has comprehensive general liability coverage of at least twenty-five thousand dollars for bodily or personal injury and twenty-five thousand dollars for property damage.
(4) The director may approve alternative methods of guaranteeing financial responsibility.
[ 1995 c 277 § 28; 1991 c 328 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.110 - Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.

RCW 18.165.110
Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.
(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of private investigators, armed private investigators, and private investigator 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 private investigator agencies if such fees or taxes are levied by the state 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 private investigator agencies with respect to activities that are not regulated under this chapter.
[ 1995 c 277 § 29; 1991 c 328 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators. › 18.165.120 - Out-of-state private investigators operating across state lines.

RCW 18.165.120
Out-of-state private investigators operating across state lines.
Private investigators or armed private investigators whose duties require them to operate across state lines may operate in this state for up to thirty days per year, if they are properly registered and certified in another state with training and certification requirements that the director finds are at least equal to the requirements of this state.
[ 1995 c 277 § 30; 1991 c 328 § 12.]