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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.420 - Resort contracts—Registration, duration—Renewal, amendment—Renewal of prior permits.

RCW 19.105.420
Resort contracts—Registration, duration—Renewal, amendment—Renewal of prior permits.
A registration of camping resort contracts shall be effective for a period of one year and may, upon application, be renewed for successive periods of one year each, unless the director prescribes a shorter period for a permit or registration. A camping resort contract registration shall be amended if there is to be an increase in inventory or consolidation to the number of camping resort contracts registered, or in instances in which new contract forms are to be offered. Consolidations, new contract forms, the adding of resorts to the program, or amendments for material changes shall become effective in the manner provided by RCW 19.105.330. The written disclosures required to be furnished prospective purchasers under RCW 19.105.370 shall be supplemented by amendment request in writing as necessary to keep the required information reasonably current and reflective of material changes. Amendments shall be filed with the director as provided in RCW 19.105.360. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, the camping resort operator or registrant shall file an amendment to the registration disclosing any event which will have a material effect on the conduct of the operation of the camping resort, the financial condition of the camping resort, or the future availability of the camping resort properties to purchasers. The amendment shall be filed within thirty days following the event. The amendment shall be treated as an original application for registration, except that until the director has acted upon the application for amendment the applicant's registration shall continue to be deemed effective for the purposes of RCW 19.105.310.
Any permit to sell camping resort memberships issued prior to November 1, 1982, shall be deemed a camping resort registration subject to the renewal provisions of this chapter upon the anniversary date of the issuance of the original permit.
[ 1988 c 159 § 19; 1982 c 69 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.430 - Unlawful to act as salesperson without registering—Exemptions.

RCW 19.105.430
Unlawful to act as salesperson without registering—Exemptions.
Unless the transaction is exempt under RCW 19.105.325, it is unlawful for any person to act as a camping resort salesperson in this state without first registering under this chapter as a salesperson or being licensed as a salesperson under chapter 18.85 RCW or a broker licensed under that chapter.
[ 1988 c 159 § 20; 1982 c 69 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.450 - Investigations—Scope—Publishing information.

RCW 19.105.450
Investigations—Scope—Publishing information.
The director may make such public or private investigations or may make such requests for information, within or without this state, as the director deems necessary to determine whether any registration should be granted, denied, suspended, or revoked, or a fine imposed, or whether any person has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule, order, or permit under this chapter, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in prescribing of rules and forms under, and amendments to, this chapter and may publish information concerning any violation of this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter.
[ 1988 c 159 § 22; 1982 c 69 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.470 - Cease and desist orders—Utilizing temporary order, injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.

RCW 19.105.470
Cease and desist orders—Utilizing temporary order, injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.
(1) Whenever it appears to the director that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter, any withdrawal of a camping resort property in violation of RCW 19.105.380(1)(o), or any rule, order, or permit issued under this chapter, the director may in his or her discretion issue an order directing the person to cease and desist from continuing the act or practice. The procedures in RCW 18.235.150 apply to these cease and desist orders. However, the director may issue a temporary order pending the hearing which shall be effective immediately upon delivery to the person affected and which shall remain in effect until ten days after the hearing is held and which shall become final if the person to whom notice is addressed does not request a hearing.
(2) If it appears necessary in order to protect the interests of members and purchasers, whether or not the director has issued a cease and desist order, the attorney general in the name of the state, the director, the proper prosecuting attorney, an affiliated members' common-interest association, or a group of members as a class, may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any such acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, order, or permit under this chapter. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus shall be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed for the defendant, for the defendant's assets, or to protect the interests or assets of a members' common-interest association or the members of a camping resort as a class. The state, the director, a members' common-interest association, or members as a class shall not be required to post a bond in such proceedings.
[ 2002 c 86 § 275; 2000 c 171 § 69; 1988 c 159 § 23; 1982 c 69 § 18.]
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 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.480 - Violations—As gross misdemeanors—Statute of limitations.

RCW 19.105.480
Violations—As gross misdemeanors—Statute of limitations.
(1) Any person who willfully fails to register an offering of camping resort contracts under this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) It is a gross misdemeanor for any person in connection with the offer or sale of any camping resort contracts willfully and knowingly:
(a) To make any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact, or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading;
(b) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(c) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person;
(d) To file, or cause to be filed, with the director any document which contains any untrue or misleading information;
(e) To breach any impound, escrow, trust, or other security arrangement provided for by this chapter;
(f) To cause the breaching of any trust, escrow, impound, or other arrangement placed in a registration for compliance with RCW 19.105.336; or
(g) To employ unlicensed salespersons or permit salespersons or employees to make misrepresentations or violate this chapter.
(3) No indictment or information may be returned under this chapter more than five years after the date of the event alleged to have been a violation.
[ 2003 c 53 § 152; 1988 c 159 § 24; 1982 c 69 § 19.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.490 - Violations—Referral to attorney general or prosecuting attorney.

RCW 19.105.490
Violations—Referral to attorney general or prosecuting attorney.
The director may refer such evidence as may be available concerning violations of this chapter or of any rule or order under this chapter to the attorney general or the proper prosecuting attorney who may in his or her discretion, with or without such a reference, institute the appropriate civil or criminal proceedings under this chapter.
[ 2011 c 336 § 566; 1982 c 69 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.500 - Violations—Application of consumer protection act.

RCW 19.105.500
Violations—Application of consumer protection act.
For the purposes of application of the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW, any material violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice or unfair method of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce.
[ 1982 c 69 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.510 - Resort contracts—Nonapplicability of certain laws—County and city powers.

RCW 19.105.510
Resort contracts—Nonapplicability of certain laws—County and city powers.
Camping resort contracts registered under this chapter are exempt from the provisions of chapters 21.20 and 58.19 RCW and any act in this state regulating the offer and sale of land developments, real estate cooperatives, or time shares. Nothing in this chapter prevents counties or cities from enacting ordinances or resolutions setting platting or subdivision requirements solely for camping resorts or for camping resorts as subdivisions or binding site plans if appropriate to chapter 58.17 RCW or local ordinances.
[ 1988 c 159 § 25; 1982 c 69 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.520 - Unlawful to represent director's administrative approval as determination as to merits of resort—Penalty.

RCW 19.105.520
Unlawful to represent director's administrative approval as determination as to merits of resort—Penalty.
(1) Neither the fact that an application for registration nor the written disclosures required by this chapter have been filed, nor the fact that a camping resort contract offering has been effectively registered or exempted, constitutes a finding by the director that the offering or any document filed under this chapter is true, complete, and not misleading, nor does the fact mean that the director has determined in any way the merits or qualifications of or recommended or given approval to any person, camping resort operator, or camping resort contract transaction.
(2) It is a gross misdemeanor to make or cause to be made to any prospective purchaser any representation inconsistent with this section.
[ 2003 c 53 § 153; 1988 c 159 § 26; 1982 c 69 § 24.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.530 - Rules, forms, orders—Administration of chapter.

RCW 19.105.530
Rules, forms, orders—Administration of chapter.
(1) The director may make, amend, and repeal rules, forms, and orders when necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The director may appoint those persons within the department deemed necessary to administer this chapter. The director may delegate to such persons any powers, subject to the authority of the director, that may be necessary to carry out this chapter, including the issuance and processing of administrative proceedings and entering into stipulations under RCW 19.105.380.
[ 1988 c 159 § 27; 1982 c 69 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.540 - Administrative procedure act application.

RCW 19.105.540
Administrative procedure act application.
Chapter 34.05 RCW shall apply to any administrative procedures carried out by the director under this chapter unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
[ 1982 c 69 § 26.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.560 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 19.105.560
Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 § 276.]
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 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.570 - Military training or experience.

RCW 19.105.570
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 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.571 - Spouses of military personnel—Registration.

RCW 19.105.571
Spouses of military personnel—Registration.
The director shall develop rules consistent with RCW 18.340.020 for the registration of spouses of military personnel.
[ 2011 2nd sp.s. c 5 § 5.]
NOTES:
Implementation—2011 2nd sp.s. c 5: See note following RCW 18.340.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.910 - Construction—Chapter as cumulative and nonexclusive.

RCW 19.105.910
Construction—Chapter as cumulative and nonexclusive.
Except as specifically provided in RCW 19.105.510, the provisions of this chapter are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy available at law.
[ 1982 c 69 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.105 - Camping Resorts. › 19.105.930 - Effective date—1982 c 69.

RCW 19.105.930
Effective date—1982 c 69.
This act shall take effect on November 1, 1982.
[ 1982 c 69 § 32.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.010 - Definitions.

RCW 19.108.010
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Improper means" includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means;
(2) "Misappropriation" means:
(a) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or
(b) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:
(i) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or
(ii) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his or her knowledge of the trade secret was (A) derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it, (B) acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use, or (C) derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or
(iii) Before a material change of his or her position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake.
(3) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
(4) "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that:
(a) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
(b) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
[ 1981 c 286 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.020 - Remedies for misappropriation—Injunction, royalty.

RCW 19.108.020
Remedies for misappropriation—Injunction, royalty.
(1) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.
(2) If the court determines that it would be unreasonable to prohibit future use, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time the use could have been prohibited.
(3) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
[ 1981 c 286 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.030 - Remedies for misappropriation—Damages.

RCW 19.108.030
Remedies for misappropriation—Damages.
(1) In addition to or in lieu of injunctive relief, a complainant may recover damages for the actual loss caused by misappropriation. A complainant also may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual loss.
(2) If wilful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award exemplary damages in an amount not exceeding twice any award made under subsection (1).
[ 1981 c 286 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.040 - Award of attorney's fees.

RCW 19.108.040
Award of attorney's fees.
If a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith, a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith, or wilful and malicious misappropriation exists, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
[ 1981 c 286 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.050 - Court orders to preserve secrecy of alleged trade secrets.

RCW 19.108.050
Court orders to preserve secrecy of alleged trade secrets.
In an action under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.
[ 1981 c 286 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.060 - Actions for misappropriation—Time limitation.

RCW 19.108.060
Actions for misappropriation—Time limitation.
An action for misappropriation must be brought within three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
[ 1981 c 286 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.900 - Effect of chapter on other law.

RCW 19.108.900
Effect of chapter on other law.
(1) This chapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this state pertaining to civil liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.
(2) This chapter does not affect:
(a) Contractual or other civil liability or relief that is not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or
(b) Criminal liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.
[ 1981 c 286 § 7.]
NOTES:
Theft of trade secrets: RCW 9A.56.010(6), 9A.56.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.910 - Construction of uniform act.

RCW 19.108.910
Construction of uniform act.
This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.
[ 1981 c 286 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.108 - Uniform Trade Secrets Act. › 19.108.930 - Effective date—Application—1981 c 286.

RCW 19.108.930
Effective date—Application—1981 c 286.
This chapter takes effect on January 1, 1982, and does not apply to misappropriation occurring prior to the effective date.
[ 1981 c 286 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.010 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 19.110.010
Legislative declaration.
The legislature finds and declares that the widespread and unregulated sale of business opportunities has become a common area of investment problems and deceptive practices in the state of Washington. As a result, the provisions of this chapter are necessary to counteract the potential negative impact of the sale of business opportunities upon the economy of the state.
[ 1981 c 155 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.020 - Definitions.

RCW 19.110.020
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Business opportunity" means the sale or lease of any product, equipment, supply, or service which is sold or leased to enable the purchaser to start a business; and:
(a) The seller represents that the seller will provide locations or assist the purchaser in finding locations, on premises neither owned nor leased by the purchaser or seller, for the use or operation of vending machines, display racks, cases, or similar devices or coin-operated amusement machines or similar devices; or
(b) The seller represents that the seller will purchase any product made, produced, fabricated, assembled, modified, grown, or bred by the purchaser using, in whole or part, any product, equipment, supply, or service sold or leased to the purchaser by the seller; or
(c) The seller guarantees that the purchaser will earn an income greater than or equal to the price paid for the business opportunity; or
(d) The seller represents that if the purchaser pays a fee exceeding three hundred dollars directly or indirectly for the purpose of the seller providing a sales or marketing program, the seller will provide such a program which will enable the purchaser to derive income from the business opportunity which exceeds the price paid for the business opportunity.
(2) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, or any business entity.
(3) "Seller" means a person who sells or leases a business opportunity.
(4) "Purchaser" means a person who buys or leases a business opportunity.
(5) "Director" means the director of financial institutions.
(6) "Guarantee" means an undertaking by the seller to refund all or a portion of the purchase price paid for the business opportunity.
[ 1994 c 92 § 4; 1981 c 155 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.030 - Sale or lease of business opportunity—Offer to sell or lease business opportunity—Occurrence in Washington.

RCW 19.110.030
Sale or lease of business opportunity—Offer to sell or lease business opportunity—Occurrence in Washington.
(1) An offer to sell or offer to lease a business opportunity occurs in Washington when:
(a) The offer is made in Washington; or
(b) The purchaser resides in Washington at the time of the offer and the business opportunity is or will be located, in whole or in part, in the state of Washington; or
(c) The offer originates from Washington; or
(d) The business opportunity is or will be, in whole or in part, located in Washington.
(2) An offer does not occur in Washington if a seller advertises only in a newspaper having more than two-thirds of its circulation outside the state of Washington, or on a radio or television program originating outside the state and does not sell or lease business opportunities in Washington.
(3) A sale or lease of a business opportunity occurs in Washington when:
(a) The sale or lease is made in Washington; or
(b) The purchaser resides in Washington at the time of the sale or lease, and the business opportunity is or will be located, in whole or in part, in Washington; or
(c) The business opportunity is or will be located in Washington.
[ 1981 c 155 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.040 - Application of chapter.

RCW 19.110.040
Application of chapter.
Nothing in this chapter applies to:
(1) A radio station, television station, publisher, printer, or distributor of a newspaper, magazine, billboard, or other advertising medium which accepts advertising in good faith without knowledge of its violation of any provision of this chapter;
(2) A franchise subject to the provisions of chapter 19.100 RCW;
(3) A security subject to the provisions of chapter 21.20 RCW;
(4) A newspaper distribution system;
(5) The sale, lease, or transfer of a business opportunity by a purchaser if the purchaser sells only one business opportunity in any twelve-month period;
(6) The not-for-profit sale of sales demonstration equipment, materials, or samples where the total cost does not exceed five hundred dollars;
(7) A marketing program made in conjunction with licensing of a registered trademark or service mark for which no consideration is paid. Any consideration paid in conjunction with the purchase of goods at a bona fide wholesale price does not constitute consideration under this subsection; or
(8) A transaction regulated pursuant to chapter 18.85 RCW.
[ 1981 c 155 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.050 - Persons proposing to sell or lease business opportunity—Registration required—Application—Renewal—Denial, suspension, or revocation of registration.

RCW 19.110.050
Persons proposing to sell or lease business opportunity—Registration required—Application—Renewal—Denial, suspension, or revocation of registration.
(1) Any person who proposes to sell or lease a business opportunity must register prior to advertising, soliciting, or making any offer, sale, or lease in this state.
(2) Any person proposing to sell or lease a business opportunity must apply for registration by filing with the director:
(a) A copy of the disclosure document required by RCW 19.110.070;
(b) An irrevocable consent to service of process;
(c) The prescribed registration fee; and
(d) Copies of all advertisements intended to be used in connection with the offer and sale of the business opportunity.
(3) If the application meets the requirements for registration, the director shall issue a registration number to the applicant. The applicant must include the number in every advertisement in this state.
(4) Registration is effective for one year. An applicant must renew registration annually unless the director extends the duration of registration in order to stagger renewal periods. The renewal application must contain:
(a) Any new information necessary to comply with the disclosure requirements of RCW 19.110.070;
(b) The prescribed renewal fee; and
(c) Copies of any and all advertisements intended to be used in connection with the offer and sale of the business opportunity.
(5) The applicant must amend the registration whenever there is any material change in the required information.
(6) The applicant must file copies of all advertisements offering business opportunities seven days before their intended use.
(7) The director may issue an order denying, suspending, or revoking any applicant's registration if the director finds that the order is in the public interest and that:
(a) The registration application is incomplete or contains any statement which is false or misleading with respect to any material fact; or
(b) Any provision of this chapter or any rule or order lawfully imposed under this chapter has been violated; or
(c) The business opportunity includes or would include activities which are illegal; or
(d) The business opportunity has worked or tended to work a fraud on purchasers or would so operate.
(8) The director shall promptly notify the applicant of any order denying, suspending, or revoking registration. The applicant may request a hearing within fifteen days of notification. If the applicant does not request a hearing, the order remains in effect until the director modifies or vacates it. The applicant shall be notified of the right to request a hearing within fifteen days.
[ 1981 c 155 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.060 - Registration fees.

RCW 19.110.060
Registration fees.
The director shall charge and collect the fees specified by this section. All fees are nonrefundable and shall be deposited in the state treasury.
(1) The registration fee is two hundred dollars.
(2) The renewal fee is one hundred twenty-five dollars.
(3) The amendment fee is thirty dollars.
[ 1981 c 155 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.075 - Business opportunity fraud—Penalties.

RCW 19.110.075
Business opportunity fraud—Penalties.
(1) Any person who violates RCW 19.110.050 or 19.110.070 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(2) Any person who knowingly violates RCW 19.110.050 or 19.110.070 is guilty of a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(3) No indictment or information for a felony may be returned under this chapter more than five years after the alleged violation.
[ 2003 c 53 § 156.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.080 - Disclosure document—Director authorized to accept alternative.

RCW 19.110.080
Disclosure document—Director authorized to accept alternative.
The director may, by rule or order:
(1) Accept any disclosure document filed with agencies of the United States or any other state; or
(2) Accept any disclosure document compiled in accordance with any rule or regulation of any agency of the United States or any other state; or
(3) Waive disclosure of information which is inapplicable or unnecessary for protection of purchasers.
[ 1981 c 155 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.090 - Persons proposing to sell or lease business opportunity—Service of process.

RCW 19.110.090
Persons proposing to sell or lease business opportunity—Service of process.
Every person who proposes to sell or lease a business opportunity in this state through any person acting on an agency basis in the common law sense shall file with the director, in such form as the director by rule prescribes, an irrevocable consent appointing the director or the director's successor in office to be the attorney of the applicant to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the applicant or the applicant's successor, executor, or administrator which arises under this chapter or any rule or order hereunder after the consent has been filed, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the consent. A person who has filed a consent in connection with a previous registration need not file another. Service may be made by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the director, but it is not effective unless (1) the plaintiff, who may be the director in a suit, action, or proceeding instituted by him or her, forthwith sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered mail to the defendant or respondent at the last address of the respondent or defendant on file with the director, and (2) the plaintiff's affidavit of compliance with this section is filed in the case on or before the return day of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court allows.
[ 1981 c 155 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.100 - Seller to provide surety bond or trust account—Action by state or injured person—Damages.

RCW 19.110.100
Seller to provide surety bond or trust account—Action by state or injured person—Damages.
(1) If the seller makes any guarantee described in RCW 19.110.020(1)(c), the seller shall have a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in Washington or a trust account with a licensed and insured bank or savings institution located in the state of Washington. The trustee shall be acceptable to the director. The bond or the trust account shall be at least fifty thousand dollars. The director may, by rule or order, establish procedures for the initiation, operation, or termination of any bond or trust account required under this section.
(2) The bond or trust account shall be in the name of the state of Washington. It shall be for the benefit of the state and any person injured by any violation of this chapter, or by the seller's breach of any business opportunity contract or obligation arising from a business opportunity contract. The state may bring an action against the bond or trust account to recover penalties. The state or an injured person may bring an action against the bond or trust account for damages to the injured person. The liability of the surety or trustee shall be only for actual damages and shall not exceed the amount of the bond or trust account.
[ 1981 c 155 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.110 - Business opportunity contract—Content—Cancellation period.

RCW 19.110.110
Business opportunity contract—Content—Cancellation period.
(1) Every business opportunity contract shall be in writing and shall be dated and signed by the purchaser.
(2) The seller shall provide the purchaser with a copy of the completed contract at the time the purchaser signs the contract.
(3) The seller may not receive any consideration before the purchaser signs a business opportunity contract.
(4) The contract shall include the following notifications, in ten point type, immediately above the space for the purchaser's signature:
(a) "Do not sign this contract if any of the spaces for agreed terms are blank."
(b) "Do not sign this contract unless you received a written disclosure document from the seller at least forty-eight hours before signing."
(c) "You are entitled to a copy of this contract at the time you sign it."
(d) "You have seven days exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and holidays to cancel this contract for any reason by sending written notice to the seller by certified mail, return receipt requested. Notice of cancellation should be mailed to:
. . . .
(seller's name and business street address)
The notice must be postmarked before midnight of the seventh day exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and holidays after you sign the contract.
The seller shall return all deposits and payments within ten days after receipt of your cancellation notice.
You must make available to the seller all equipment, products, and supplies provided by the seller within ten days after receipt of all refunded deposits and payments."
[ 1981 c 155 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.120 - Unlawful acts.

RCW 19.110.120
Unlawful acts.
(1) It is unlawful for any person to:
(a) Make any untrue or misleading statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact in connection with the offer, sale, or lease of any business opportunity in the state; or
(b) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; or
(c) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; or
(d) Knowingly file or cause to be filed with the director any document which contains any untrue or misleading information; or
(e) Knowingly violate any rule or order of the director.
(2) A violation of this section is a class B felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2003 c 53 § 154; 1981 c 155 § 12.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.130 - Liability of seller for violation of chapter—Remedies—Damages.

RCW 19.110.130
Liability of seller for violation of chapter—Remedies—Damages.
Any seller who violates any provision of this chapter is liable to the purchaser. The purchaser may sue for actual damages, or an injunction, or rescission, or other relief.
In addition, the purchaser may sue for costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee. The court may increase the amount of damages awarded up to three times the amount of actual damages.
[ 1981 c 155 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.140 - Director authorized to investigate violations—Authority to subpoena witnesses or require production of documents.

RCW 19.110.140
Director authorized to investigate violations—Authority to subpoena witnesses or require production of documents.
The director may make public or private investigations within or outside the state of Washington to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or order issued under this chapter. The director, or any officer designated by the director, may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records which the director deems relevant to the inquiry.
If any person fails to comply with a lawful subpoena, or refuses to testify under lawful interrogation, or refuses to produce documents and records, the director may apply to the superior court of any county for relief. After satisfactory evidence of wilful disobedience, the court may compel obedience by proceedings for contempt.
[ 1981 c 155 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.143 - Subpoena authority—Application—Contents—Notice—Fees.

RCW 19.110.143
Subpoena authority—Application—Contents—Notice—Fees.
(1) The director or authorized assistants may apply for and obtain a superior court order approving and authorizing a subpoena in advance of its issuance. The application may be made in the county where the subpoenaed person resides or is found, or the county where the subpoenaed documents, records, or evidence are located, or in Thurston county. The application must:
(a) State that an order is sought under this section;
(b) Adequately specify the documents, records, evidence, or testimony; and
(c) Include a declaration made under oath that an investigation is being conducted for a lawfully authorized purpose related to an investigation within the department's authority and that the subpoenaed documents, records, evidence, or testimony are reasonably related to an investigation within the department's authority.
(2) When an application under this section is made to the satisfaction of the court, the court must issue an order approving the subpoena. An order under this subsection constitutes authority of law for the agency to subpoena the documents, records, evidence, or testimony.
(3) The director or authorized assistants may seek approval and a court may issue an order under this section without prior notice to any person, including the person to whom the subpoena is directed and the person who is the subject of an investigation. An application for court approval is subject to the fee and process set forth in RCW 36.18.012(3).
[ 2011 c 93 § 4.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2011 c 93: See note following RCW 18.44.425.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.150 - Order to cease and desist—Hearing—Notice.

RCW 19.110.150
Order to cease and desist—Hearing—Notice.
(1) The director may order any person to cease and desist from an act or practice if it appears that the person is violating or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule or order issued under this chapter.
(2) Reasonable notice of and opportunity for a hearing shall be given. The director may issue a temporary order to cease and desist pending the hearing. The temporary order shall remain in effect until ten days after the hearing. If a person does not request a hearing within fifteen days of receiving an order to cease and desist, the order becomes final. Any person who is named in the order to cease and desist shall be notified of the right to request a hearing within fifteen days.
[ 1981 c 155 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.160 - Actions by attorney general or prosecuting attorney to enjoin violations—Injunction—Appointment of receiver or conservator—Civil penalties.

RCW 19.110.160
Actions by attorney general or prosecuting attorney to enjoin violations—Injunction—Appointment of receiver or conservator—Civil penalties.
(1)(a) The attorney general, in the name of the state or the director, or the proper prosecuting attorney may bring an action to enjoin any person from violating any provision of this chapter. Upon proper showing, the superior court shall grant a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.
The court may make such additional orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person in interest and money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of an act prohibited or declared unlawful by this chapter.
The prevailing party may recover costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
(b) The superior court issuing an injunction shall retain jurisdiction. Any person who violates the terms of an injunction shall pay a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.
(2) The attorney general, in the name of the state or the director, or the proper prosecuting attorney may apply to the superior court to appoint a receiver or conservator for any person, or the assets of any person, who is subject to a cease and desist order, permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars for each violation. Civil penalties authorized by this subsection may be imposed in any civil action brought by the attorney general or proper prosecuting attorney under this chapter and shall be deposited in the state treasury. Any action for recovery of such civil penalty shall be commenced within five years.
(4) The director may refer evidence concerning violations of this chapter to the attorney general or proper prosecuting attorney. The prosecuting attorney, or the attorney general pursuant to authority granted by RCW 10.01.190, 43.10.230, 43.10.232, and 43.10.234 may, with or without such reference, institute appropriate criminal proceedings.
[ 2003 c 53 § 155; 1981 c 155 § 16.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.170 - Violations constitute unfair practice.

RCW 19.110.170
Violations constitute unfair practice.
Any violation of this chapter is declared to be an unfair act or practice or unfair method of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce for the purpose of application of the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
[ 1981 c 155 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.180 - Authority of director to issue rules, forms, orders, interpretive opinions.

RCW 19.110.180
Authority of director to issue rules, forms, orders, interpretive opinions.
The director may make, amend, and repeal rules, forms, and orders as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The director may honor requests for interpretive opinions.
[ 1981 c 155 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.190 - Appointment of administrator—Delegation of powers.

RCW 19.110.190
Appointment of administrator—Delegation of powers.
The director shall appoint a competent person to administer this chapter. The director shall delegate to an administrator such powers, subject to the authority of the director, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The administrator will hold office at the pleasure of the director.
[ 1981 c 155 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.900 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.

RCW 19.110.900
Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
The provisions of this chapter are cumulative and nonexclusive and do not affect any other remedy available at law.
[ 1981 c 155 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.110 - Business Opportunity Fraud Act. › 19.110.930 - Effective date—1981 c 155.

RCW 19.110.930
Effective date—1981 c 155.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1981.
[ 1981 c 155 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.112 - Motor Fuel Quality Act. › 19.112.005 - Purpose.

RCW 19.112.005
Purpose.
It is desired that there should be uniformity among the requirements of the several states. This chapter provides for the establishment of quality specifications for all liquid motor fuels, except aviation fuel, marine fuel, and liquefied petroleum gases, and establishes a sampling, testing, and enforcement program.
[ 1990 c 102 § 1.]