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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.480 - Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.

RCW 19.16.480
Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.
Any person who violates any injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. For the purpose of this section the superior court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 39.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.500 - Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees.

RCW 19.16.500
Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees.
(1)(a) Agencies, departments, taxing districts, political subdivisions of the state, counties, and cities may retain, by written contract, collection agencies licensed under this chapter for the purpose of collecting public debts owed by any person, including any restitution that is being collected on behalf of a crime victim.
(b) Any governmental entity as described in (a) of this subsection using a collection agency may add a reasonable fee, payable by the debtor, to the outstanding debt for the collection agency fee incurred or to be incurred. The amount to be paid for collection services shall be left to the agreement of the governmental entity and its collection agency or agencies, but a contingent fee of up to fifty percent of the first one hundred thousand dollars of the unpaid debt per account and up to thirty-five percent of the unpaid debt over one hundred thousand dollars per account is reasonable, and a minimum fee of the full amount of the debt up to one hundred dollars per account is reasonable. Any fee agreement entered into by a governmental entity is presumptively reasonable.
(2) No debt may be assigned to a collection agency unless (a) there has been an attempt to advise the debtor (i) of the existence of the debt and (ii) that the debt may be assigned to a collection agency for collection if the debt is not paid, and (b) at least thirty days have elapsed from the time notice was attempted.
(3) Collection agencies assigned debts under this section shall have only those remedies and powers which would be available to them as assignees of private creditors.
(4) For purposes of this section, the term debt shall include fines and other debts, including the fee allowed under subsection (1)(b) of this section.
[ 2011 c 57 § 2; 1997 c 387 § 1; 1982 c 65 § 1.]
NOTES:
Interest rate: RCW 43.17.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.510 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 19.16.510
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 § 268.]
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 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.900 - Provisions cumulative—Violation of RCW 19.16.250 deemed civil.

RCW 19.16.900
Provisions cumulative—Violation of RCW 19.16.250 deemed civil.
The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy available at law: PROVIDED, That the violation of RCW 19.16.250 shall be construed as exclusively civil and not penal in nature.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 40.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.920 - Provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions to levy business and occupation taxes not affected.

RCW 19.16.920
Provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions to levy business and occupation taxes not affected.
(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing and regulation of collection agencies and out-of-state collection agencies shall be exclusive and no county, city, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact any laws or rules and regulations licensing or regulating collection agencies.
(2) This section shall not be construed to prevent a political subdivision of this state from levying a business and occupation tax upon collection agencies or out-of-state collection agencies maintaining an office within that political subdivision if a business and occupation tax is levied by it upon other types of businesses within its boundaries.
[ 1994 c 195 § 12; 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 42.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.930 - Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 253.

RCW 19.16.930
Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 253.
This act shall become effective January 1, 1972.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 253 § 44.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies. › 19.16.960 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 19.16.960
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 52.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.010 - Definitions.

RCW 19.25.010
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Owner" means a person who owns the sounds fixed in a master phonograph record, master disc, master tape, master film, or other recording on which sound is or can be recorded and from which the transferred recorded sounds are directly or indirectly derived.
(2) "Fixed" means embodied in a recording or other tangible medium of expression, by or under the authority of the author, so that the matter embodied is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration.
(3) "Live performance" means a recitation, rendering, or playing of a series of images; musical, spoken or other sounds; or combination of images and sounds.
(4) "Recording" means a tangible medium on which sounds, images, or both are recorded or otherwise stored, including an original phonograph record, disc, tape, audio or video cassette, wire, film, or other medium now existing or developed later on which sounds, images, or both are or can be recorded or otherwise stored or a copy or reproduction that duplicates in whole or in part the original.
(5) "Manufacturer" means the entity authorizing the duplication of the recording in question, but shall not include the manufacturer of the cartridge or casing itself.
[ 1991 c 38 § 1; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.020 - Reproduction of sound without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.

RCW 19.25.020
Reproduction of sound without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.
(1) A person commits an offense if the person:
(a) Knowingly reproduces for sale or causes to be transferred any recording with intent to sell it or cause it to be sold or use it or cause it to be used for commercial advantage or private financial gain without the consent of the owner;
(b) Transports within this state, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, a recording with the knowledge that the sounds have been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner; or
(c) Advertises, offers for sale, sells, or rents, or causes the sale, resale, or rental of or possesses for one or more of these purposes any recording that the person knows has been reproduced or transferred without the consent of the owner.
(2)(a) An offense under this section is a class B felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both if:
(i) The offense involves at least one thousand unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period; or
(ii) The defendant has been previously convicted under this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, if the offense involves more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period.
(c) Any other offense under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both.
(3) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.
(4) This section applies only to recordings that were initially fixed before February 15, 1972.
[ 2011 c 96 § 17; 2003 c 53 § 143; 1991 c 38 § 2; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.030 - Use of recording of live performance without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.

RCW 19.25.030
Use of recording of live performance without consent of owner unlawful—Fine and penalty.
(1) A person commits an offense if the person:
(a) For commercial advantage or private financial gain advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, transports, causes the sale, resale, rental, or transportation of or possesses for one or more of these purposes a recording of a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner; or
(b) With the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain records or fixes or causes to be recorded or fixed on a recording a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner.
(2)(a) An offense under this section is a class B felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, if:
(i) The offense involves at least one thousand unauthorized recordings embodying sound or at least one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period; or
(ii) The defendant has been previously convicted under this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, if the offense involves more than one hundred but less than one thousand unauthorized recordings embodying sound or more than ten but less than one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period.
(c) Any other offense under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both.
(3) In the absence of a written agreement or law to the contrary, the performer or performers of a live performance are presumed to own the rights to record or fix those sounds.
(4) For the purposes of this section, a person who is authorized to maintain custody and control over business records that reflect whether or not the owner of the live performance consented to having the live performance recorded or fixed is a competent witness in a proceeding regarding the issue of consent.
(5) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.
[ 2011 c 96 § 18; 2003 c 53 § 144; 1991 c 38 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.040 - Failure to disclose origin of certain recordings unlawful—Fine and penalty.

RCW 19.25.040
Failure to disclose origin of certain recordings unlawful—Fine and penalty.
(1) A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording when, for commercial advantage or private financial gain, the person knowingly advertises, or offers for sale, resale, or rent, or sells or resells, or rents, leases, or lends, or possesses for any of these purposes, any recording which does not contain the true name and address of the manufacturer in a prominent place on the cover, jacket, or label of the recording.
(2)(a) An offense under this section is a class B felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than ten years, or both, if:
(i) The offense involves at least one hundred unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period; or
(ii) The defendant has been previously convicted under this section.
(b) An offense under this section is a class C felony punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, if the offense involves more than ten but less than one hundred unauthorized recordings during a one hundred eighty-day period.
(c) Any other offense under this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days, or both.
(3) This section does not affect the rights and remedies of a party in private litigation.
[ 2011 c 96 § 19; 2003 c 53 § 145; 1991 c 38 § 4; 1974 ex.s. c 100 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.050 - Contraband recordings—Disposition, forfeiture, penalty.

RCW 19.25.050
Contraband recordings—Disposition, forfeiture, penalty.
(1) All recordings which have been fixed transferred, or possessed without the consent of the owner in violation of RCW 19.25.020 or 19.25.030, and any recording which does not contain the true name and address of the manufacturer in violation of RCW 19.25.040 shall be deemed to be contraband. The court shall order the seizure, forfeiture, and destruction or other disposition of such contraband.
(2) The owner or the prosecuting attorney may institute proceedings to forfeit contraband recordings. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any contraband recording, regardless of lack of knowledge or intent on the part of the possessor, retail seller, manufacturer, or distributor.
(3) Whenever a person is convicted of a violation under this chapter, the court, in its judgment of conviction, shall, in addition to the penalty therein prescribed, order the forfeiture and destruction or other disposition of all contraband recordings and any and all electronic, mechanical, or other devices for manufacturing, reproducing, packaging, or assembling such recordings, which were used to facilitate any violation of this chapter.
[ 1991 c 38 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.100 - Truth in music advertising.

RCW 19.25.100
Truth in music advertising.
(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(a) "Performing group" means a vocal or instrumental group seeking to use the name of another group that has previously released a commercial sound recording under that name.
(b) "Recording group" means a vocal or instrumental group, at least one of whose members has previously released a commercial sound recording under that group's name and in which the member or members have a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name without having abandoned the name or affiliation with the group.
(c) "Sound recording" means a work that results from the fixation on a material object of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds regardless of the nature of the material object, such as a disk, tape, or other phonorecord, in which the sounds are embodied.
(2) A person shall not advertise or conduct a live musical performance or production through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a performing group and a recording group unless any of the following apply:
(a) The performing group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for the group registered in the United States patent and trademark office;
(b) At least one member of the performing group was previously a member of the recording group and has a legal right by virtue of use or operation under the group name without having abandoned the name or affiliation of the group;
(c) The live musical performance or production is identified in all advertising and promotion as a salute or tribute;
(d) The advertising does not relate to a live musical performance or production taking place in this state; or
(e) The performance or production is expressly authorized by the recording group.
(3)(a) A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty not less than five thousand dollars or more than fifteen thousand dollars per violation. An action for a civil penalty may be brought by the attorney general or a county or city prosecutor and is enforceable as a civil judgment.
(b) A person who violates this section is subject to the equitable remedies described in chapter 19.86 RCW.
(c) Each performance or production declared unlawful under subsection (2) of this section constitutes a separate violation.
(d) This section does not preclude prosecution of a violation of this section under any other provision of law.
[ 2009 c 109 § 1.]
NOTES:
Short title—2009 c 109: "This act may be known and cited as the truth in music advertising act." [ 2009 c 109 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.800 - Chapter not applicable to broadcast by commercial or educational radio or television.

RCW 19.25.800
Chapter not applicable to broadcast by commercial or educational radio or television.
This chapter shall not be applicable to any recording that is used or intended to be used only for broadcast by commercial or educational radio or television stations.
[ 1991 c 38 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.810 - Chapter not applicable to certain nonrecorded broadcast use.

RCW 19.25.810
Chapter not applicable to certain nonrecorded broadcast use.
This chapter shall not be applicable to any recording that is received in the ordinary course of a broadcast by a commercial or educational radio or television station where no recording is made of the broadcast.
[ 1991 c 38 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.25 - Reproduced Sound Recordings. › 19.25.820 - Chapter not applicable to defined public record.

RCW 19.25.820
Chapter not applicable to defined public record.
This chapter shall not be applicable to any recording defined as a public record of any court, legislative body, or proceedings of any public body, whether or not a fee is charged or collected for copies.
[ 1991 c 38 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.015 - Definitions.

RCW 19.27.015
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Agricultural structure" means a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products. This structure may not be a place of human habitation or a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated, or packaged, nor may it be a place used by the public.
(2) "City" means a city or town.
(3) "Commercial building permit" means a building permit issued by a city or a county to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of any building not covered by a residential building permit.
(4) "Multifamily residential building" means common wall residential buildings that consist of four or fewer units, that do not exceed two stories in height, that are less than five thousand square feet in area, and that have a one-hour fire-resistive occupancy separation between units.
(5) "Residential building permit" means a building permit issued by a city or a county to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of any building containing only dwelling units used for independent living of one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, and structures accessory to dwelling units, such as detached garages and storage buildings.
(6) "Temporary growing structure" means a structure that has the sides and roof covered with polyethylene, polyvinyl, or similar flexible synthetic material and is used to provide plants with either frost protection or increased heat retention.
[ 2018 c 207 § 1; 2009 c 362 § 2; 1996 c 157 § 1; 1985 c 360 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 207 §§ 1-8: See note following RCW 19.27.070.
Finding—Performance audit—2009 c 362: See notes following RCW 19.27.087.
Effective date—1996 c 157: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [March 25, 1996]." [ 1996 c 157 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.020 - Purposes—Objectives—Standards.

RCW 19.27.020
Purposes—Objectives—Standards.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and welfare of the occupants or users of buildings and structures and the general public by the provision of building codes throughout the state. Accordingly, this chapter is designed to effectuate the following purposes, objectives, and standards:
(1) To require minimum performance standards and requirements for construction and construction materials, consistent with accepted standards of engineering, fire and life safety.
(2) To require standards and requirements in terms of performance and nationally accepted standards.
(3) To permit the use of modern technical methods, devices and improvements.
(4) To eliminate restrictive, obsolete, conflicting, duplicating and unnecessary regulations and requirements which could unnecessarily increase construction costs or retard the use of new materials and methods of installation or provide unwarranted preferential treatment to types or classes of materials or products or methods of construction.
(5) To provide for standards and specifications for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by physically disabled persons.
(6) To consolidate within each authorized enforcement jurisdiction, the administration and enforcement of building codes.
[ 1985 c 360 § 6; 1974 ex.s. c 96 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.035 - Process for review.

RCW 19.27.035
Process for review.
The building code council shall:
(1)(a) By July 1, 2019, adopt a revised process for the review of proposed statewide amendments to the codes enumerated in RCW 19.27.031; and
(b) Adopt a process for the review of proposed or enacted local amendments to the codes enumerated in RCW 19.27.031 as amended and adopted by the state building code council.
(2) By December 31, 2019, adopt building code standards specific for tiny houses.
[ 2019 c 352 § 6; 2018 c 207 § 2; 1989 c 266 § 6.]
NOTES:
Finding—2019 c 352: See note following RCW 58.17.040.
Effective date—2018 c 207 §§ 1-8: See note following RCW 19.27.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.040 - Cities and counties authorized to amend state building code—Limitations.

RCW 19.27.040
Cities and counties authorized to amend state building code—Limitations.
The governing body of each county or city is authorized to amend the state building code as it applies within the jurisdiction of the county or city. The minimum performance standards of the codes and the objectives enumerated in RCW 19.27.020 shall not be diminished by any county or city amendments.
Nothing in this chapter shall authorize any modifications of the requirements of chapter 70.92 RCW.
[ 1990 c 2 § 11; 1985 c 360 § 8; 1977 ex.s. c 14 § 12; 1974 ex.s. c 96 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—1990 c 2: "Sections 1 through 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect March 1, 1990. Sections 11 and 12 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1991. Section 8 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1991." [ 1990 c 2 § 14.]
Findings—Severability—1990 c 2: See notes following RCW 19.27A.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.042 - Cities and counties—Emergency exemptions for housing for indigent persons—Rule making for temporary emergency shelter standards.

RCW 19.27.042
Cities and counties—Emergency exemptions for housing for indigent persons—Rule making for temporary emergency shelter standards.
(1) Effective January 1, 1992, the legislative authorities of cities and counties may adopt an ordinance or resolution to exempt from state building code requirements buildings whose character of use or occupancy has been changed in order to provide housing for indigent persons. The ordinance or resolution allowing the exemption shall include the following conditions:
(a) The exemption is limited to existing buildings located in this state;
(b) Any code deficiencies to be exempted pose no threat to human life, health, or safety;
(c) The building or buildings exempted under this section are owned or administered by a public agency or nonprofit corporation; and
(d) The exemption is authorized for no more than five years on any given building. An exemption for a building may be renewed if the requirements of this section are met for each renewal.
(2) By January 1, 1992, the state building code council shall adopt, by rule, guidelines for cities and counties exempting buildings under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) By July 1, 2026, the state building code council shall adopt, by rule, standards for temporary emergency shelters and make them available for local adoption.
[ 2023 c 47 § 1; 1991 c 139 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.050 - Enforcement.

RCW 19.27.050
Enforcement.
The state building code required by this chapter shall be enforced by the counties and cities. Any county or city not having a building department shall contract with another county, city, or inspection agency approved by the county or city for enforcement of the state building code within its jurisdictional boundaries.
[ 1985 c 360 § 9; 1974 ex.s. c 96 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.065 - Exemption—Temporary growing structures used for commercial production of horticultural plants.

RCW 19.27.065
Exemption—Temporary growing structures used for commercial production of horticultural plants.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to temporary growing structures used solely for the commercial production of horticultural plants including ornamental plants, flowers, vegetables, and fruits. A temporary growing structure is not considered a building for purposes of this chapter.
[ 1996 c 157 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1996 c 157: See note following RCW 19.27.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.067 - Temporary worker housing—Exemption—Standards.

RCW 19.27.067
Temporary worker housing—Exemption—Standards.
(1) Temporary worker housing shall be constructed, altered, or repaired as provided in chapter 70.114A RCW and chapter 37, Laws of 1998. The construction, alteration, or repair of temporary worker housing is not subject to the codes adopted under RCW 19.27.031, except as provided by rule adopted under chapter 70.114A RCW or chapter 37, Laws of 1998.
(2) For the purpose of this section, "temporary worker housing" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70.114A.020.
(3) This section is applicable to temporary worker housing as of the date of the final adoption of the temporary worker building code by the department of health under RCW 70.114A.081.
[ 1998 c 37 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.074 - State building code council—Duties—Public meetings—Timing of code changes.

RCW 19.27.074
State building code council—Duties—Public meetings—Timing of code changes.
(1) The state building code council shall:
(a) Adopt and maintain the codes to which reference is made in RCW 19.27.031 in a status which is consistent with the state's interest as set forth in RCW 19.27.020. In maintaining these codes, the council shall regularly review updated versions of the codes referred to in RCW 19.27.031 and other pertinent information and shall amend the codes as deemed appropriate by the council;
(b) Approve or deny all county or city amendments to any code referred to in RCW 19.27.031 to the degree the amendments apply to single-family or multifamily residential buildings;
(c) As required by the legislature, develop and adopt any codes relating to buildings; and
(d) Approve a proposed budget for the operation of the state building code council to be submitted by the department of enterprise services to the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.88.090.
(2) The state building code council may:
(a) Appoint technical advisory committees which may include members of the council;
(b) Approve contracts for services; and
(c) Conduct research into matters relating to any code or codes referred to in RCW 19.27.031 or any related matter.
(3) The department of enterprise services, with the advice and input from the members of the building code council, shall:
(a) Employ permanent and temporary staff and contract for services;
(b) Contract with an independent, third-party entity to perform a Washington energy code baseline economic analysis and economic analysis of code proposals; and
(c) Provide all administrative and information technology services required for the building code council.
(4) Rule-making authority as authorized in this chapter resides within the building code council.
(5)(a) All meetings of the state building code council shall be open to the public under the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW. All actions of the state building code council which adopt or amend any code of statewide applicability shall be pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
(b) All council decisions relating to the codes enumerated in RCW 19.27.031 shall require approval by at least a majority of the members of the council.
(c) All decisions to adopt or amend codes of statewide application shall be made prior to December 1 of any year and shall not take effect before the end of the regular legislative session in the next year.
[ 2018 c 207 § 4; 1989 c 266 § 3; 1985 c 360 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 207 §§ 1-8: See note following RCW 19.27.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.076 - State building code council—Open public access information technologies.

RCW 19.27.076
State building code council—Open public access information technologies.
The building code council in consultation with the office of the chief information officer shall assess the costs and benefits of the potential acquisition and implementation of open public access information technologies to enhance the council's code adoption process and report back to the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 2018.
[ 2018 c 207 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 207 §§ 1-8: See note following RCW 19.27.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.080 - Chapters of RCW not affected.

RCW 19.27.080
Chapters of RCW not affected.
Nothing in this chapter affects the provisions of chapters 19.27A, 19.28, 43.22, 70.77, 70.79, 70.87, 43.44, 18.20, 18.46, 18.51, 28A.305, 70.41, 70.62, 70.75, 70.108, 71.12, 74.15, 70A.15, 76.04, 70A.355 RCW, or RCW 28A.195.010, or grants rights to duplicate the authorities provided under chapters 70A.15 or 76.04 RCW.
[ 2021 c 65 § 17; 2003 c 291 § 3; 1990 c 33 § 555; 1989 c 346 § 19; 1975 1st ex.s. c 282 § 1; 1974 ex.s. c 96 § 8.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
Intent—Finding—2003 c 291: See note following RCW 19.27.031.
Purpose—Statutory references—Severability—1990 c 33: See RCW 28A.900.100 through 28A.900.102.
Captions—Severability—Effective date—1989 c 346: See RCW 70A.355.900 through 70A.355.902.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.085 - Building code council account—Building permit fee.

RCW 19.27.085
Building code council account—Building permit fee.
(1) There is hereby created the building code council account in the state treasury. Moneys deposited into the account shall be used by the building code council, after appropriation, to perform the purposes of the council.
(2) All moneys collected under subsection (3) of this section shall be deposited into the building code council account. Every four years the state treasurer shall report to the legislature on the balances in the account so that the legislature may adjust the charges imposed under subsection (3) of this section.
(3) There is imposed a fee of six dollars and fifty cents on each residential building permit and a fee of twenty-five dollars for each commercial building permit, issued by a county or a city, plus an additional surcharge of two dollars for each residential unit, but not including the first unit, on each building containing more than one residential unit. Quarterly each county and city shall remit moneys collected under this section to the state treasury; however, no remittance is required until a minimum of fifty dollars has accumulated pursuant to this subsection.
[ 2018 c 207 § 5; 1989 c 256 § 1; 1985 c 360 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 207 §§ 1-8: See note following RCW 19.27.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.087 - Building permit and plan review fees—Agricultural structures.

RCW 19.27.087
Building permit and plan review fees—Agricultural structures.
Permitting and plan review fees under this chapter for agricultural structures may only cover the costs to counties, cities, towns, and other municipal corporations of processing applications, inspecting and reviewing plans, preparing detailed statements required by chapter 43.21C RCW, and performing necessary inspections under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 362 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—2009 c 362: "The legislature finds that permit and inspection fees for new agricultural structures should not exceed the direct and indirect costs associated with reviewing permit applications, conducting inspections, and preparing specific environmental documents." [ 2009 c 362 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.090 - Local jurisdictions reserved.

RCW 19.27.090
Local jurisdictions reserved.
Local land use and zoning requirements, building setbacks, side and rear-yard requirements, site development, property line requirements, requirements adopted by counties or cities pursuant to chapter 58.17 RCW, snow load requirements, wind load requirements, and local fire zones are specifically reserved to local jurisdictions notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter.
[ 1989 c 266 § 5; 1974 ex.s. c 96 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.095 - Building permit application—Consideration—Requirements.

RCW 19.27.095
Building permit application—Consideration—Requirements.
(1) A valid and fully complete building permit application for a structure, that is permitted under the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of the application shall be considered under the building permit ordinance in effect at the time of application, and the zoning or other land use control ordinances in effect on the date of application.
(2) The requirements for a fully completed application shall be defined by local ordinance but for any construction project costing more than five thousand dollars the application shall include, at a minimum:
(a) The legal description, or the tax parcel number assigned pursuant to RCW 84.40.160, and the street address if available, and may include any other identification of the construction site by the prime contractor;
(b) The property owner's name, address, and phone number;
(c) The prime contractor's business name, address, phone number, current state contractor registration number; and
(d) Either:
(i) The name, address, and phone number of the office of the lender administering the interim construction financing, if any; or
(ii) The name and address of the firm that has issued a payment bond, if any, on behalf of the prime contractor for the protection of the owner, if the bond is for an amount not less than fifty percent of the total amount of the construction project.
(3) The information required on the building permit application by subsection (2)(a) through (d) of this section shall be set forth on the building permit document which is issued to the owner, and on the inspection record card which shall be posted at the construction site.
(4) The information required by subsection (2) of this section and information supplied by the applicant after the permit is issued under subsection (5) of this section shall be kept on record in the office where building permits are issued and made available to any person on request. If a copy is requested, a reasonable charge may be made.
(5) If any of the information required by subsection (2)(d) of this section is not available at the time the application is submitted, the applicant shall so state and the application shall be processed forthwith and the permit issued as if the information had been supplied, and the lack of the information shall not cause the application to be deemed incomplete for the purposes of vesting under subsection (1) of this section. However, the applicant shall provide the remaining information as soon as the applicant can reasonably obtain such information.
(6) The limitations imposed by this section shall not restrict conditions imposed under chapter 43.21C RCW.
[ 1991 c 281 § 27; 1987 c 104 § 1.]
NOTES:
Liberal construction—Effective date, application—1991 c 281: See RCW 60.04.900 and 60.04.902.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.100 - Cities, towns, counties may impose fees different from state building code.

RCW 19.27.100
Cities, towns, counties may impose fees different from state building code.
Except for permitting fees for agricultural structures under RCW 19.27.087, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a city, town, or county of the state from imposing fees different from those set forth in the state building code.
[ 2009 c 362 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 8 § 1.]
NOTES:
Finding—Performance audit—2009 c 362: See notes following RCW 19.27.087.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.110 - International fire code—Administration and enforcement by counties, other political subdivisions and municipal corporations—Fees.

RCW 19.27.110
International fire code—Administration and enforcement by counties, other political subdivisions and municipal corporations—Fees.
Each county government shall administer and enforce the International Fire Code in the unincorporated areas of the county: PROVIDED, That any political subdivision or municipal corporation providing fire protection pursuant to RCW 14.08.120 shall, at its sole option, be responsible for administration and enforcement of the International Fire Code on its facility. Any fire protection district or political subdivision may, pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW, the interlocal cooperation act, assume all or a portion of the administering responsibility and coordinate and cooperate with the county government in the enforcement of the International Fire Code.
It is not the intent of RCW 19.27.110 and 19.27.111 to preclude or limit the authority of any city, town, county, fire protection district, state agency, or political subdivision from engaging in those fire prevention activities with which they are charged.
It is not the intent of the legislature by adopting the state building code or RCW 19.27.110 and 19.27.111 to grant counties any more power to suppress or extinguish fires than counties currently possess under the Constitution or other statutes.
Each county is authorized to impose fees sufficient to pay the cost of inspections, administration, and enforcement pursuant to RCW 19.27.110 and 19.27.111.
[ 2003 c 291 § 4; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 37 § 1.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2003 c 291: See note following RCW 19.27.031.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.111 - RCW 19.27.080 not affected.

RCW 19.27.111
RCW 19.27.080 not affected.
Nothing in RCW 19.27.110 shall affect the provisions of RCW 19.27.080.
[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 37 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.113 - Automatic fire-extinguishing systems for certain school buildings.

RCW 19.27.113
Automatic fire-extinguishing systems for certain school buildings.
The building code council shall adopt rules by December 1, 1991, requiring that all buildings classed as E-1 occupancies, as defined in the state building code, except portable school classrooms, constructed after July 28, 1991, be provided with an automatic fire-extinguishing system. Rules adopted by the council shall consider applicable nationally recognized fire and building code standards and local conditions.
By December 15, 1991, the council shall transmit to the superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the fire protection policy board copies of the rules as adopted. The superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, and the fire protection policy board shall respond to the council by February 15, 1992, with any recommended changes to the rule. If changes are recommended the council shall immediately consider those changes to the rules through its rule-making procedures. The rules shall be effective on July 1, 1992.
[ 1991 c 170 § 1.]
NOTES:
Schools—Standards for fire prevention and safety: RCW 43.44.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.115 - Technical advisory group—International building code.

RCW 19.27.115
Technical advisory group—International building code.
(1) The state building code council shall convene a technical advisory group for the purpose of recommending modifications and limitations to the international building code that would allow for a single exit stairway to serve multifamily residential structures up to six stories above grade plane. The recommendations must include considerations for adequate and available water supply, the presence and response time of a professional fire department, and any other provisions necessary to ensure public health, safety, and general welfare.
(2) The technical advisory group shall provide its recommendations to the council in time for the council to adopt or amend rules or codes as necessary for implementation in the 2024 international building code. The council shall take action to adopt additions and amendments to rules or codes as necessary by July 1, 2026.
[ 2023 c 372 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.120 - Buildings or structures having special historical or architectural significance—Exception.

RCW 19.27.120
Buildings or structures having special historical or architectural significance—Exception.
(1) Repairs, alterations, and additions necessary for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, strengthening, or continued use of a building or structure may be made without conformance to all of the requirements of the codes adopted under RCW 19.27.031, when authorized by the appropriate building official under the rules adopted under subsection (2) of this section, provided:
(a) The building or structure: (i) Has been designated by official action of a legislative body as having special historical or architectural significance, or (ii) is an unreinforced masonry building or structure on the state or the national register of historic places, or is potentially eligible for placement on such registers; and
(b) The restored building or structure will be less hazardous, based on life and fire risk, than the existing building.
(2) The state building code council shall adopt rules, where appropriate, to provide alternative methods to those otherwise required under this chapter for repairs, alterations, and additions necessary for preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, strengthening, or continued use of buildings and structures identified under subsection (1) of this section.
[ 1985 c 360 § 13; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 11 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous › Chapter 19.27 - State Building Code. › 19.27.140 - Copy of permit to county assessor.

RCW 19.27.140
Copy of permit to county assessor.
A copy of any permit obtained under the state building code for construction or alteration work of a total cost or fair market value in excess of five hundred dollars, shall be transmitted by the issuing authority to the county assessor of the county where the property on which the construction or alteration work is located. The building permit shall contain the county assessor's parcel number.
[ 1989 c 246 § 5.]