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Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-17-010 - Promulgation - Authority

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The director of the department of licensing, state of
				  Washington, pursuant to the authority vested in the director by
				  RCW
				  18.165.170, does hereby promulgate the
				  following rules and regulations relating to the licensing of private
				  investigative agencies, private investigators and armed private
				  investigators.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-010, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-010,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-17-020 - Organization

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The principal location of the private investigator licensing
				  program is at 405 Black Lake Boulevard SW, Olympia, Washington 98504. The
				  department of licensing administers the Washington private investigator license
				  law, chapter 18.165 RCW. Submissions and requests for information regarding
				  private investigative agency licenses, private investigator licenses, and armed
				  private investigator licenses may be sent in writing to the Private
				  Investigator Program, Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 9045, Olympia,
				  Washington 98507-9045.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-020, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-020,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-17-030 - Definitions

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(1) Words and terms
				used in these rules shall have the same meaning as each has under chapter
				18.165 RCW unless otherwise clearly provided in these rules, or the context in
				which they are used in these rules clearly indicates that they be given some
				other meaning.
(2) "Principal
				owner" means the sole owner of a private investigative agency.
(3) "Principal partner" means the partner who
				exercises operational control over a private investigative agency.
(4) "Certified trainer" means a principal or
				a licensed private investigator or armed private investigator who has fulfilled
				the requirements of WAC
				308-17-320.
(5) "Company identification" in
				RCW
				18.165.160(6), shall include
				the license card issued by the director to a private investigator or armed
				private investigator.
(6) "Fire
				investigator or arson investigator" is anyone who qualifies for certification
				and has certification by the International Association of Arson Investigators;
				the National Association of Fire Investigators; or any organization or
				government body that has a certification program that meets all the
				requirements of NFPA 1033.
(7)
				"Address of record" is a physical street address.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-030, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-030,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-100 - Agency applications - Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any person desiring to be licensed as a private investigative
				  agency must substantiate the experience requirements in
				  RCW
				  18.165.050, or pass an examination as
				  provided in this chapter. Persons meeting the experience requirements shall
				  make application for a license on a form prescribed by the director. Persons
				  who do not meet the experience requirements shall make application for an
				  examination and for a license on a form prescribed by the director.
				  Concurrently, the applicant shall:
(1)
				Pay a nonrefundable fee or fees as prescribed by WAC
				308-17-150.
(2) If the applicant is the qualifying agent
				of a corporation, he or she shall furnish a certified copy of its articles of
				incorporation, and a list of its officers and directors and their addresses. If
				the applicant is the qualifying agent of a foreign corporation, he or she shall
				furnish a certified copy of certificate of authority to conduct business in the
				state of Washington, a list of its officers and directors and their addresses,
				and evidence of current registration with the secretary of state. If the
				applicant is a partnership or limited partnership, each partner shall apply and
				furnish their addresses.
(3) When a
				license is issued to a principal owner he or she shall act as the principal of
				the agency without the payment of additional license fees. When a license is
				issued to a corporation the qualifying agent shall act as the principal of the
				agency without the payment of additional fees. When a license is issued to a
				partnership the principal partner shall act as the principal of the agency
				without the payment of additional fees.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-100, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-100,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-105 - Branch office notification - Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A principal of a private investigative agency shall notify
				  the director of the addresses of all branch offices under the same name as the
				  main office as a part of the agency application. The director shall issue a
				  duplicate license for each of the branch offices showing the location of the
				  main office and the particular branch. Each duplicate license shall be
				  prominently displayed in the office for which it is issued. The principal shall
				  notify the director by mail, within thirty days, of any changes to branch
				  office addresses to include additions or deletions of
				  branches.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-105, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-105,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-110 - Private investigator applications - Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any person desiring to be a private investigator shall make
				  application for a license on a form prescribed by the director and pay a
				  nonrefundable fee as prescribed by WAC
				  308-17-150.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-110, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-110,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-120 - Armed private investigator applications - Conditions

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(1) Any person desiring to be an armed
				private detective shall obtain a firearms certificate from the criminal justice
				training commission, make application on a form prescribed by the director, and
				pay a nonrefundable fee as prescribed by WAC
				308-17-150.
(2) If the applicant is an alien resident,
				the applicant must provide proof of their alien firearm license when they
				submit an application for original or renewal of their armed private
				investigator license. Proof of alien firearm license may be provided by
				submitting a copy of their current alien firearm license.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.165 RCW. 03-03-024, §
					 308-17-120, filed 1/8/03, effective 2/10/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-120, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-120,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-130 - Application for private investigator and armed private investigator license, licensed in another state - Conditions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any person applying for a private investigator or armed
				  private investigator license who holds a valid license, registration,
				  identification, or similar card issued by another state that the director has
				  determined has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to
				  those required by chapter 18.165 RCW shall make application on a form
				  prescribed by the director, pay the fee as prescribed by WAC
				  308-17-150 for a private
				  investigator or armed private investigator license, and submit evidence of
				  licensure in another state by a license verification form completed by an
				  administrative officer of the licensure authority of such
				  state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-130, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-130,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-140 - Comments by chief law enforcement officers and employers

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If comments required by
				  RCW
				  18.165.070(3), are not
				  received by the department within ten working days from the forwarding date,
				  the permanent license for a private investigator shall be issued if he or she
				  is otherwise qualified.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-140, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-140,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-150 - Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licenses issued to private investigator agencies and private
				  investigators expire one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed
				  each year. The fees are as follows:
Title of Fee
Fee
Private investigative agency/principal fee:
Application/examination/includes first examination
							 plus current applicable background check fees
$640.00
Principal armed endorsement
110.00
Reexamination
25.00
License renewal
385.00
Late renewal penalty
See below*
Change of principal/includes first examination plus
							 current applicable background check fees
150.00
Private investigator:
Original license plus current applicable background
							 check fees
220.00
Armed endorsement plus current applicable background
							 check fees
110.00
Transfer fee
25.00
License renewal
193.00
Late renewal penalty
35.00
Certified trainer endorsement
							 examination/reexamination
25.00
Certified trainer endorsement renewal
15.00
License print fee
5.00
*Private investigative agency license renewals filed after
				  the license expiration date will be charged the master license service late
				  renewal fee in compliance with
				  RCW
				  19.02.085.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.165 RCW. 06-13-036, §
					 308-17-150, filed 6/15/06, effective 7/16/06; 04-12-024, § 308-17-150,
					 filed 5/26/04, effective 7/1/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.24.086 and chapter 18.165 RCW. 02-11-098,
					 § 308-17-150, filed 5/20/02, effective 10/1/02. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-150, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1). 93-16-060,
					 § 308-17-150, filed 7/29/93, effective 9/1/93. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-150,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-160 - Expiration and renewal of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licenses issued to private investigators and armed private
				  investigators expire one year from the date of issuance which date will be the
				  renewal date. Licenses issued to private investigative agencies expire one year
				  from the date of issuance which date will be the renewal date, except that if
				  the corporation registration or certificate of authority filed with the
				  secretary of state expires, the agency license issued to the corporation shall
				  expire on that date. Licenses must be renewed each year on or before the date
				  established herein and a renewal license fee as prescribed by the director in
				  WAC 308-17-150 must be paid.
If the application for a renewal license is not received by
				  the director on or before the renewal date, a penalty fee as prescribed by the
				  director in WAC
				  308-17-150 shall be paid.
				  Acceptance by the director of an application for renewal after the renewal date
				  shall not be a waiver of the delinquency.
The license of any person whose license renewal fee is not
				  received within one year from the date of expiration shall be cancelled. This
				  person may obtain a new license by satisfying the procedures and qualifications
				  for initial licensing, including the successful completion of any applicable
				  training and examination requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-160, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-160,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-165 - Private investigator and armed private investigator - Termination of services

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A person licensed as a private investigator or armed private
				  investigator may perform duties and activities as licensed only under the
				  direction and supervision of a licensed agency principal and as a
				  representative of such principal. This relationship may be terminated
				  unilaterally by either the company principal or private investigator or armed
				  private investigator. Notice of such termination shall be by the agency
				  principal to the director without delay and such notice shall be accompanied
				  by, and include the surrender of, the private investigator or armed private
				  investigator license held by the agency. Notice of termination shall be
				  provided by signature of the agency principal, or a person authorized by the
				  principal to sign for such principal, on the surrendered license. The
				  termination date shall be the postmark date or date the license is hand
				  delivered to the department. If the license held by the agency cannot be
				  surrendered to the department because the license has been lost, the agency
				  principal or authorized representative shall complete and submit an affidavit
				  of lost license on a form provided by the department.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-165, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-165,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-170 - Inactive license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Any license
				issued under chapter 18.165 RCW and not otherwise revoked or suspended shall be
				deemed "inactive" at any time it is delivered to the director. Until reissued,
				the holder of an inactive license shall be deemed to be unlicensed.
(2) An inactive license may be placed in an
				active status upon completion of an application as provided by the director and
				upon compliance with the rules adopted pursuant to chapter 18.165
				RCW.
(3) An inactive license may
				not be renewed. The inactive license will be cancelled if not activated and
				renewed within one year of the expiration date. To obtain a new license the
				person must satisfy the procedures and qualifications for initial licensing,
				including the successful completion of any applicable training and examination
				requirements.
(4) The provisions of
				chapter 18.165 RCW relating to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a
				license shall be applicable to an inactive license as well as an active
				license, except that when proceedings to suspend or revoke an inactive license
				have been initiated, the license shall remain inactive until the proceedings
				have been completed.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-170, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-170,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-180 - Application of brief adjudicative proceedings

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The director adopts
				  RCW
				  34.05.482 through
				  34.05.494
				  for the administration of brief adjudicative proceedings conducted by request,
				  and/or at the discretion of the director pursuant to
				  RCW
				  34.05.482 for the categories of matters set
				  forth below. Brief adjudicative proceedings will be limited to a determination
				  of one or more of the following issues:
(1) A determination whether an applicant for
				a license meets the minimum criteria for a license to practice as a private
				investigator in this state and the department proposes to deny the
				application;
(2) A determination
				whether a person is in compliance with the terms and conditions of a final
				order or agreement previously issued by the department;
(3) A determination whether an education
				course or curriculum meets the criteria for approval when approval by the
				department is required or authorized by statute or rule; and
(4) A determination whether a license holder
				requesting renewal has submitted all required information and meets minimum
				criteria for renewal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-180, filed 8/15/97, effective
					 9/15/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-185 - Preliminary record in brief adjudicative proceedings

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(1) The preliminary record with respect to an
				application for an original or renewal license or for approval of an education
				course or curriculum shall consist of:
(a) The
				application for the license, renewal, or approval and all associated
				documents;
(b) All documents relied
				upon by the program in proposing to deny the application, renewal, or approval;
				and
(c) All correspondence between
				the applicant for license, renewal, or approval and the program regarding the
				application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-17-190 - Conduct of brief adjudicative proceedings

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(1) Brief adjudicative proceedings shall be
				conducted by a presiding officer for brief adjudicative proceedings designated
				by the director. The presiding officer for brief adjudicative proceedings shall
				have agency expertise in the subject matter but shall not have personally
				participated in the decision to issue the initiating document.
(2) The parties or their representatives may
				present written documentation. The presiding officer for brief adjudicative
				proceeding shall designate the date by which written documents must be
				submitted by the parties.
(3) The
				presiding officer for brief adjudicative proceedings may, in his or her
				discretion, entertain oral argument from the parties or their
				representatives.
(4) No witnesses
				may appear to testify.
(5) In
				addition to the record, the presiding officer for brief adjudicative
				proceedings may employ agency expertise as a basis for decision.
(6) The presiding officer for brief
				adjudicative proceedings shall not issue an oral order. Within ten days of the
				final date for submission of materials or oral argument, if any, the presiding
				officer for brief adjudicative proceedings shall enter an initial
				order.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-190, filed 8/15/97, effective
					 9/15/97.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part C - OFFICE REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 308-17-205 - Filing of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licenses of all private investigators and armed private
				  investigators shall be on file in the office located at the address appearing
				  on the individual license.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-205, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-205,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part C - OFFICE REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 308-17-210 - Change of office location

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The principal of a private investigative agency shall notify
				  the department of the change of location and mailing address of the agency
				  office within ten working days by filing a completed change of address
				  application with the department.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-210, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-210,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part C - OFFICE REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 308-17-220 - Licensee's responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
It is the responsibility of each and every licensee to obtain
				  a copy of and be knowledgeable of and keep current with the rules implementing
				  chapter 18.165 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-220,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part C - OFFICE REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 308-17-230 - Complaint notification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Every licensee shall, within twenty days after service or
				  knowledge thereof, notify the private investigator program manager of any
				  criminal complaint, information, indictment, or conviction (including a plea of
				  guilty or nolo contendere) in which the licensee is named as a
				  defendant.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-230, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-230,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part C - OFFICE REQUIREMENTS AND LICENSEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES › Section 308-17-240 - Required records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The minimum records the principal of a private investigative
				  agency shall be required to keep are[:]
(1) Preassignment training and testing
				records for each private investigator.
(2) The company principal shall maintain
				proof of annual shooting requirements for each armed private investigator
				employed by the private investigator company in the armed private
				investigator's training files or employee's files. These records shall be
				retained and available for inspection by the director or the director's
				authorized representative for a minimum of three years.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.165 RCW. 03-03-024, §
					 308-17-240, filed 1/8/03, effective 2/10/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-240, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-240,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Reviser's note:
RCW
					 34.05.395 requires the use of underlining and
					 deletion marks to indicate amendments to existing rules, and deems ineffectual
					 changes not filed by the agency in this manner. The bracketed material in the
					 above section does not appear to conform to the statutory
					 requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part D - PREASSIGNMENT TRAINING AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 308-17-300 - Minimum preassignment training and testing requirements

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(1) The
				preassignment training required by
				RCW
				18.165.090, shall include as a minimum four
				hours of training covering the following areas:
(a) Legal powers and limitations.
(i) Representation and misrepresentation.
(A) How to properly identify
				yourself.
(B) Misrepresentation
				defined.
(C) Problems/liability
				arising out of misrepresentation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part D - PREASSIGNMENT TRAINING AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 308-17-310 - Private investigative agency principal examination requirements

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(1) All principals
				of an agency who do not meet the experience requirements required by
				RCW
				18.165.050, must pass an examination
				demonstrating their knowledge and proficiency in the following areas:
A.Washington state laws (45% of test)
[I.] Private investigators law - chapters 18.165 RCW and
				  308-17 WAC
[II.] All topics contained in the private investigator
				  preassignment training course (WAC
				  308-17-300 )
[III.] Chapter 9.73 RCW Privacy, violating right of privacy
				  (e.g. surveillance and wiretapping)
[IV.] Chapter 42.17 RCW Public disclosure
[V.]
				  Title
				  9A RCW - Washington state
				  criminal code
[VI.] Other resources:
-
				  Title
				  2 RCW - Courts of record
-
				  Title
				  3 RCW - District courts/courts
				  of limited jurisdictions
-
				  Title
				  26 RCW - Domestic relations
				  (e.g. marriage, dissolution, adoption)
-
				  Title
				  36 RCW - Counties
-
				  Title
				  46 RCW - Motor vehicles (e.g.
				  accidents, forms)
[B.] Federal law (30% of test)
[I.] Federal Privacy Act ( 5 U.S.C. 522A )
[II.] Freedom of Information Act (
				  5 U.S.C.
				  552 )
[III.] Fair Credit Reporting Act (
				  15 U.S.C.
				  1681 )
[IV.] Federal Wiretapping Act (18 U.S.C[.])
[V.] Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
[VI.] United States Code
[C.] Court systems (7.5% of test)
[I.] Federal courts
[II.] Title 28 of the U.S. Code
[III.] Public Law 101-650
[D.] State courts
[I.]
				  Chapter
				  35.20 RCW - Municipal
				  courts
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-17 - Private investigative agencies and private investigators › Part D - PREASSIGNMENT TRAINING AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 308-17-320 - Certification of preassignment training trainers

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An individual must successfully pass the agency principal
				  examination and have three years investigative experience to become a certified
				  trainer. Individuals who fail the exam will be required to wait a minimum of
				  seven days before reexamination. There is no limit on the number of certified
				  trainers an individual private investigative agency may have
				  certified.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.165 RCW. 02-23-060, §
					 308-17-320, filed 11/18/02, effective 1/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-051, §
					 308-17-320, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.165.170. 91-22-111, § 308-17-320,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-18-010 - Promulgation - Authority

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The director of the department of licensing, state of
				  Washington, pursuant to the authority vested in the director by
				  RCW
				  18.170.180, does hereby promulgate the
				  following rules and regulations relating to the licensing of private security
				  guard companies, private security guards, and armed private security
				  guards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-010,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-18-020 - Organization

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The principal location of the private security guard
				  licensing program is at 405 Black Lake Boulevard S.W., Olympia, Washington
				  98504. The department of licensing administers the Washington private security
				  guard license law, chapter 18.170 RCW. Submissions and requests for information
				  regarding private security guard company licenses, private security guard
				  licenses, and armed private security guard licenses may be sent in writing to
				  the Private Security Guard Program, Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 9649,
				  Olympia, Washington 98507-9649.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.170 RCW. 05-09-036, §
					 308-18-020, filed 4/14/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-020, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-020,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part A - GENERAL › Section 308-18-030 - Definitions

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(1) Words and terms
				used in these rules shall have the same meaning as each has under chapter
				18.170 RCW unless otherwise clearly provided in these rules, or the context in
				which they are used in these rules clearly indicates that they be given some
				other meaning.
(2) "Principal
				owner" means the sole owner of a private security guard company.
(3) "Principal partner" means the partner who
				exercises operational control over a private security guard company.
(4) "Certified trainer" means a principal or
				a licensed private security guard or armed private security guard who has
				fulfilled the requirements of WAC
				308-18-320.
(5) "Other item of equipment" in
				RCW
				18.170.170(7), shall include
				the license card issued by the director to a private security guard or armed
				private security guard.
(6)
				"Qualifying agent" means the person who officially represents a private
				security guard company in obtaining a license to operate and who meets the
				qualifications of
				RCW
				18.170.060. The qualifying agent of a
				corporation or a partnership must be authorized to operate and represent the
				corporation or partnership as a legal agent, such as a managing officer, agent,
				employee or partner.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-030, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-030,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-100 - Company applications - Conditions

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Any person desiring to be licensed as a private security
				  guard company must substantiate the experience requirements in
				  RCW
				  18.170.060, or pass an examination as
				  provided in this chapter. Persons meeting the experience requirements shall
				  make application for a license on a form prescribed by the director. Persons
				  who do not meet the experience requirements shall make application for an
				  examination and for a license on a form prescribed by the director.
				  Concurrently, the applicant shall:
(1)
				Pay a nonrefundable fee or fees as prescribed by WAC
				308-18-150.
(2) If the applicant is the qualifying agent
				of a corporation, he or she shall furnish a certified copy of its articles of
				incorporation, and a list of its officers and directors and their addresses. If
				the applicant is the qualifying agent of a foreign corporation, he or she shall
				furnish a certified copy of certificate of authority to conduct business in the
				state of Washington, a list of its officers and directors and their addresses,
				and evidence of current registration with the secretary of state. If the
				applicant is a partnership or limited partnership, each partner shall apply and
				furnish their addresses.
(3) When a
				license is issued to a principal owner he or she shall act as the principal of
				the company without the payment of additional license fees. When a license is
				issued to a corporation the qualifying agent shall act as the principal of the
				company without the payment of additional fees. When a license is issued to a
				partnership the principal partner shall act as the principal of the company
				without the payment of additional fees.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-100, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-100,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-105 - Branch office notification - Conditions

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A principal of a private security guard company shall notify
				  the director of the addresses of all branch offices under the same name as the
				  main office as a part of the company application. The director shall issue a
				  duplicate license for each of the branch offices showing the location of the
				  main office and the particular branch. Each duplicate license shall be
				  prominently displayed in the office for which it is issued. The principal shall
				  notify the director by mail, within thirty days, of any changes to branch
				  office addresses to include additions or deletions of
				  branches.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-105,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-110 - Private security guard applications - Conditions

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Any person desiring to be a private security guard shall make
				  application for a license on a form prescribed by the director and pay a
				  nonrefundable fee as prescribed by WAC
				  308-18-150.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-110, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-110,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-120 - Armed private security guard applications - Conditions

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(1) Any person
				desiring to be an armed private security guard shall obtain a firearms
				certificate from the criminal justice training commission, make application on
				a form prescribed by the director, and pay a nonrefundable fee as prescribed by
				WAC 308-18-150.
(2) If the applicant is an alien resident,
				the applicant must provide proof of their alien firearm license when they
				submit an application for original or renewal of their armed security guard
				license. Proof of alien firearm license may be provided by submitting a copy of
				their current alien firearm license.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.170 RCW. 02-24-026, §
					 308-18-120, filed 11/27/02, effective 1/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-120, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-120,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-130 - Application for private security guard and armed private security guard license, licensed in another state - Conditions

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Any person applying for a private security guard or armed
				  private security guard license who holds a valid license, registration,
				  identification, or similar card issued by another state that the director has
				  determined has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to
				  those required by chapter 18.170 RCW shall make application on a form
				  prescribed by the director, pay the fee as prescribed by WAC
				  308-18-150 for a private security
				  guard or armed private security guard, and submit evidence of licensure in
				  another state by a license verification form completed by an administrative
				  officer of the licensure authority of such state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-130,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-140 - Private security guard temporary registration card - Conditions

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Only those temporary registration cards provided by the
				  department and preprinted with an assigned number and the company's name and
				  address may be used. A private security guard temporary registration card
				  issued by a private security guard company, as authorized by
				  RCW
				  18.170.090, shall show, as a minimum, the
				  following information:
(1) Private
				security guard name.
(2) Date of
				issue.
(3) Date of
				expiration.
(4) Name and signature
				of the certified trainer.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-140, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-140,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-150 - Private security guard company, private security guard, and armed private security guard fees

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Licenses issued to private security guard companies and
				  private security guards expire one year from the date of issuance and must be
				  renewed each year. The fees are as follows:
Title of Fee
Fee
Private security guard company/principal:
Application/includes first examination plus
							 background check fee
$263.00
Reexamination
25.00
License renewal
237.00
Late renewal penalty
110.00
Change of principal/includes first examination plus
							 background check fee
80.00
Principal armed endorsement
10.00
Private security guard:
Original license plus background check fee
101.00
Armed endorsement
10.00
Transfer fee
25.00
Licensees with inactive licenses are not required to
							 pay late renewal penalty fees.
License renewal
95.00
License late renewal penalty. Late fee is not due if
							 submitting a renewal with a transfer or rehire application.
15.00
Certified trainer endorsement
							 examination/reexamination
25.00
Certified trainer endorsement renewal
15.00
License print fee
5.00
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.170 RCW. 08-19-056, §
					 308-18-150, filed 9/12/08, effective 11/1/08. Statutory Authority: Chapter
					 18.170 RCW and Federal Anti Terrorism and Prevention Act 2004. 07-01-032,
					 § 308-18-150, filed 12/12/06, effective 2/15/07; 05-24-121, §
					 308-18-150, filed 12/7/05, effective 1/9/06. Statutory Authority: Chapter
					 18.170 RCW. 04-12-023, § 308-18-150, filed 5/26/04, effective 7/1/04.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.24.086 and chapter 18.170 RCW. 02-07-068,
					 § 308-18-150, filed 3/18/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapter 18.170 RCW. 98-24-045, § 308-18-150, filed 11/25/98, effective
					 1/1/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180(1),
					 43.24.086 and
					 34.05.482. 97-17-050, §
					 308-18-150, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.170
					 [18.170.180](1). 93-11-025, § 308-18-150, filed 5/7/93, effective 7/1/93.
					 Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-150,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-18 - Private security guard companies and private security guards › Part B - LICENSING APPLICATION AND FEES › Section 308-18-160 - Expiration and renewal of licenses

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Licenses issued to private security guards and armed private
				  security guards expire one year from the date of issuance which date will be
				  the renewal date. Licenses issued to private security guard companies expire
				  one year from the date of issuance which date will be the renewal date, except
				  that if the corporation registration or certificate of authority filed with the
				  secretary of state expires, the company license issued to the corporation shall
				  expire on that date. Licenses must be renewed each year on or before the date
				  established herein and a renewal license fee as prescribed by the director in
				  WAC 308-18-150 must be paid.
If the application for a renewal license is not received by
				  the director on or before the renewal date, a penalty fee as prescribed by the
				  director in WAC
				  308-18-150 shall be paid.
				  Acceptance by the director of an application for renewal after the renewal date
				  shall not be a waiver of the delinquency.
The license of any person whose license renewal fee is not
				  received within one year from the date of expiration shall be cancelled. This
				  person may obtain a new license by satisfying the procedures and qualifications
				  for initial licensing, including the successful completion of any applicable
				  training and examination requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-160,
					 filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.