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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-795 - Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys

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(1) You must not permit masonry walls, or
				other sections of masonry, to fall upon the floors of the building in such
				masses as to exceed the safe carrying capacities of the floors.
(2) You must not permit any wall section,
				which is more than one story in height, to stand alone without lateral bracing,
				unless such wall was originally designed and constructed to stand without such
				lateral support, and is in a condition safe enough to be self-supporting. You
				must leave all walls in a stable condition at the end of each shift.
(3) You must not permit employees to work on
				the top of a wall when weather conditions constitute a hazard.
(4) You must not cut or remove structural or
				load-supporting members on any floor until all stories above such a floor have
				been demolished and removed. This provision must not prohibit the cutting of
				floor beams for the disposal of materials or for the installation of equipment,
				provided that the requirements of WAC
				296-155-790
				and
				296-155-800
				are met.
(5) You must plank solid
				floor openings within 10 feet of any wall being demolished, except when
				employees are kept out of the area below.
(6) In buildings of "skeleton-steel"
				construction, the steel framing may be left in place during the demolition of
				masonry. Where this is done, you must clear all steel beams, girders, and
				similar structural supports of all loose material as the masonry demolition
				progresses downward.
(7) You must
				provide walkways or ladders to enable employees to safely reach or leave any
				scaffold or wall.
(8) You must not
				demolish walls, which serve as retaining walls to support earth or adjoining
				structures, until such earth has been properly braced or adjoining structures
				have been properly underpinned.
(9)
				You must not use walls as retaining walls against which debris will be piled,
				unless such walls are capable of supporting the imposed load.
Order 74-26, § 296-155-795, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-800 - Manual removal of floors

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(1)
				Openings cut in a floor must extend the full span of the arch between
				supports.
(2) Before demolishing
				any floor arch, you must remove debris and other material from such arch and
				other adjacent floor area. You must provide for planks not less than two inches
				by 10 inches in cross section, full size undressed, and must be used by
				employees to stand on while breaking down floor arches between beams. You must
				locate such planks so as to provide a safe support for the workers should the
				arch between the beams collapse. The open space between planks must not exceed
				16 inches.
(3) You must provide
				safe walkways, not less than 18 inches wide, formed of planks not less than two
				inches thick if wood, or of equivalent strength if metal, and ensure that they
				are used by workers when necessary to enable them to reach any point without
				walking upon exposed beams.
(4) You
				must install stringers of ample strength to support the flooring planks, and
				the ends of such stringers must be supported by floor beams or girders, and not
				by floor arches alone.
(5) You must
				lay planks together over solid bearings with the ends overlapping at least one
				foot.
(6) When floor arches are
				being removed, you must not allow employees in the area directly underneath,
				and you must barricade such an area to prevent access to it.
(7) You must not start demolition of floor
				arches until they, and the surrounding floor area for a distance of 20 feet,
				have been cleared of debris and any other unnecessary materials.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
					 94-07), § 296-155-800, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 74-26,
					 § 296-155-800, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-805 - Removal of walls, floors, and material with equipment

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(1) You must not use mechanical equipment on
				floors or working surfaces unless such floors or surfaces are of sufficient
				strength to support the imposed load.
(2) Floor openings must have curbs or
				stop-logs to prevent equipment from running over the edge.
(3) Mechanical equipment used must meet the
				requirements specified in parts M and R of this chapter, cranes must meet the
				requirements in Part L of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.440,
					 49.17.060, and 29 C.F.R. 1926,
					 Subpart CC. 12-01-086, § 296-155-805, filed 12/20/11, effective 2/1/12;
					 Order 74-26, § 296-155-805, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-810 - Catch platforms

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(1)
				During the demolition of the exterior walls of a structure originally more than
				70 feet high, you must erect catch platforms along the exterior faces of such
				walls where necessary to prevent injury to persons working below.
(2) You must construct and maintain such
				catch platforms not more than 3 stories below the story from which the exterior
				walls are being removed, until the demolition has progressed to within 3
				stories of the ground level.
(3)
				Catch platforms must not be less than 5 feet in width measured in a horizontal
				distance from the face of the structure and constructed of outriggers and
				planks. You must lay planks tight together and without openings between the
				planks and the wall.
Note:
Catch platforms may be constructed of other approved
							 materials of equal strength and security against falling material.
(4)
				Catch platforms must meet the strength and stability requirements of supported
				scaffolds in chapter 296-874 WAC.
Order 74-26, § 296-155-810, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-815 - Storage

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(1) The storage of
				waste material and debris on any floor must not exceed the allowable floor
				loads.
(2) In buildings having
				wooden floor construction, the flooring boards may be removed from not more
				than one floor above grade to provide storage space for debris, provided
				falling material is not permitted to endanger the stability of the
				structure.
(3) When wood floor
				beams serve to brace interior walls or free-standing exterior walls, you must
				leave such beams in place until other equivalent support can be installed to
				replace them.
(4) Floor arches, to
				an elevation of not more than 25 feet above grade, may be removed to provide
				storage area for debris: Provided, That such removal does not endanger the
				stability of the structure.
(5) You
				must block off storage space into which material is dumped, except for openings
				necessary for the removal of material. You must keep such openings closed at
				all times when material is not being removed.
Order 74-26, § 296-155-815, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-820 - Removal of steel construction

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(1) When floor arches have been removed, you
				must provide planking in accordance with WAC
				296-155-800(2)
				for the workers engaged in razing the steel framing.
(2) Cranes and derricks used must meet the
				requirements specified in Part L of this chapter. Other hoisting equipment must
				meet the requirements in Part R of this chapter.
(3) You must dismantle steel construction
				column length by column length, and tier by tier (columns may be in two-story
				lengths).
(4) You must not
				overstress any structural member being dismembered.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.440,
					 49.17.060, and 29 C.F.R. 1926,
					 Subpart CC. 12-01-086, § 296-155-820, filed 12/20/11, effective 2/1/12;
					 Order 74-26, § 296-155-820, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-825 - Mechanical demolition

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(1) You
				must not permit any workers in any area, which can be adversely affected by
				demolition operations, when balling or clamming is being performed. You must
				only permit those workers necessary for the performance of the operations in
				this area at any other time.
(2)
				The weight of the demolition ball must not exceed 50 % of the crane's rated
				load, based on the length of the boom and the maximum angle of operation at
				which the demolition ball will be used, or it must not exceed 25 % of the
				nominal breaking strength of the line by which it is suspended, whichever
				results in a lesser value.
(3) The
				crane boom and loadline must be as short as possible.
(4) The ball must be attached to the loadline
				with a swivel-type connection to prevent twisting of the load-line, and must be
				attached by positive means in such manner that the weight cannot become
				accidentally disconnected.
(5) When
				pulling over walls or portions thereof, all steel members affected must have
				been previously cut free.
(6) You
				must remove all roof cornices or other such ornamental stonework prior to
				pulling walls over.
(7) During
				demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person must be made as the
				work progresses to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated
				floors, or walls, or loosened material. You must not permit any employee to
				work where such hazards exist until they are corrected by shoring, bracing, or
				other effective means.
Order 74-26, § 296-155-825, filed 5/7/74, effective
					 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part S - DEMOLITION › Section 296-155-830 - Selective demolition by explosives

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Selective demolition by explosives must comply with chapter
				  296-52 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.040 and
					 49.17.050. 86-03-074 (Order
					 86-14), § 296-155-830, filed 1/21/86; Order 74-26, § 296-155-830,
					 filed 5/7/74, effective 6/6/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part V - ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES AND OVERHEAD PROTECTION › Section 296-155-950 - Rollover protective structures (ROPS) for material handling equipment

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(1) Coverage.
(a) This section applies to the following
				types of material handling equipment: To all rubber-tired, self-propelled
				scrapers, rubber-tired front-end loaders, rubber-tired dozers, wheel-type
				agricultural and industrial tractors, crawler tractors, crawler-type loaders,
				and motor graders, with or without attachments, that are used in construction
				work. This requirement does not apply to sideboom pipelaying
				tractors.
(b) The promulgation of
				specific standards for rollover protective structures for compactors and
				rubber-tired skid-steer equipment is reserved pending consideration of
				standards currently being developed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part V - ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES AND OVERHEAD PROTECTION › Section 296-155-955 - Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, and crawler tractors

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(1)
Definitions applicable to this section.
For purposes of this
				section, "vehicle weight" means the manufacturer's maximum weight of the prime
				mover for rubber-tired self-propelled scrapers. For other types of equipment to
				which this section applies, "vehicle weight" means the manufacturer's maximum
				recommended weight of the vehicle plus the heaviest attachment.
(2)
General.
(a) This section prescribes minimum
				performance criteria for rollover protective structures (ROPS) for rubber-tired
				self-propelled scrapers; rubber-tired front-end loaders and rubber-tired
				dozers; crawler tractors, and crawler-type loaders, and motor graders. The
				vehicle and ROPS as a system must have the structural characteristics
				prescribed in subsection (7) of this section for each type of machine described
				in this subsection.
(b) Equipment
				listed in subsection (2)(a) of this section may be exempted from the
				requirements for fitment of ROPS where it can be shown, to the satisfaction of
				the department, that the equipment will only be used where no rollover hazard
				will exist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-155 - Safety standards for construction work › Part V - ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES AND OVERHEAD PROTECTION › Section 296-155-965 - Overhead protection for operators of agricultural and industrial tractors

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(1)
				General.
(a) Purpose. When overhead
				protection is provided on wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors, the
				overhead protection must be designed and installed according to the
				requirements contained in this section. The provisions of WAC
				296-155-955 for rubber-tired
				dozers and rubber-tired loaders may be used in lieu of the standards contained
				in this section. The purpose of the standard is to minimize the possibility of
				operator injury resulting from overhead hazards such as flying and falling
				objects, and at the same time to minimize the possibility of operator injury
				from the cover itself in the event of accidental upset.
(b) Applicability. This section applies to
				wheel-type agricultural tractors used in construction work and to wheel-type
				industrial tractors used in construction work. See WAC
				296-155-960(1) and
				(3). In the case of machines to which WAC
				296-155-625 (relating to site
				clearing) also applies, the overhead protection may be either the type of
				protection provided in WAC
				296-155-625 or the type of
				protection provided by this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-005 - What is the goal of this chapter?

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The goal of this chapter is to:
(1) Reduce the paperwork required for
			 contractor registrations.
(2)
			 Clarify issues related to suits against contractors and the collection of court
			 judgments.
(3) Ensure that the
			 contractors registration law (chapter 18.27 RCW) is efficiently and
			 properly administered.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-005, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-025 - How does a contractor register, renew, reregister or reinstate its registration?

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(1) A
			 contractor may register/renew/reregister/reinstate if it:
(a) Complete an application for contractor
			 registration, have it notarized, and submit it to the department as required by
			 RCW
			 18.27.030;
(b) Satisfies one of the following:
(i) Obtains a continuous surety bond in the
			 total amount specified in WAC
			 296-200A-030 and submits the
			 original bond to the department or submits the bond information through the
			 department of labor and industries' electronic bond and insurance policy system
			 (EBIPS) (see
			 RCW
			 18.27.040 ); or
(ii) Assigns, to the department, a security
			 deposit in the form of a savings account held in a Washington state bank on a
			 department issued form (F625-000-008) in the amounts specified in WAC
			 296-200A-030;
(c) Obtains public liability and
			 property damage insurance and submits the original insurance certificate to the
			 department or submits the insurance information through the department of labor
			 and industries' electronic bond and insurance policy system (EBIPS) (see
			 RCW
			 18.27.050 ); and
(d) Pays the
			 issuance/renewal/reregistration/reinstatement fee shown in WAC
			 296-200A-900.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-030 - How much are the surety bond or savings account amounts?

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(1) The continuous surety bond or savings
			 account amounts for applicants of contractors with no final judgments involving
			 a residential single-family dwelling in the previous five years are as follows:
(a) $30,000 for general
			 contractors.
(b) $15,000 for
			 specialty contractors.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-035 - How long is a contractor's registration period?

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A registration period is for two years per
				RCW
				18.27.060(1).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-035, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-035, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-040 - What can cause the suspension of a contractor's registration?

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(1) A contractor's
			 registration will be suspended if the following impairments, cancellations,
			 noncompliance, or errors occur:
(a) A surety
			 bond or other security has an unsatisfied final judgment against it or becomes
			 otherwise impaired.
(b) A surety
			 bond is canceled.
(c) An insurance
			 policy is expired, canceled, revoked or the insurer is withdrawn from the
			 insurance policy.
(d) The
			 contractor has an unsatisfied final judgment against it under
			 chapter
			 18.27 RCW and this
			 chapter.
(e) The department has
			 notice that the contractor is a sole proprietor or an owner, principal, or
			 officer of a registered contractor that has an unsatisfied final judgment
			 against it for work within the scope of
			 chapter
			 18.27 RCW and this
			 chapter.
(f) The program has been
			 notified that the contractor has outstanding debt owed to the department for
			 work performed under this chapter, such as industrial insurance premiums owed
			 for workers' hours or penalties for violation of
			 chapter
			 18.27 RCW and this
			 chapter.
(g) The department is
			 notified that the contractor has been certified by the department of social and
			 health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order as
			 provided in
			 RCW
			 74.20A.320.
(h) The department finds that the contractor
			 has provided false or misleading information or has otherwise been registered
			 in error.
(i) The contractor fails
			 to comply with a penalty payment plan agreement.
(j) The contractor has been certified by a
			 lending agency and reported to the department for nonpayment or default on a
			 federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service conditional
			 scholarship.
(k) The contractor
			 does not maintain an active and valid unified business identifier number with
			 the department of revenue.
(l) The
			 contractor does not provide the department with updated information or forms as
			 necessary to validate their information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-041 - When will the department deny an application for registration, renewal or reinstatement?

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The department shall deny an application for registration,
				renewal or reinstatement if:
(1) The
			 applicant does not submit the required documents on the forms required by the
			 department.
(2) If the documents
			 are false or incomplete.
(3) The
			 documents do not have the legal name of the contractor as documented on
			 official governmental issued photo identification.
(4) The applicant is under 18 years old at
			 the time of application.
(5) The
			 applicant does not have a valid unified business identifier number, if required
			 by the department of revenue.
(6)
			 The applicant has been previously performing work subject to this chapter as a
			 sole proprietor, partnership, corporation, or other entity and the department
			 has notice that the applicant has an unsatisfied final judgment against him or
			 her in an action based on this chapter or the applicant owes the department
			 money for penalties assessed or fees due under this chapter as a result of a
			 final judgment.
(7) The applicant
			 was an owner, principal, or officer of a partnership, corporation, or other
			 entity that either has an unsatisfied final judgment against it in an action
			 that was incurred for work performed subject to this chapter or owes the
			 department money for penalties assessed or fees due under this chapter as a
			 result of a final judgment.
(8) The
			 applicant is a successor to an entity with an unsatisfied final judgment
			 against it in an action that was incurred for work performed subject to chapter
			 18.27 RCW or owes the department money for penalties assessed or fees due under
			 chapter 18.27 RCW as a result of a final judgment, unless the applicant
			 demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant did not know
			 of the unsatisfied final judgment, by having exercised due diligence and timely
			 verifying with the department that the other contractor was in good standing,
			 then the department may grant the application for registration under
			 RCW
			 18.27.030.
(9) The applicant has not complied with a
			 department of social and health services - support enforcement division support
			 enforcement order.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2008 c 120.
				  09-10-079, § 296-200A-041, filed 5/5/09, effective
				  6/5/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-050 - What requirements must be met if a contractor changes its business structure, name or address?

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(1) If
			 a contractor changes its business structure (for example, from a partnership to
			 a corporation or if the partners in a partnership change), the contractor must:
(a) Apply for a new registration as required
			 in WAC 296-200A-025; and
(b) Pay the registration fee shown in WAC
			 296-200A-900.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-060 - What procedures must be followed when surety bonds and/or insurance policies are canceled?

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(1)
			 Insurance and bonding companies must send cancellation notices to the
			 department.
(2) Cancellation
			 notices must contain the following information:
(a) The name of the contractor exactly as it
			 appears in the contractor's registration file;
(b) The contractor's registration
			 number;
(c) The contractor's
			 business address;
(d) The names of
			 the owners, partners, or officers of the contractor;
(e) The bond or insurance policy number;
			 and
(f) The effective date of the
			 bond or insurance policy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-065 - What procedures must be followed when surety bonds and/or other securities approved by the department become impaired?

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(1) Once the department has been notified
			 that the surety bond or other security approved by the department has been
			 impaired by a final judgment or reduced by payment to an amount less than is
			 required by WAC
			 296-200A-030, the contractor's
			 registration will automatically be suspended and the department will mail a
			 letter to the contractor within two days.
(2) Once the unsatisfied final judgment has
			 been satisfied, the contractor may reapply according to the requirements of
			 this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW, 2011 c 15, and
				  2011 c 301. 11-23-140, § 296-200A-065, filed 11/22/11, effective 12/31/11.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-065, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-065, filed 9/30/03, effective
				  11/17/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-070 - When will the department release a security deposit?

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(1) The department will release a security
			 deposit two years after the contractor's last registration has expired
unless
there is an unsatisfied final judgment or on-going claim
			 against the contractor.
(2) The
			 department will release a security deposit in less than two years after the
			 contractor's last registration has expired if the contractor provides a surety
			 bond covering
both the previous and current registration
			 periods.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-070, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-070, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-080 - How is a suit filed against a contractor?

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(1)
			 A civil suit against a contractor must be filed in the superior court of the
			 county in which the work was done or of any county in which jurisdiction of the
			 contractor may be had. Unless the suit is filed in a superior court, the
			 department will not be able to direct payment on an unsatisfied final judgment
			 against a secured contractor.
(2)
			 Notice that a suit has been filed (a summons and complaint) against a
			 contractor, the contractor's bond, and/or the contractor's deposit must be
			 exclusively delivered to the department by registered or certified mail to:
			 P.O. Box 44450, Olympia, Washington 98504-4450 or by any delivery requiring
			 notice of receipt to: 7273 Linderson Way S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501. The notice
			 must be addressed to the department and must include three copies of the
			 summons and complaint filed against the contractor, the contractor's bond
			 and/or the contractor's deposit. The person filing the suit must pay the
			 service fee to the department as identified in WAC 296-200A-900.
(3) The summons and complaint against a
			 contractor must include the following information:
(a) The name of the contractor exactly as it
			 appears in the contractor's registration file;
(b) The contractor's business
			 address;
(c) The names of the
			 owners, partners or officers of the contractor if known; and
(d) The contractor's registration
			 number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-090 - How are judgments against contractors paid?

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(1)
The department can only release or
			 order release of payment for a superior court final judgment.
The
			 department cannot release or order the release of payment to a district court
			 or to satisfy other types of judgments.
(2) Payment of a final judgment by bond. If a
			 contractor is bonded, the department can neither pay a final court judgment
			 against a contractor nor force the contractor or its bonding company to pay.
			 Only the claimant can pursue payment from the contractor or its bonding
			 company.
(3) Payment of a final
			 judgment by assignment of account.
(a) If a
			 contractor's security is held by the department it must be used to pay a
			 superior court final judgment against a secured contractor.
The department must order release of funds to pay a superior
				court final judgment against a secured contractor if the claimant supplies the
				department with one certified copy of the unpaid final court judgment. The
				certified copy must be delivered by registered or certified mail within one
				year of the date the final judgment was officially entered into the court
				record.
(b) Assignment of
			 account orders to release funds under subsection (2) of this section will be
			 paid out in the order the final judgments are received by the
			 department.
(c) For the department
			 to order release of funds to pay a superior court final judgment, the claimant
			 must include the following information with the copy of the judgment:
(i) The name of the contractor exactly as it
			 appears on the contractor's registration file;
(ii) The contractor's business
			 address;
(iii) The names of the
			 owners, partners, or officers of the contractor;
(iv) The contractor's registration number;
			 and
(v) The exact amount of the
			 judgment, including court costs, attorneys' fees and interest.
If the department does not receive enough information to order
				release of funds to satisfy the judgment, it will inform the claimant.
The department shall have no liability for claims in excess of
				the amount available in the secured account.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-110 - Is a city, town, or county required to verify a contractor registration number?

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Before issuing a building permit, a city, county or town must
				verify the registration of the general or specialty contractor applying for the
				permit.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-110, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-111 - How does a city, town, or county verify a contractor's registration?

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A city, town, or county may verify contractor's registration by
				checking the department's contractor registration internet web site or by
				calling the department to confirm that the contractor is
				registered.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-111, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-111, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-111, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-112 - Who is liable when a city, town, or county fails to verify a contractor's registration?

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The city, county, or town that issues a building permit without
				verifying the contractor's registration may be liable for a maximum penalty
				amount of ten thousand dollars. See
				RCW
				18.27.110(1).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-112, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-112, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-300 - What violations of chapter 18.27 RCW can result in the issuance of a notice of infraction?

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(1)
			 Under RCW
			 18.27.100, the department can issue a notice
			 of infraction to a contractor and assess a penalty up to ten thousand dollars
			 for:
(a) Using an unregistered name while
			 advertising as a contractor;
(b)
			 Using an unregistered name and address in advertising, correspondence, signs,
			 documents, etc.;
(c) Using a false
			 or expired registration number in advertisements where a contractor's
			 registration number is required;
(d) Using the bond and insurance requirements
			 of chapter 18.27
			 RCW to advertise as a bonded and insured contractor;
(e) Using a false registration number to
			 either solicit business or pose as a contractor or providing false information
			 on an application for registration as a contractor;
(f) Failing to include the contractor's
			 current registration number in all advertising that shows the contractor's name
			 or address. This registration number may be omitted in an alphabetized listing
			 of registered contractors stating only the name, address, and telephone number.
			 The registration number may also be omitted on company vehicles and on
			 "on-premise" signs. See
			 RCW
			 18.27.100(3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-305 - How does the department notify registered contractors about unregistered subcontractors they have employed?

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(1) Unless a general contractor or its
			 representative has been given written notification by the department that a
			 subcontractor they have employed, who was registered when employed, has
			 subsequently become unregistered, it is not unlawful for the general contractor
			 to employ that subcontractor. (See
			 RCW
			 18.27.020(3).)
(2) To comply with
			 RCW
			 18.27.020(3), the
			 department, when feasible, will issue a written "notice of unregistered
			 subcontractors" to a general contractor or its representative.
(3) A "notice of unregistered subcontractor"
			 issued under this section must be personally served on the general contractor
			 named in the notice by the department's compliance inspectors or must be mailed
			 to the general contractor named in the notice.
(4) If the general contractor named in the
			 notice is a firm or corporation, the notice may be personally served on any
			 employee of the firm or corporation. If the notice is personally served upon an
			 employee and the department is able to obtain the general contractor's address,
			 the department must mail a copy of the notice to the general contractor within
			 four days of service.
(5) A "notice
			 of unregistered subcontractor"
is not
a notice of
			 infraction.
(6) A "notice of
			 unregistered subcontractor" is not required to issue an infraction to a
			 contractor for employing a subcontractor that was unregistered, suspended or
			 expired at the time they were hired by the general contractor.
If no signed contract between the contractor and the
				unregistered subcontractor exists, the first date of work performed by the
				subcontractor will be used as the hire date.
(7) If, after receiving the "notice of
			 unregistered subcontractor," the general contractor continues to employ the
			 subcontractor in question, it will be liable for an infraction under
			 RCW
			 18.27.200.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW, 2011 c 15, and
				  2011 c 301. 11-23-140, § 296-200A-305, filed 11/22/11, effective 12/31/11.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-305, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-305, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-305, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-320 - How can a notice of infraction be served?

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(1) A notice of infraction is served when the
			 notice of infraction is issued personally or mailed to the contractor named in
			 the notice or to an employee of the contractor named by the compliance
			 inspector issuing it.
(2) If the
			 notice of infraction is personally served and the person served does not know
			 the contractor's name or address, the department does not need to mail a copy
			 of the infraction to the contractor; however, the notice remains in
			 force.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW, 2011 c 15, and
				  2011 c 301. 11-23-140, § 296-200A-320, filed 11/22/11, effective 12/31/11.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-320, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-320, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-320, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-340 - How does a contractor appeal a notice of infraction?

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(1) Under
			 RCW
			 18.27.250 a contractor may appeal a notice of
			 infraction by:
(a) Filing the notice of
			 appeal with the department within thirty calendar days of service of the
			 infraction on-site or within thirty calendar days of the postmark date of the
			 infraction served through the mail, whichever is earlier; and
(b) Stating the basis for the appeal of the
			 infraction in their written request; and
(c) Including a certified check or money
			 order in the amount of two hundred dollars as a bond on the appeal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-345 - What happens if a contractor fails to appeal a notice of infraction and assessment?

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If a contractor fails to appeal a notice of infraction and
				assessment within the required time frame, the notice of infraction and
				assessment becomes final and binding and payment is due. If the department does
				not receive payment, collections action will be taken, which may include
				additional penalties and interest.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW, 2011 c 15, and
				  2011 c 301. 11-23-140, § 296-200A-345, filed 11/22/11, effective
				  12/31/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-350 - Who presides over an appeal hearing and where is it held?

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An administrative law judge from the office of administrative
				hearings will preside over the hearing and give a decision. The hearing shall
				be conducted in the county where the infraction occurred. However, both the
				contractor and the department have a right to ask the administrative law judge
				to change the hearing's location.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-350, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-360 - Who may represent the contractor and the department at the appeal hearing?

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(1)
			 Contractors may be represented by themselves or be represented by an attorney
			 at law qualified to practice in the state of Washington.
(2) The department shall be represented by
			 the office of the attorney general.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-360, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-360, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-360, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-370 - How is the appeal hearing conducted?

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The hearing
process
shall be conducted according
				to chapter 34.05
				RCW, Administrative Procedure Act and chapter 10-08 WAC. All appeals of the
				administrative law judge's decision shall be to the superior court according to
				chapter
				34.05
				RCW.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-370, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-370, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-380 - What evidence is admissible in an appeal hearing?

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The admission of evidence is subject to
				chapter
				34.05 RCW, Administrative
				Procedure Act.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-380, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-380, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-390 - What does the department do with the appeal notices that they receive?

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(1) Appeal notices
			 that are received timely are first reviewed by the department for purposes of
			 reconsideration.
(2) Appeal notices
			 that are not received timely will be returned to the appellant with appeal
			 rights stated, and return of the required two hundred dollar appeal bond will
			 be made by a refund check issued by the department.
(3) Appeal notices that are received timely
			 and are not reconsidered according to subsection (1) of this section are
			 recorded and forwarded to the office of the attorney general then to the office
			 of administrative hearings.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-390, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-390, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-390, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-200A - Contractor certificate of registration renewals - Security - Insurance › Section 296-200A-405 - When must a contractor pay assessed monetary penalties?

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(1) If a contractor named in a notice of
			 infraction does not choose to appeal the notice, then the contractor must pay
			 the department the amount of the penalty prescribed for the
			 infraction.
(2) After an
			 administrative law judge decides that an infraction has been committed, a
			 contractor who does not appeal the decision to a superior court, has thirty
			 days to pay any outstanding monetary penalties. Failure to do so is a gross
			 misdemeanor and may be prosecuted in the county where the infraction
			 occurred.
(3) A contractor who has
			 exhausted all appeal opportunities and fails to pay an assessed monetary
			 penalty within thirty days after exhausting those opportunities shall be guilty
			 of a gross misdemeanor and may be prosecuted in the county where the infraction
			 occurred.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW and 2007 c 436.
				  08-16-091, § 296-200A-405, filed 8/4/08, effective 9/4/08. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.27.040,
				  18.27.070,
				  18.27.075,
				  18.27.125, 2001 c 159, and
				  chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 03-20-097,
				  § 296-200A-405, filed 9/30/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  18.27 RCW. 97-24-071,
				  § 296-200A-405, filed 12/2/97, effective
				  1/5/98.