Washington Administrative Code

If any of the information submitted on a notary public's commission or endorsement applications pursuant to WAC 308-30-030 changes, the notary public shall report this change to the department in writing within fifteen days.[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.45.250. WSR 18-12-028, § 30…

(1) A notary public who has received both an electronic records notary public endorsement and a remote notarial acts endorsement from the department may perform the following remote notarial acts:(a) Taking an acknowledgment;(b) Taking a verification on oath or affirmation;(c) Wi…

(1) In performing remote notarial acts, if a notary public does not have satisfactory evidence of the identity of a remotely located individual under subsection (4) of this section, the notary public must reasonably verify the individual's identity through two different types of …

(1) Communication technology for remote notarial acts must provide for synchronous audio-visual feeds of sufficient audio clarity and video resolution to enable the notary public and remotely located individual to see and speak with each other. The process must provide a means fo…

(1) A form of notarial certificate for a remote notarial act satisfies the requirement of RCW 42.45.280(4) and 42.45.130 (1)(g) if it is in the form provided by applicable law and contains a statement substantially as follows: "This notarial act involved the use of communication …

(1) A notary public must retain any audio-visual recording created under RCW 42.45.280 (3)(c) in a computer or other electronic storage device that protects the recording against unauthorized access by password or other secure means of authentication. The recording must be create…

The following definitions apply to use of these terms in this chapter.(1) "Business location" means a business office of a whitewater river outfitter. This is a fixed location where business may be conducted with the public and that must post a master license showing "tax registr…

The master license service of the department of licensing handles the whitewater river outfitter license. The office is located at 405 Black Lake Blvd. S.W., Olympia, Washington. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays. The office …

(1) To apply for a license a person must request and file a master application with the master license service. The completed master application must include the information, proof of insurance and certifications listed in RCW 88.12.275 and the fee listed in WAC 308-312-060.(2) A…

(1) The whitewater river outfitter license must be renewed each year by the expiration date. The master license does not allow conducting business as a whitewater river outfitter after the expiration date shown on the license. A renewal must be filed for each business location.(2…

(1) Applicants and licensees must provide proof of having liability insurance coverage to the master license service. The proof of insurance must show the applicant or licensee as the insured, and list the master license service as the certificate holder to be notified of changes…

(1) The following fees apply to the whitewater river outfitter license:(a) New application, $35.00 per business location.(b) Annual renewal, $35.00 per business location.(2) New and renewal applications are charged the application handling fee listed in RCW 19.02.075.Delinquent r…

A whitewater river outfitter licensee may appeal a license suspension by submitting a written notice of appeal to the department of licensing. The notice of appeal must be received by the department of licensing within twenty days after the date the suspension is issued or the ri…

Persons conducting a whitewater river trip must be able to show proof of operating with a valid outfitter license to law enforcement officials. Proof of having a license must be available at the site where vessels are put into the river, or at the site where vessels are taken out…

These rules are adopted under the authority of chapter 20, Laws of 1989 and RCW 34.05.220 to establish standards for the registration of commercial telephone solicitors as defined by chapter 20, Laws of 1989.[Statutory Authority: 1989 c 20 and RCW 34.05.220. WSR 90-02-060, § 308-…

The regulations in this chapter shall be considered a supplement to and not a replacement for chapter 20, Laws of 1989 and do not apply to the provisions of RCW 80.36.390 and 80.36.400.[Statutory Authority: 1989 c 20 and RCW 34.05.220. WSR 90-02-060, § 308-320-020, filed 1/2/90, …

As used in this regulation:(1) "Business" means any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other concern which engages in commercial telephone solicitation.(2) "Business location" means the premises where business is conducted.(3) "Business location address" me…

Any commercial telephone solicitor who wishes to engage in commercial telephone solicitation as defined by chapter 20, Laws of 1989 must register with the department by:(1) Completing the following forms prescribed by the department:(a) Master business application;(b) Supplementa…

The fee for any commercial telephone solicitor required to register in this state shall be $82 for each business location annually. The annual fee shall be proratable and nonrefundable.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086. WSR 22-22-022, § 308-320-050, filed 10/21/22, effective 11…

Registration renewals must be made annually on the form and date required by the department. The fee for annual renewal shall be $82.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086. WSR 22-22-022, § 308-320-060, filed 10/21/22, effective 11/22/22. Statutory Authority: 1989 c 20 and RCW 34.05…

Registrants shall inform the department of any changes in filed information when the change occurs.(1) Changes in ownership or ownership structure or a change of more than 50 percent of the partners in a partnership requires submission of a new master business application, new su…

A commercial telephone solicitor shall maintain records of each commercial solicitation campaign and shall inform the department of the location where the business records are kept. The following business records shall be kept for a period of two years after the campaign has been…

In the event that the purchaser is unable to send the notice of cancellation to the seller, the purchaser may send a written notice of cancellation to the Director, Department of Licensing, Business License Services, 405 Black Lake Place, Olympia, WA 98504. When notices of cancel…

Although fees are not regulated, employment agencies cannot require by contract or otherwise that an applicant pay in any one month period an amount which exceeds their gross earnings for that period.Employment termination: How much does an applicant owe the employment agency?•Em…

(1) The contract must list the fee charged to an applicant under the following headings:(a) Monthly salary;(b) Range of agency's fee expressed in dollars; and(c) Agency's fee as a percentage of the expected monthly salary.AMonthly SalaryBRange of Agency's Fee Expressed in Dollars…

If an applicant accepts a job through the efforts of an employment agency, the agency must notify the applicant of their fee in writing. The document must contain the following:(1) Amount of fee expressed in dollars;(2) Expected monthly or annual salary (whichever the fee is base…

(1) You must have an opportunity to discuss the contract and its terms with an authorized representative of the agency before signing.(2) You must be given a signed carbon or duplicate copy of the contract immediately after signing.(3) If you request only jobs in which the employ…

A branch office is any location physically separated from the principal place of business of a licensee where the licensee or their employees conduct any activity meeting the criteria of an employment agency as defined in RCW 19.31.020.[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.235.030, 19.31.…

(1) Examinations for general managers are written and consist of multiple choice questions covering the subject matter set forth in RCW 19.31.100.(2) The minimum passing grade is seventy-five percent.(3) Examinations are conducted at least once per month at locations specified by…

The following fees shall be charged by the business and professions division of the department of licensing:Title of FeeFeeAgencies: Original application and license$823.00 Renewal688.00 Transfer of license150.00 License print fee5.00 New/amended contract or fee schedule review50…

The purpose of this chapter is to encourage highway safety and uniform traffic laws by authorizing the department of licensing to adopt a comprehensive compilation of sound, uniform traffic laws to serve as a guide which local authorities may adopt by reference or any part thereo…

The addition of any new section to, or amendment or repeal of any section in, this chapter shall be deemed to amend any city, town, or county ordinance which has adopted by reference to this chapter or any part thereof, and it shall not be necessary for the legislative authority …

The provisions of this chapter relating to the operation of vehicles shall be applicable and uniform upon all persons operating vehicles upon the public highways of this state, except as otherwise specifically provided.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330…

All sections of chapter 46.04 RCW as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-100, filed 12/13/93, effecti…

"Bus" means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for transportation of persons, and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-0…

"Bus stop" means a fixed portion of the highway parallel and adjacent to the curb to be reserved exclusively for buses for layover in operating schedules or while waiting for, loading, or unloading passengers: Provided, That such bus provides regularly scheduled service within th…

"City" means every incorporated city and town.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-115, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Demolish" means to destroy completely by use of a hydraulic baler and shears, or a shredder.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-118, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Holidays" include the first day of January, commonly called New Year's Day; the third Monday in January, commonly called Martin Luther King Jr. day; the third Monday of February, being celebrated as the anniversary of the birth of George Washington; the thirtieth day of May, com…

"Loading zone" means a space reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of property or passengers.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-133, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Official time standard" means, whenever certain hours are named, standard time or daylight saving time as may be in current use within the jurisdiction of the local authority.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-136, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Ordinance" means a city or town ordinance or a county ordinance or resolution.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-139, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Parking meter" means any mechanical device or meter placed or erected adjacent to a parking meter space, for the purpose of regulating or controlling the period of time of occupancy of such parking meter space by any vehicle. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by proper…

"Parking meter space" means any space within a parking meter zone, adjacent to a parking meter and which is duly designated for the parking of a single vehicle by appropriate markings on the pavement and/or the curb.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-14…

"Parking meter zone" means any highway or part thereof or any off-street parking lot on which parking meters are installed and in operation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-148, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Passenger loading zone" means a place reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles while receiving or discharging passengers.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-151, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Planting strip" means that portion of a highway lying between the constructed curb, or edge of the roadway, and the property line exclusive of the sidewalk area.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-154, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

"Police or police officer" includes, in addition to the meaning in RCW 46.04.391, the police officers of a city, a town, marshal, or the sheriff and his/her deputies of a county whichever is applicable, but when the term sheriff is used in this chapter, it shall only mean the she…

"Police chief or chief of police" includes the police chief or chief police officer of a city, a town marshal, or the sheriff of a county, whichever is applicable, but when the term sheriff is used in this chapter, it shall only mean the sheriff.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.01…

"Police department" includes the police department of a city or town or the sheriff's office of a county whichever is applicable, but when the term sheriff is used in this chapter, it shall only mean the sheriff.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-163, f…