Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.165.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Armed private investigator" means a private investigator who has a current firearms certificate issued by the commission and is licensed as an armed private investiga…
RCW 18.165.020 Exemptions.
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The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:(1) A person who is employed exclusively or regularly by one employer and performs investigations solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private investigator agency;(2) An officer or employ…
RCW 18.165.030 Private investigator license—Requirements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2632.SL) ***An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private investigator license:(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;(2) Be a citizen or resident alien of the United States;(3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any j…
RCW 18.165.040 Armed private investigator license—Requirements.
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(1) An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain an armed private investigator license:(a) Be licensed as a private investigator;(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;(c) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission; (d) Have a license to …
RCW 18.165.050 Private investigator agency license—Requirements, restrictions—Assignment or transfer.
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(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a private investigator, an applicant, or, in the case of a partnership or limited partnership, each partner, or, in the case of a corporation, the qualifying agent must meet the following additional requir…
RCW 18.165.060 Armed private investigator license authority—Registration of firearms.
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(1) An armed private investigator license grants authority to the holder, while in the performance of his or her duties, to carry a firearm with which the holder has met the proficiency requirements established by the commission.(2) All firearms carried by armed private investiga…
RCW 18.165.070 Investigation of applicants.
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(1) Applications for licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria.(2) …
RCW 18.165.080 License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.
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(1) The director shall issue a private investigator license card to each licensed private investigator and an armed private investigator license card to each armed private investigator.(a) The license card may not be used as security clearance.(b) A private investigator shall car…
RCW 18.165.090 Preassignment training and testing.
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(1) The director shall adopt rules establishing preassignment training and testing requirements. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for private investigators.(2) The director shall consult with the private investigator industry and law enforcem…
RCW 18.165.100 Agency license—Surety bond or certificate of insurance required.
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(1) No private investigator agency license may be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the applicant files with the director a surety bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned to recove…
RCW 18.165.110 Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.
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(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of private investigators, armed private investigators, and private investigator agencies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regulat…
RCW 18.165.120 Out-of-state private investigators operating across state lines.
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Private investigators or armed private investigators whose duties require them to operate across state lines may operate in this state for up to thirty days per year, if they are properly registered and certified in another state with training and certification requirements that …
RCW 18.165.130 Required notice of certain occurrences.
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(1) A private investigator agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private investigator or armed private investigator by returning the license to the department with the word "terminated" w…
RCW 18.165.140 Out-of-state private investigators—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.
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(1) Any person from another state that the director determines has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to those required by this chapter, and who holds a valid license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by the other state, may apply for a…
RCW 18.165.150 Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.
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(1) After June 30, 1992, any person who performs the functions and duties of a private investigator in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or a…
RCW 18.165.155 Transfer of license.
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A licensee who transfers from one company to another must submit a transfer application on a form prescribed by the director along with a transfer fee established by the director.[ 1995 c 277 s 20.]
RCW 18.165.160 Unprofessional conduct.
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In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:(1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;(2) Making a material missta…
RCW 18.165.165 Display of firearms while soliciting clients.
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No licensee, employee or agent of a licensee, or anyone accompanying a licensee, employee, or agent may display a firearm while soliciting a client.[ 1995 c 277 s 24.]
RCW 18.165.170 Authority of director.
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The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter:(1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter;(2) To enter into contracts for professional services determined to be necessary for adequate enf…
RCW 18.165.180 Complaints—Investigation—Immunity.
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A person, including but not limited to consumers, licensees, corporations, organizations, and state and local governmental agencies, may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional or unlawful conduct and specifying the …
RCW 18.165.210 Inability to practice by reason of a mental or physical condition—Statement of charges—Hearing—Sanctions—Mental or physical examinations—Presumed consent for examination.
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(1) If the director believes a license holder or applicant may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to the public by reason of any mental or physical condition, a statement of charges shall be served on the license holder or applicant and notice shall also be is…
RCW 18.165.220 Unprofessional, unlawful conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.
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Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional or unlawful conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the followin…
RCW 18.165.230 Enforcement of orders for payment of fines.
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If an order for payment of a fine is made as a result of a hearing and timely payment is not made as directed in the final order, the director may enforce the order for payment in the superior court in the county in which the hearing was held. This right of enforcement shall be i…
RCW 18.165.270 Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director.
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The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.[ 1991 c 328 s 27.]
RCW 18.165.290 License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
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The director shall immediately suspend a license issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. …
RCW 18.165.300 Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
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The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.[ 2002 c 86 s 247.]Notes:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Pa…
RCW 18.165.310 Military training or experience.
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An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 351 s 10.]