Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.170.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Armed private security guard" means a private security guard who has a current firearms certificate issued by the commission and is licensed as an armed private securi…
RCW 18.170.020 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 the functions of a private security guard solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private security company.…
RCW 18.170.030 Security guard license—Requirements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2632.SL) ***An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private security guard license:(1) Be at least eighteen years of age;(2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;(3) Not have been convicted of a crime in a…
RCW 18.170.040 Armed private security guard license—Requirements.
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(1) An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain an armed private security guard license:(a) Be licensed as a private security guard;(b) Be at least twenty-one years of age;(c) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission; and(d) Pay the fee…
RCW 18.170.050 Armed private security guard license authority—Registration of firearms.
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(1) An armed private security guard 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 securit…
RCW 18.170.060 Private security company license—Requirements, restrictions—Qualifying agent—Assignment or transfer of license.
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(1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a private security guard, an applicant, or, in the case of a partnership, each partner, or, in the case of a corporation, the qualifying agent must meet the following requirements to obtain a license to ow…
RCW 18.170.070 License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.
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(1) The director shall issue a private security guard license card to each licensed private security guard and an armed private security guard license card to each armed private security guard.(a) The license card may not be used as security clearance.(b) A private security guard…
RCW 18.170.080 Licensed private security companies—Certificate of insurance required.
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A licensed private security company shall file and maintain with the director a certificate of insurance as evidence that it has comprehensive general liability coverage of at least twenty-five thousand dollars for bodily or personal injury and twenty-five thousand dollars for pr…
RCW 18.170.090 Temporary registration cards—Requirements—Expiration—Suspension.
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(1) A licensed private security company may issue an employee a temporary registration card of the type and form provided by the director, but only after the employee has completed preassignment training and submitted a full and complete application for a private security guard l…
RCW 18.170.105 Training requirements.
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(1) To promote the safety of persons and the security of property, the director shall meet with interested parties to develop lists of suggested preassignment, postassignment, and postassignment refresher training by rule.(2) All security guards licensed on or after July 1, 2005,…
RCW 18.170.110 Required notice of certain occurrences.
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(1) A private security company shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private security guard or armed private security guard by returning the license to the department with the word "terminated" …
RCW 18.170.120 Out-of-state licensees—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 18.170.130 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 18.170.140 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 security guards, armed private security guards, and private security companies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regula…
RCW 18.170.150 Out-of-state private security guards operating across state lines.
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Private security guards or armed private security guards whose duties require them to operate across state lines may operate in this state if they are properly registered and certified in another state with training, insurance, and certification requirements that the director fin…
RCW 18.170.160 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 security guard in this state without being licensed in accordance with this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gi…
RCW 18.170.164 License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
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The director shall immediately suspend any 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 18.170.165 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 2.]
RCW 18.170.170 Unprofessional conduct.
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In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct:(1) Knowingly violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;(2) Practicing fraud, deceit, …
RCW 18.170.175 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 3.]
RCW 18.170.180 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 adopt standards of professional conduct or practice; and(3) To employ such administrative …
RCW 18.170.210 Application of administrative procedure act to hearings.
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The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, govern all hearings before the director.[ 1991 c 334 s 21.]
RCW 18.170.220 Inability to practice by reason of a mental or physical condition—Statement of charges—Hearing—Sanctions—Examinations—Presumed consent.
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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 a mental or physical condition, a statement of charges shall be served on the license holder or applicant and notice shall also be issu…
RCW 18.170.230 Unprofessional conduct or inability to practice—Penalties.
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Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional 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 following:(1) Revoca…
RCW 18.170.280 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 334 s 28.]
RCW 18.170.290 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 250.]Notes:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Pa…
RCW 18.170.300 Reciprocity agreements.
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The director has the authority to negotiate reciprocity agreements with other states allowing licensed security officers from Washington to work in those other states.[ 2004 c 50 s 3.]
RCW 18.170.310 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 11.]
RCW 18.170.902 Effective date—1995 c 277.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 9, 1995].[ 1995 c 277 s 41.]