Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.43.010 General provisions.
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In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, any person in either public or private capacity practicing or offering to practice engineering or land surveying, shall hereafter be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified so to …
RCW 18.43.020 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Board" means the state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors, provided for by this chapter.(2) …
RCW 18.43.030 Board of registration—Members—Terms—Qualifications—Compensation and travel expenses.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***A state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors is hereby created which shall exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties conferred upon it by this chapter. After July 9, 1986, the board shall cons…
RCW 18.43.033 Pro tem board members—Limits—Duties.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***Upon request of the board, and with approval of the director, the board chair shall appoint up to two individuals to serve as pro tem members of the board. The appointments are limited, as defined by the board chair, for the purpose of pa…
RCW 18.43.035 Bylaws—Employees—Rules—Periodic reports and roster.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***(1) The board may adopt and amend bylaws establishing its organization and method of operation, including but not limited to meetings, maintenance of books and records, publication of reports, code of ethics, and rosters, and adoption and…
RCW 18.43.040 Registration requirements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***(1) The following will be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a professional engineer, engineer-in-training, professional land surveyor, or land-surveyor-in-training…
RCW 18.43.050 Application—Registration fees.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***Application for registration shall be on forms prescribed by the board and furnished by the director, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detail summary of his or her technical work and shall co…
RCW 18.43.060 Examinations.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***When oral or written examinations are required, they shall be held at such time and place as the board shall determine. If examinations are required on fundamental engineering subjects (such as ordinarily given in college curricula) the a…
RCW 18.43.070 Certificates and seals.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***The board shall issue a certificate of registration upon payment of a registration fee as provided for in this chapter, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. In cas…
RCW 18.43.075 Retired status certificate.
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The board may adopt rules under this section authorizing a retired status certificate. An individual certificated under this chapter who has reached the age of sixty-five years and has retired from the active practice of engineering and land surveying may, upon application and at…
RCW 18.43.080 Expiration and renewals of certificates—Fees—Continuing professional development.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***(1) Certificates of registration, and certificates of authorization and renewals thereof, shall expire on the last day of the month of December following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed. It s…
RCW 18.43.100 Registration of out-of-state applicants—Waiver.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***(1) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee determined by the board, issue a certificate as a professional engineer or land surveyor to any person who holds a certificate of qualification of registration issued to the app…
RCW 18.43.105 Disciplinary action—Prohibited conduct, acts, conditions.
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In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the board may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:(1) Offering to pay, paying or accepting, either directly or indirectly, any substantial gift, bribe, or other consideratio…
RCW 18.43.110 Discipline of registrant—Board's power—Unprofessional conduct—Reissuance of certificate of registration.
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The board shall have the exclusive power to discipline the registrant and sanction the certificate of registration of any registrant.Any person may file a complaint alleging unprofessional conduct, as set out in RCW 18.43.105, against any registrant. The complaint shall be in wri…
RCW 18.43.120 Violations and penalties.
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Any person who shall practice, or offer to practice, engineering or land surveying in this state without being registered in accordance with the provisions of the chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration or the seal …
RCW 18.43.130 Excepted services—Fees.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or affect:(1) The practice of any other legally recognized profession or trade; or(2) The practice of a person not a resident and having no established place of business in this state, practi…
RCW 18.43.150 Fees—Duty of board to set—Disposition.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***The board shall set fees at a level adequate to pay the costs of administering this chapter. All fees collected under the provisions of RCW 18.43.050, 18.43.060, 18.43.080, 18.43.100, and 18.43.130 and fines collected under RCW 18.43.110 …
RCW 18.43.170 Registration suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***The board shall immediately suspend the registration of a person who 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…
RCW 18.43.180 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 228.]Notes:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Pa…
RCW 18.43.190 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 board determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 351 s 5.]
RCW 18.43.200 Agreement with department of licensing.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2229-S.SL) ***The department of licensing, through an interagency agreement with the board, must provide specified technical services to the board. The initial interagency agreement must be for a term of three years and may be renewed by mutual agreeme…
RCW 18.43.900 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Professional Engineers' Registration Act."[ 1947 c 283 s 19.]