Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.27A.130 Finding—2009 c 423.
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The legislature finds that energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest, and cleanest way to meet rising energy needs, confront climate change, and boost our economy. More than thirty percent of Washington's greenhouse gas emissions come from energy use in buildings. Making homes,…
RCW 19.27A.140 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply to RCW 19.27A.130 through 19.27A.190 and 19.27A.020 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Benchmark" means the energy used by a facility as recorded monthly for at least one year and the facility characteristics information input…
RCW 19.27A.150 Strategic plan—Development and implementation.
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(1) To the extent that funding is appropriated specifically for the purposes of this section, the department of commerce shall develop and implement a strategic plan for enhancing energy efficiency in and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from homes, buildings, districts, and nei…
RCW 19.27A.160 Residential and nonresidential construction—Energy consumption reduction—Council report.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, residential and nonresidential construction permitted under the 2031 state energy code must achieve a seventy percent reduction in annual net energy consumption, using the adopted 2006 Washington state energy code as a bas…
RCW 19.27A.170 Utilities—Maintenance of records of energy consumption data—Disclosure.
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(1) On and after January 1, 2010, qualifying utilities shall maintain records of the energy consumption data of all nonresidential and qualifying public agency buildings to which they provide service. This data must be maintained for at least the most recent twelve months in a fo…
RCW 19.27A.180 Energy performance score—Implementation strategy—Development and recommendations.
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By December 31, 2009, to the extent that funding is appropriated specifically for the purposes of this section, the department of commerce shall develop and recommend to the legislature a methodology to determine an energy performance score for residential buildings and an implem…
RCW 19.27A.190 Qualifying public agency duties—Energy benchmark—Performance rating—Reports.
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(1) The requirements of this section apply to the department of enterprise services and other qualifying state agencies only to the extent that specific appropriations are provided to those agencies referencing chapter 423, Laws of 2009 or chapter number and this section.(2) By J…
RCW 19.27A.200 State energy performance standard—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 19.27A.210, 19.27A.220, 19.27A.230, 19.27A.240, and 19.27A.250 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agricultural structure" means a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry,…
RCW 19.27A.210 State energy performance standard.
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(1)(a) By November 1, 2020, the department must establish by rule a state energy performance standard for covered buildings.(b) In developing energy performance standards, the department shall seek to maximize reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector. The s…
RCW 19.27A.220 State energy performance standard—Early adoption incentive program—Report to the legislature.
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(1) The department must establish a state energy performance standard early adoption incentive program consistent with the requirements of this section. This early adoption incentive program may include incentive payments for early adoption of tier 2 covered building owner requir…
RCW 19.27A.230 State energy performance standard—Limit on early adoption incentive payments.
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(1) The department may not issue a certification for a tier 1 incentive application under RCW 19.27A.220(8)(a) if doing so is likely to result in total incentive payments under RCW 19.27A.220(8)(a) in excess of $75,000,000.(2) The department may not issue certification for a tier…
RCW 19.27A.240 State energy performance standard—Early adoption incentive payment administration.
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(1)(a) Each qualifying utility must administer incentive payments for the state energy performance standard early adoption incentive program established in RCW 19.27A.220 on behalf of its customers who are eligible building owners of covered commercial buildings, multifamily resi…
RCW 19.27A.245 State energy performance standard—Joint legislative audit and review committee—Report.
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(1) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall review and report on the costs to state agencies to comply with the state energy performance standard established in this chapter. For this review and report, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall build o…
RCW 19.27A.250 State energy management and benchmarking requirement.
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(1)(a) By December 1, 2023, the department must adopt by rule a state energy management and benchmarking requirement for tier 2 covered buildings. The department shall include a small business economic impact statement pursuant to chapter 19.85 RCW as part of the rule making.(b) …
RCW 19.27A.260 Campus energy system decarbonization plan—Definitions—Report—Alternative compliance pathway.
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(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Campus" means a collection of buildings served by a district heating, cooling, water reuse, or power system.(b) "Campus district energy system" means a district…
RCW 19.27A.270 New housing in existing buildings—Adoption of rule.
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By January 1, 2024, the state building code council shall adopt by rule an amendment to the current energy code that waives the requirement for unchanged portions of an existing building used for residential purposes to meet the current energy code solely because of the addition …
RCW 19.28.006 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this subchapter.(1) "Administrator" means a person designated by an electrical contractor to supervise electrical work and electricians in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter.(2) "Basic electrical work" means the w…
RCW 19.28.010 Electrical wiring requirements—General—Exceptions.
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(1) All wires and equipment, and installations thereof, that convey electric current and installations of equipment to be operated by electric current, in, on, or about buildings or structures, except for telephone, telegraph, radio, and television wires and equipment, and televi…
RCW 19.28.021 Disputes regarding local regulations—Arbitration—Appeal.
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Disputes arising under RCW 19.28.010(3) regarding whether the city or town's electrical rules, regulations, or ordinances are equal to the rules adopted by the department shall be resolved by arbitration. The department shall appoint two members of the board to serve on the arbit…
RCW 19.28.031 Rules, regulations, and standards.
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(1) Prior to January 1st of each year, the director shall obtain an authentic copy of the national electrical code, latest revision. The department, after consulting with the board and receiving the board's recommendations, shall adopt reasonable rules in furtherance of safety to…
RCW 19.28.041 License required—General or specialty licenses—Fees—Application—Bond or cash deposit.
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(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity to advertise, offer to do work, submit a bid, engage in, conduct, or carry on the business of installing or maintaining wires or equipment to convey electric current, or installing or maintaining e…
RCW 19.28.051 Examinations—Fees.
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It shall be the purpose and function of the board to establish, in addition to a general electrical contractors' license, such classifications of specialty electrical contractors' licenses as it deems appropriate with regard to individual sections pertaining to state adopted code…
RCW 19.28.061 Electrical contractors—Designee of firm to take master electrician or administrator's examination—Administrator's certificate—Fee—Certificate duration, denial, renewal, nontransferable—Master electrician or administrator's duties.
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(1) Each applicant for an electrical contractor's license, other than an individual, shall designate a supervisory employee or member of the firm to take the required master electrician's or administrator's examination. Effective July 1, 1987, a supervisory employee designated as…
RCW 19.28.071 Licensee's bond—Action on—Priorities—Cash deposit, payment from.
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Any person, firm, or corporation sustaining any damage or injury by reason of the principal's breach of the conditions of the bond required under RCW 19.28.041 may bring an action against the surety named therein, joining in the action the principal named in the bond; the action …
RCW 19.28.081 Actions—Local permits—Proof of licensure.
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No person, firm or corporation engaging in, conducting or carrying on the business of installing wires or equipment to convey electric current, or installing apparatus to be operated by said current, shall be entitled to commence or maintain any suit or action in any court of thi…
RCW 19.28.091 Licensing—Exemptions.
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(1) No license under the provision of this chapter shall be required from any utility or any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity employed by a utility because of work in connection with the installation, repair, or maintenance of lines, wires, apparatus, or eq…
RCW 19.28.095 Equipment repair specialty—Scope of work.
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(1) The scope of work for the equipment repair specialty involves servicing, maintaining, repairing, or replacing utilization equipment or wiring, appliances, devices, or equipment as specified by rule of the department.(2) "Utilization equipment" means equipment that is: (a) Sel…
RCW 19.28.101 Inspections—Notice to repair and change—Disconnection—Entry—Concealment—Accessibility—Connection to utility—Permits, fees—Limitation—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
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(1) The director shall cause an inspector to inspect all wiring, appliances, devices, and equipment to which this chapter applies except for basic electrical work as defined in this chapter. The department may not require an electrical work permit for class A basic electrical wor…
RCW 19.28.111 Nonconforming installations—Disputes—Reference to board.
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It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity to install or maintain any electrical wiring, appliances, devices, or equipment not in accordance with this chapter. In cases where the interpretation and application of the installation or maintenance…
RCW 19.28.121 Board—Request for ruling—Fee—Costs.
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Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity desiring a decision of the board pursuant to RCW 19.28.111 shall, in writing, notify the director of such desire and shall accompany the notice with a certified check payable to the department in the sum of two hundred d…
RCW 19.28.131 Specialty electrical contractor license—Written warning, penalty—Violations of RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.141 and 19.28.311 through 19.28.361—Schedule of penalties—Appeal.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***Until July 1, 2007, the department shall issue a written warning to any specialty contractor, performing the scope of work defined by rule for the pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialties, not having a valid electrical contractor …
RCW 19.28.141 Specialty electrical contractor license—Written warning, penalty—Violations of RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.141 and 19.28.311 through 19.28.361—Schedule of penalties—Appeal.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the provisions of RCW 19.28.101 shall not apply:(a) Within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town which has heretofore adopted and enforced or subsequently adopts and enforces an ordinance requiring an equal…
RCW 19.28.151 RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.141 and 19.28.311 through 19.28.361 inapplicable to telegraph or telephone companies exercising certain functions.
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The provisions of RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.141 and 19.28.311 through 19.28.361 shall not apply to the work of installing, maintaining or repairing any and all electrical wires, apparatus, installations or equipment used or to be used by a telegraph company or a telephone compa…
RCW 19.28.161 Certification—Apprentices and trainees—Supervision—Ratio of noncertified and certified workers—Trainee hours verification.
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(1) No person may engage in the electrical construction trade without having a valid master journey level electrician certificate of competency, journey level electrician certificate of competency, master specialty electrician certificate of competency, or specialty electrician c…
RCW 19.28.171 Electrical trainee hours—Audit—Rules—Confidentiality.
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The department may audit the records of an electrical contractor that has verified the hours of experience submitted by an electrical trainee to the department under RCW 19.28.161(2) in the following circumstances: Excessive hours were reported; hours reported outside the normal …
RCW 19.28.181 Application for certificate of competency.
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Any person desiring to be issued a certificate of competency as provided in this chapter shall deliver evidence in a form prescribed by the department affirming that said person has met the qualifications required under RCW 19.28.191 and 19.28.205. An electrician from another jur…
RCW 19.28.191 Certificate of competency—Eligibility for examination—Rules.
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(1) Upon receipt of the application, the department shall review the application and determine whether the applicant is eligible to take an examination for the master journey level electrician, journey level electrician, master specialty electrician, or specialty electrician cert…
RCW 19.28.195 Examination—Exception for lawful work experience and training school program completion.
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(1) Until July 1, 2026, notwithstanding RCW 19.28.161(2)(a)(i) and 19.28.191(1)(c)(i), the department shall permit:(a) A person issued an electrical training certificate to work to gain the experience required to qualify for the journey level electrician certification examination…
RCW 19.28.201 Examination—Times—Certification of results—Contents—Fees.
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The department, in coordination with the board, shall prepare an examination to be administered to applicants for master journey level electrician, journey level electrician, master specialty electrician, and specialty electrician certificates of competency.The department, with t…
RCW 19.28.205 In-class education requirements.
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(1) An applicant for a journey level certificate of competency under RCW 19.28.191(1)(c) or a specialty electrician certificate of competency under RCW 19.28.191(1)(d) must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department completion of in-class education as follows:(a) Twenty-fo…
RCW 19.28.211 Certificate of competency—Issuance—Renewal—Continuing education—Fees—Effect.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2492-S.SL) ***(1) The department shall issue a certificate of competency to all applicants who have passed the examination provided in RCW 19.28.201, met the in-class education requirements of RCW 19.28.205 if applicable, and who have complied with RCW…
RCW 19.28.221 Persons engaged in trade or business on July 16, 1973.
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No examination shall be required of any applicant for a certificate of competency who, on July 16, 1973, was engaged in a bona fide business or trade as a journey level electrician in the state of Washington. Applicants qualifying under this section shall be issued a certificate …
RCW 19.28.231 Temporary permits.
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The department is authorized to grant and issue temporary permits in lieu of certificates of competency whenever an electrician coming into the state of Washington from another state requests the department for a temporary permit to engage in the electrical construction trade as …
RCW 19.28.241 Revocation of certificate of competency—Grounds—Procedure.
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(1) The department may revoke any certificate of competency upon the following grounds:(a) The certificate was obtained through error or fraud;(b) The holder thereof is judged to be incompetent to work in the electrical construction trade as a journey level electrician or special…
RCW 19.28.251 Powers and duties of director—Administration of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 by the department.
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The director may promulgate rules, make specific decisions, orders, and rulings, including demands and findings, and take other necessary action for the implementation and enforcement of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271. In the administration of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 the…
RCW 19.28.261 Exemptions from RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271.
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(1) Nothing in RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 shall be construed to require that a person obtain a license or a certified electrician in order to do electrical work at his or her residence or farm or place of business or on other property owned by him or her unless:(a) The elect…
RCW 19.28.265 Licensing, certification, and inspection—Exemptions—Modifications—Industrial equipment defined.
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(1) A person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity and a manufacturer's authorized engineers and factory-trained service technicians it employs are exempt from licensing requirements under RCW 19.28.041, certification requirements under RCW 19.28.161, and inspection re…
RCW 19.28.271 Powers and duties of director—Administration of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 by the department.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity to employ an individual for purposes of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 who has not been issued a certificate of competency, a temporary permit, or a train…
RCW 19.28.281 Electric vehicle infrastructure—Rule adoption.
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The director shall adopt by rule standards for the installation of electric vehicle infrastructure, including all wires and equipment that convey electric current and any equipment to be operated by electric current, in, on, or about buildings or structures. The rules must be con…
RCW 19.28.285 Electric vehicle supply equipment installation—Certification.
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(1) In addition to department issued licenses and certifications required under this chapter and notwithstanding RCW 19.28.211(4), installation of electric vehicle supply equipment on all public works as defined in RCW 39.04.010 must be performed by persons certified by the elect…