Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.29A.170 Wildfire mitigation plan—Review/revision.
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(1) By October 31, 2024, and every three years thereafter, each consumer-owned utility must review, if appropriate revise, and adopt its wildfire mitigation plan. When reviewing or revising a wildfire mitigation plan, a consumer-owned utility must use the recommended format and e…
RCW 19.29A.900 Construction—1998 c 300.
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Nothing in chapter 300, Laws of 1998 shall be construed as conferring on any state agency jurisdiction, supervision, or control over any consumer-owned utility.[ 1998 c 300 s 7.]
RCW 19.30.010 Definitions—Exceptions from chapter.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agricultural employee" means any person who renders, or has rendered, personal services to, or under the direction of, an agricultural employer in connection with the …
RCW 19.30.020 License required—Duplicates.
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No person shall act as a farm labor contractor until a license to do so has been issued to him or her by the director, and unless such license is in full force and effect and is in the contractor's possession. The director shall, by regulation, provide a means of issuing duplicat…
RCW 19.30.030 Applicants—Qualifications—Fee—Liability insurance—Farm labor contractor account.
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(1) The director shall not issue to any person a license to act as a farm labor contractor until:(a) Such person has executed a written application on a form prescribed by the director, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant, and containing (i) a statement by the applicant of a…
RCW 19.30.040 Surety bond—Security.
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(1) The director shall require the deposit of a surety bond by any person acting as a farm labor contractor under this chapter to insure compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall be in an amount specified by the director in accordance with such criteria as t…
RCW 19.30.045 Claim for wages—Action upon surety bond or security.
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(1) Any person, having a claim for wages pursuant to this chapter may bring suit upon the surety bond or security deposit filed by the contractor pursuant to RCW 19.30.040, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the claim arose, or in which either the claim…
RCW 19.30.050 License—Grounds for denying.
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A license to operate as a farm labor contractor shall be denied:(1) To any person who sells or proposes to sell intoxicating liquors in a building or on premises where he or she operates or proposes to operate as a farm labor contractor, or(2) To a person whose license has been r…
RCW 19.30.060 License—Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue or renew.
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Any person may protest the grant or renewal of a license under this section. The director may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew any license when it is shown that:(1) The farm labor contractor or any agent of the contractor has violated or failed to comply with any of t…
RCW 19.30.070 License—Contents.
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Each license shall contain, on the face thereof:(1) The name and address of the licensee and the fact that he or she is licensed to act as a farm labor contractor for the period upon the face of the license only;(2) The number, date of issuance, and date of expiration of the lice…
RCW 19.30.081 License—Duration—Renewal.
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Farm labor contractors may hold either a one-year license or a two-year license, at the director's discretion.The one-year license shall run to and include the 31st day of December next following the date thereof unless sooner revoked by the director. A license may be renewed eac…
RCW 19.30.090 License—Application for renewal.
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All applications for renewal shall state the names and addresses of all persons financially interested either as partners, associates or profit sharers in the operation as a farm labor contractor.[ 1955 c 392 s 9.]
RCW 19.30.110 Farm labor contractor—Duties.
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Every person acting as a farm labor contractor shall:(1) Carry a current farm labor contractor's license at all times and exhibit it to all persons with whom the contractor intends to deal in the capacity of a farm labor contractor prior to so dealing.(2) Disclose to every person…
RCW 19.30.120 Farm labor contractor—Prohibited acts.
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No person acting as a farm labor contractor shall:(1) Make any misrepresentation or false statement in an application for a license.(2) Make or cause to be made, to any person, any false, fraudulent, or misleading representation, or publish or circulate or cause to be published o…
RCW 19.30.130 Rules—Adjustment of controversies.
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(1) The director shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter for the purpose of enforcing and administering this chapter.(2) The director shall investigate and attempt to adjust equitably controversies between farm labor contractors and their workers with respect to clai…
RCW 19.30.150 Penalties.
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Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter, or who causes or induces another to violate any provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than s…
RCW 19.30.160 Civil penalty—Hearing—Court action.
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(1) In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under RCW 19.30.150, the director may assess against any person who violates this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.(2) The person shall be affo…
RCW 19.30.170 Civil actions—Damages, costs, attorney's fees—Actions upon bond or security deposit.
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(1) After filing a notice of a claim with the director, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the cl…
RCW 19.30.180 Injunctions—Costs—Attorney fee.
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The director or any other person may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from using the services of an unlicensed farm labor contractor or to enjoin any person acting as a farm labor contractor in violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted u…
RCW 19.30.190 Retaliation against employee prohibited.
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No farm labor contractor or agricultural employer may discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee because:(1) The employee has made a claim against the farm labor contractor or agricultural employer for compensation for the employee's personal services.(2) …
RCW 19.30.200 Unlicensed farm labor contractors—Liability for services.
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Any person who knowingly uses the services of an unlicensed farm labor contractor shall be personally, jointly, and severally liable with the person acting as a farm labor contractor to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in this chapter. In making determinations u…
RCW 19.30.902 Effective date—1985 c 280.
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This 1985 act shall take effect January 1, 1986.[ 1985 c 280 s 19.]
RCW 19.31.010 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and cited as "The Employment Agency Act".[ 1969 ex.s. c 228 s 1.]
RCW 19.31.020 Definitions.
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Unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context, the following words and phrases, as hereinafter used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:(1) "Applicant," except when used to describe an applicant for an employment agency license, means any person, wh…
RCW 19.31.030 Records.
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Each employment agency shall keep records of all services rendered employers and applicants. These records shall contain the name and address of the employer by whom the services were solicited; the name and address of the applicant; kind of position ordered by the employer; date…
RCW 19.31.040 Contract between agency and applicant—Contents—Notice.
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An employment agency shall provide each applicant with a copy of the contract between the applicant and employment agency which shall have printed on it or attached to it a copy of RCW 19.31.170 as now or hereafter amended. Such contract shall contain the following:(1) The name, …
RCW 19.31.050 Approval of contract, fee schedule.
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Prior to using any contract or fee schedule in the transaction of its business with applicants, each employment agency shall obtain the director's approval for the use of such contract or fee schedule.[ 1969 ex.s. c 228 s 5.]
RCW 19.31.060 Request from employer for interview required—Information to be furnished applicant.
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No employment agency shall send any applicant on an interview with a prospective employer without having first obtained, either orally or in writing, a bona fide request from such employer for the interview: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That, it shall be the duty of every employment agency…
RCW 19.31.070 Administration of chapter—Rules—Investigations—Inspections.
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(1) The director shall administer the provisions of this chapter and shall issue from time to time reasonable rules and regulations for enforcing and carrying out the provisions and purposes of this chapter.(2) The director shall have supervisory and investigative authority over …
RCW 19.31.080 License required—Penalty.
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It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to conduct an employment agency business in this state unless he or she has an employment agency license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.[ 2011 c 336 s 532; 1969 ex.s. c 228 s 8.]
RCW 19.31.090 Bond—Cash deposit—Action on bond or deposit—Procedure—Judgment.
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(1) Before conducting any business as an employment agency each licensee shall file with the director a surety bond in the sum of two thousand dollars running to the state of Washington, for the benefit of any person injured or damaged as a result of any violation by the licensee…
RCW 19.31.100 Application—Contents—Filing—Qualifications of applicants and licensees—Waiver—Exceptions.
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(1) Every applicant for an employment agency's license or a renewal thereof shall file with the director a written application stating the name and address of the applicant; the street and number of the building in which the business of the employment agency is to be conducted; t…
RCW 19.31.110 Expiration date of license—Reinstatement.
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An employment agency license shall expire June 30th. Any such license not renewed may be reinstated if the employment agency can show good cause to the director for renewal of the license and present proof of intent to continue to act as an employment agency: PROVIDED, That no li…
RCW 19.31.120 Transfer of license.
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No license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable without the consent of the director. No employment agency shall permit any person not mentioned in the license application to become connected with the business as an owner, member, officer, or director without the…
RCW 19.31.130 License sanction—Grounds—Support order, noncompliance.
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(1) In accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the director may by order sanction the license of any employment agency under RCW 18.235.110, if the director finds that the applicant or licensee has violated any provisions of this chapter, or failed to comply with any…
RCW 19.31.140 Fees for licensees.
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The director shall determine the fees, as provided in RCW 43.24.086, charged to those parties licensed as employment agencies for original applications, renewal per year, branch license, both original and renewal, transfer of license, and approval of amended or new contracts and/…
RCW 19.31.150 Employment condition precedent to charging fee—Exceptions.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no employment agency shall charge or accept a fee or other consideration from an applicant without complying with the terms of a written contract as specified in RCW 19.31.040, and then only after such a…
RCW 19.31.160 Charging fee or payment contrary to chapter—Return of excess.
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Any employment agency which collects, receives, or retains a fee or other payment contrary to the provisions of this chapter or to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall return the excessive portion of the fee within seven days after receiving a demand t…
RCW 19.31.170 Limitations on fee amounts—Refunds—Exceptions.
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(1) If an applicant accepts employment by agreement with an employer and thereafter never reports for work, the gross fee charged to the applicant shall not exceed: (a) Ten percent of what the first month's gross salary or wages would be, if known; or (b) ten percent of the first…
RCW 19.31.180 Posting of fee limitation and remedy provisions.
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Each licensee shall post the following in a conspicuous place in each office in which it conducts business: (1) The substance of RCW 19.31.150 through 19.31.170; and (2) a name and address provided by the director, in a form prescribed by him or her, of a person to whom complaint…
RCW 19.31.190 Rules of conduct—Complaints.
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In addition to the other provisions of this chapter the following rules shall govern each and every employment agency:(1) Every license or a verified copy thereof shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in each office of the employment agency;(2) No fee shall be solicited or ac…
RCW 19.31.210 Enforcement.
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The director may refer such evidence as may be available to him or her concerning violations of this chapter or of any rule or regulation adopted hereunder to the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein the alleged violation arose, who may, in their dis…
RCW 19.31.220 Assurance of discontinuance of violation.
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In the enforcement of this chapter, the attorney general and/or any said prosecuting attorney may accept an assurance of discontinuance from any person deemed in violation of any provisions of this chapter. Any such assurance shall be in writing and shall be filed with and subjec…
RCW 19.31.230 Civil penalty.
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Any person who violates the terms of any court order or temporary or permanent injunction issued pursuant to this chapter, shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars. For the purpose of this section the superior court issuing any injunction shall…
RCW 19.31.240 Service of process outside state.
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Personal service of any process in an action under this chapter may be made upon any person outside the state if such person has engaged in conduct in violation of this chapter which conduct has had impact in this state which this chapter reprehends. Such person shall be deemed t…
RCW 19.31.245 Registration or licensing prerequisite to suit by employment agency—Action against unregistered or unlicensed employment agency.
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(1) No employment agency may bring or maintain a cause of action in any court of this state for compensation for, or seeking equitable relief in regard to, services rendered employers and applicants, unless such agency shall allege and prove that at the time of rendering the serv…
RCW 19.31.250 Chapter provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions not affected.
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(1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the regulation of private employment agencies shall be exclusive.(2) This chapter shall not be construed to affect or reduce the authority of any political subdivision of the state of Washington to provide for the licensing of privat…
RCW 19.31.260 Administrative procedure act to govern administration.
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The administration of this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended.[ 1969 ex.s. c 228 s 26.]
RCW 19.31.270 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 271.]Notes:Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.Pa…
RCW 19.31.910 Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 228.
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This act shall become effective July 1, 1969.[ 1969 ex.s. c 228 s 28.]