Title 19 — Title 19 BUSINESS REGULATIONS—MISCELLANEOUS
111 chapters · 1,481 sections in this title.
RCW 19.56.010 Newspaper mailed without authority is gift.
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Whenever any person, company or corporation owning or controlling any newspaper or periodical of any kind, or whenever any editor or proprietor of any such newspaper or periodical shall mail or send any such newspaper or periodical to any person or persons in this state without f…
RCW 19.56.020 Unsolicited goods or services as gifts.
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If unsolicited goods or services are provided to a person, the person has a right to accept the goods or services as a gift only, and is not bound to return the goods or services. Goods or services are not considered to have been solicited unless the recipient specifically reques…
RCW 19.56.030 Violation—Application of consumer protection act.
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Violation of RCW 19.56.020 is a matter affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying chapter 19.86 RCW. Failure to comply with this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 19.56.020 constitutes an unfai…
RCW 19.58.010 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to establish fair and open procedures for bidding and negotiation for the right to exhibit motion pictures in the state in order to prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and unreasonable restraints of trade in the business of motion picture…
RCW 19.58.020 Definitions.
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The definitions contained in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Bid" means a written or oral offer or proposal to buy made by an exhibitor to a distributor in response to an invitation to bid for the license or right to e…
RCW 19.58.030 Blind bidding or blind selling prohibited—Trade screening required—Notice.
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(1) The buying or selling of the right to exhibit a feature motion picture by blind bidding or blind selling is prohibited within the state.(2) No bids may be returnable, no negotiations for the exhibition or licensing of a motion picture may take place, and no license agreement …
RCW 19.58.040 Solicitation of bids.
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If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a feature motion picture within the state, then:(1) The invitation to bid shall specify: (a) Whether the run for which the bid is being solicited is a first, second, or subsequent run; whether the run is an exclusive or n…
RCW 19.58.050 Violation—Civil suit—Attorneys' fees.
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Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in superior court to enjoin further violations or to recover the actual damages sustained, or both, together with the costs of the suit. In any such action, the court shall award reasonable attorneys' fe…
RCW 19.58.900 Short title.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington motion picture fair competition act.[ 1979 ex.s. c 29 s 6.]
RCW 19.60.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Automated kiosk" means a self-serve interactive machine that purchases secondhand electronic devices.(2) "Loan period" means the period of time from the date the loan…
RCW 19.60.014 Fixed place of business required.
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No person may operate as a pawnbroker unless the person maintains a fixed place of business within the state.[ 1984 c 10 s 4.]
RCW 19.60.020 Duty to record information.
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(1) Every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly written in the English language, at the time of each transaction the following information:(a) The signature of the person…
RCW 19.60.025 Duty to record information—Precious metal property.
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(1) For any transaction involving property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual, every secondhand precious metal dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly written in th…
RCW 19.60.040 Report to chief law enforcement officer.
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(1) Upon request, every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in the state shall furnish a full, true, and correct transcript of the record of all transactions conducted on the preceding day. These transactions shall be recorded on such forms as may be provided and in s…
RCW 19.60.042 Report to chief law enforcement officer—Precious metal dealers.
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If the applicable chief of police or the county's chief law enforcement officer has compiled and published a list of persons who have been convicted of any crime involving theft, then a secondhand precious metal dealer shall utilize such a list for any transaction involving prope…
RCW 19.60.045 Duties upon notification that property is reported stolen.
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Following notification from a law enforcement agency that an item of property has been reported as stolen, the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall hold that property intact and safe from alteration, damage, or commingling. The pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall place an iden…
RCW 19.60.050 Retention of property by pawnbrokers—Inspection.
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Property bought or received in pledge by any pawnbroker shall not be removed from that place of business, except when redeemed by, or returned to the owner, within thirty days after the receipt of the property. Property shall at all times during the ordinary hours of business be …
RCW 19.60.055 Retention of property by secondhand dealers—Inspection.
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(1) Property bought or received on consignment by any secondhand dealer with a permanent place of business in the state shall not be removed from that place of business except consigned property returned to the owner, within thirty days after the receipt of the property. Property…
RCW 19.60.057 Retention of precious metal property—Inspection.
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(1) Property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual on consignment by any secondhand precious metal dealer with a permanent place of business in the state may not be removed from that place of business except consigned property returned to the owner,…
RCW 19.60.060 Rates of interest and other fees—Sale of pledged property.
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All pawnbrokers are authorized to charge and receive interest and other fees at the following rates for money on the security of personal property actually received in pledge:(1) The interest for the loan period shall not exceed:(a) For an amount loaned up to $9.99 - interest at …
RCW 19.60.061 Pawnbrokers—Sale of pledged property limited—Written document required for transactions.
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(1) The term of the loan shall be for a period of ninety days to include the date of the loan.(2) A pawnbroker shall not sell any property received in pledge, until a minimum of ninety days has expired. However, if a pledged article is not redeemed within the ninety-day period of…
RCW 19.60.062 Attorney fees and costs in action to recover possession or determine title or ownership.
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By either party, in an action brought by an owner to recover goods in the possession of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or an action brought by a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer against an owner, or a person claiming ownership, to determine title or ownership of any item, the …
RCW 19.60.066 Prohibited acts—Penalty.
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It is a gross misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW for:(1) Any person to remove, alter, or obliterate any manufacturer's make, model, or serial number, personal identification number, or identifying marks engraved or etched upon an item of personal property that was purchased, con…
RCW 19.60.067 Secondhand precious metal dealers—Prohibited acts—Penalty.
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(1) It is a gross misdemeanor for:(a) A secondhand precious metal dealer to knowingly make, cause, or allow to be made any false entry or misstatement of any material matter in any book, record, or writing required to be kept under RCW 19.60.025, 19.60.057, 19.60.042, 19.60.077, …
RCW 19.60.068 Resale agreement to avoid interest and fee restrictions prohibited.
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A purchase of personal property shall not be made on the condition of selling it back at a stipulated time and price greater than the purchase price, for the purpose of avoiding the interest and fee restrictions of this chapter.[ 1991 c 323 s 11.]
RCW 19.60.075 Regulation by political subdivisions.
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The regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers under this chapter is not intended to restrict political subdivisions from enacting ordinances or codes requiring the licensing of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers or from enacting ordinances or codes which are more restricti…
RCW 19.60.077 Precious metal dealers—Licensure required.
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No secondhand precious metal dealer doing business in this state may operate a business without first obtaining a business license from the local government in which the business is situated.[ 2011 c 289 s 6.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2011 c 289: See note following RCW 19.60.010.
RCW 19.60.085 Exemptions.
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The provisions of this chapter do not apply to transactions conducted by the following:(1) Motor vehicle dealers licensed under chapter 46.70 RCW;(2) Vehicle wreckers, hulk haulers, and scrap processors licensed under chapter 46.79 or 46.80 RCW;(3) Persons giving an allowance for…
RCW 19.60.095 Precious metal sales—Hosted home parties.
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(1) For purposes of this section, "hosted home party" means a gathering of persons at a private residence where a host or hostess has invited friends or other guests into his or her residence where individual person-to-person sales of precious metals occur.(2) A host or hostess m…
RCW 19.60.105 Automated kiosks.
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For a secondhand dealer to utilize an automated kiosk to purchase secondhand property in this state, the automated kiosk must have the capability to:(1) Collect all information required under RCW 19.60.020(1);(2) Connect with a live customer service representative that can remote…
RCW 19.60.901 Effective date—1984 c 10.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect thirty days after it is signed by the governor and filed with the secretary of state.[ 198…
RCW 19.64.010 Liability of owner or operator limited.
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Where the owner, licensee, or operator of a radio or television broadcasting station, or the agents or employees thereof, has required a person speaking over said station to submit a written copy of his or her script prior to such broadcast and has cut such speaker off the air as…
RCW 19.64.020 Speaker or sponsor liability not limited.
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Nothing contained shall be construed as limiting the liability of any speaker or his or her sponsor or sponsors for defamatory statements made by such speaker in or as a part of any such broadcast.[ 2011 c 336 s 544; 1943 c 229 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 998-2.]
RCW 19.64.900 Saving—1943 c 229.
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This chapter shall not be applicable to or affect any cause of action existing at the time this chapter becomes effective.[ 1943 c 229 s 3.]
RCW 19.68.005 Definition.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise."Electronic health record technology" means items and services, in the form of software or information technology and training services, necessary and used predominantly to…
RCW 19.68.010 Rebating prohibited—Disclosure—List of alternative facilities.
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, whether organized as a cooperative, or for profit or nonprofit, to pay, or offer to pay or allow, directly or indirectly, to any person licensed by the state of Washington to engage in the practice of medi…
RCW 19.68.020 Deemed unprofessional conduct.
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The acceptance directly or indirectly by any person so licensed of any rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of a credit or other valuable consideration whether in the form of money or otherwise, as compensation for referring patients to any person, fi…
RCW 19.68.030 License may be revoked or suspended.
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The license of any person so licensed may be revoked or suspended if he or she has directly or indirectly requested, received, or participated in the division, transference, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of a fee for, or has directly or indirectly requested, receive…
RCW 19.68.040 Declaration of intent.
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It is the intent of this chapter, and this chapter shall be so construed, that persons so licensed shall only be authorized by law to charge or receive compensation for professional services rendered if such services are actually rendered by the licensee and not otherwise: PROVID…
RCW 19.68.900 Construction—Application.
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(1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit or prohibit the donation of electronic health record technology or other activity by any entity, including a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW that operates a clinical laboratory, when the donation or other activity is…
RCW 19.72.020 Individual sureties—Eligibility.
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Whenever any bond or recognizance is required, or permitted, by law to be made, given or filed, conditioned upon the doing or not doing of anything specified therein and to be signed by one or more persons as sureties, each of such sureties shall be a resident of this state; but …
RCW 19.72.030 Individual sureties—Number—Qualification.
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Each of such sureties shall have separate property worth the amount specified in the bond or recognizance, over and above all debts and liabilities, and exclusive of property exempt from execution, unless the other spouse joins in the execution of the bond, in which case they mus…
RCW 19.72.040 Individual sureties—Examination—Approval.
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In case such bond or recognizance is given in any action or proceeding commenced or pending in any court, the judge or clerk of any court of record or district court, or any party to the action or proceeding for the security or protection of which such bond or recognizance is mad…
RCW 19.72.060 Corporate surety.
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See surety insurance: Chapter 48.28 RCW.
RCW 19.72.070 Subrogation of surety.
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When any defendant, surety in a judgment or special bail or replevin or surety in a delivery bond or replevin bond, or any person being surety in any bond whatever, has been or shall be compelled to pay any judgment or any part thereof, or shall make any payment which is applied …
RCW 19.72.080 Contribution among sureties.
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Any one of several judgment defendants, and any one of several replevin bail having paid and satisfied the plaintiff, shall have the remedy provided in RCW 19.72.070 against the codefendants and cosureties to collect of them the ratable proportion each is equitably bound to pay.[…
RCW 19.72.090 Default by surety—Indemnity.
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No surety or his or her representative shall confess judgment or suffer judgment by default in any case where he or she is notified that there is a valid defense, if the principal will enter himself or herself defendant to the action and tender to the surety or his or her represe…
RCW 19.72.100 Notice to creditor to institute action.
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Any person bound as surety upon any contract in writing for the payment of money or the performance of any act, when the right of action has accrued, may require by notice in writing the creditor or obligee forthwith to institute an action upon the contract.[Code 1881 s 644; RRS …
RCW 19.72.101 Failure of creditor to proceed—Discharge of surety.
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If the creditor or obligee shall not proceed within a reasonable time to bring his or her action upon such contract, and prosecute the same to judgment and execution, the surety shall be discharged from all liability thereon.[ 2011 c 336 s 548; Code 1881 s 645; RRS s 975. Prior: …
RCW 19.72.107 Surety bond—Liability limited.
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(1) Except under RCW 19.72.109, surety bond means any form of surety insurance as defined in RCW 48.11.080. A surety bond may not provide any other type of insurance coverage defined in chapter 48.11 RCW. Language in any statute, ordinance, contract, or surety bond to the contrar…