Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 18 Businesses And Professions - Chapter 18.27 Registration Of Contractors

18.27.005 Strict enforcement
This chapter shall be strictly enforced. Therefore, the doctrine of substantial compliance shall not be used by the department in the application and construction of ...

18.27.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Contractor" includes any person, firm, corporation, or other entity ...

18.27.020 Registration required -- Prohibited acts -- Criminal penalty -- Monitoring program
(1) Every contractor shall register with the department. (2) It is a gross misdemeanor for any contractor to: (a) Advertise, offer to do work, submit ...

18.27.030 Application for registration -- Grounds for denial and suspension
(1) An applicant for registration as a contractor shall submit an application under oath upon a form to be prescribed by the director and which ...

18.27.040 Bond or other security required -- Actions against -- Suspension of registration upon impairment
(1) Each applicant shall file with the department a surety bond issued by a surety insurer who meets the requirements of chapter 48.28 RCW in ...

18.27.050 Insurance or financial responsibility required -- Suspension of registration upon impairment
(1) At the time of registration and subsequent reregistration, the applicant shall furnish insurance or financial responsibility in the form of an assigned account in ...

18.27.060 Certificate of registration -- Issuance, duration, renewal -- Suspension -- Single registration/licensing document for those qualifying as both general and electrical contractor
(1) A certificate of registration shall be valid for two years and shall be renewed on or before the expiration date. The department shall issue ...

18.27.065 Partnership or joint venture deemed registered, when
A partnership or joint venture shall be deemed registered under this chapter if any one of the general partners or venturers whose name appears in ...

18.27.070 Fees
The department shall charge fees for issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of certificates of registration; and changes of name, address, or business structure. The department shall ...

18.27.075 Fees for issuing or renewing certificate of registration
The department shall charge a fee of one hundred dollars for issuing or renewing a certificate of registration during the 2001-2003 biennium. The department shall ...

18.27.080 Registration prerequisite to suit
No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a contractor may bring or maintain any action in any court of this ...

18.27.090 Exemptions
The registration provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (1) An authorized representative of the United States government, the state of Washington, or any ...

18.27.100 Business practices -- Advertising -- Penalty
(1) Except as provided in RCW 18.27.065 for partnerships and joint ventures, no person who has registered under one name as provided in this chapter ...

18.27.102 Unlawful advertising -- Liability
When determining a violation of RCW 18.27.100, the director and administrative law judge shall hold responsible the person who purchased or offered to purchase the ...

18.27.104 Unlawful advertising -- Citations
(1) If, upon investigation, the director or the director's designee has probable cause to believe that a person holding a registration, an applicant for registration, ...

18.27.110 Building permits -- Verification of registration required -- Responsibilities of issuing entity -- Penalties
(1) No city, town or county shall issue a construction building permit for work which is to be done by any contractor required to be ...

18.27.111 Public works, contracts with unregistered contractors prohibited
See RCW 39.06.010. ...

18.27.114 Disclosure statement required -- Prerequisite to lien claim
(1) Any contractor agreeing to perform any contracting project: (a) For the repair, alteration, or construction of four or fewer residential units or accessory structures ...

18.27.117 Violations relating to mobile/manufactured homes
The legislature finds that setting up and siting mobile/manufactured homes must be done properly for the health, safety, and enjoyment of the occupants. Therefore, when ...

18.27.120 List of registered contractors -- Availability, fee
(1) The department shall compile a list of all contractors registered under this chapter and update the list at least bimonthly. The list shall be ...

18.27.125 Rules
The director shall adopt rules in compliance with chapter 34.05 RCW to effect the purposes of this chapter.[1986 c 197 § 12.] ...

18.27.130 Chapter exclusive -- Certain authority of cities and towns not limited or abridged
The provisions of this chapter relating to the registration or licensing of any person, firm, or corporation, including the requirement of a bond with the ...

18.27.140 Purpose
It is the purpose of this chapter to afford protection to the public including all persons, firms, and corporations furnishing labor, materials, or equipment to ...

18.27.200 Violation -- Infraction
(1) It is a violation of this chapter and an infraction for any contractor to: (a) Advertise, offer to do work, submit a bid, or ...

18.27.205 Violations or infractions -- Penalties -- Subject to RCW 39.12.055
A contractor found to have committed an infraction or violation under this chapter for performing work as an unregistered contractor shall, in addition to any ...

18.27.210 Violations -- Investigations -- Evidence
(1) The director shall appoint compliance inspectors to investigate alleged or apparent violations of this chapter. (a) The director, or authorized compliance inspector, upon presentation ...

18.27.215 Authority of director -- Evidence
If he or she has reason to believe there has been a violation of this chapter, the director and the director's authorized representatives may issue ...

18.27.220 Investigations -- Penalty for failure to identify contractor
Wilful refusal to provide information identifying a contractor as required by RCW 18.27.210 is a misdemeanor.[1983 1st ex.s. c 2 § 12.]Notes: Effective date -- ...

18.27.225 Violations -- Restraining orders -- Injunctions
(1) If, upon inspection or investigation, the director or authorized compliance inspector reasonably believes that a contractor has failed to register in accordance with this ...

18.27.230 Notice of infraction -- Service
The department may issue a notice of infraction if the department reasonably believes that the contractor has committed an infraction under this chapter. A notice ...

18.27.240 Notice -- Contents
The form of the notice of infraction issued under this chapter shall include the following: (1) A statement that the notice represents a determination that ...

18.27.250 Notice -- Filing -- Administrative hearing -- Appeal
A violation designated as an infraction under this chapter shall be heard and determined by an administrative law judge of the office of administrative hearings. ...

18.27.260 Notice -- Determination infraction committed
Unless contested in accordance with this chapter, the notice of infraction represents a determination that the contractor to whom the notice was issued committed the ...

18.27.270 Notice -- Response -- Failure to respond, appear, pay penalties, or register
(1) A contractor who is issued a notice of infraction shall respond within twenty days of the date of issuance of the notice of infraction. ...

18.27.290 Notice -- Penalty for contractor failing to respond
It is a gross misdemeanor for a contractor who has been personally served with a notice of infraction to willfully fail to respond to a ...

18.27.300 Representation by attorney, attorney general
A contractor subject to proceedings under this chapter may appear or be represented by counsel. The department shall be represented by the attorney general in ...

18.27.310 Infraction -- Administrative hearing -- Procedure -- Burden of proof -- Order -- Appeal
(1) The administrative law judge shall conduct contractors' notice of infraction cases pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) The burden of proof is on the ...

18.27.320 Infraction -- Dismissal, when
The administrative law judge shall dismiss the notice of infraction at any time upon written notification from the department that the contractor named in the ...

18.27.340 Infraction -- Monetary penalty
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a contractor found to have committed an infraction under RCW 18.27.200 shall be assessed ...

18.27.342 Report to the legislature
Beginning December 1, 1997, the department shall report by December 1st each year to the commerce and labor committees of the senate and house of ...

18.27.350 Violations -- Consumer Protection Act
The consumers of this state have a right to be protected from unfair or deceptive acts or practices when they enter into contracts with contractors. ...

18.27.360 Certificate of registration suspension -- Nonpayment or default on educational loan or scholarship
The director shall suspend the certificate of registration of any person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the director for ...

18.27.370 Unregistered contractor -- Defaults in payment -- Notice of assessment -- Warrant -- Notice and order, withhold property -- Service -- Civil penalties
(1) If an unregistered contractor defaults in a payment, penalty, or fine due to the department, the director or the director's designee may issue a ...

18.27.380 Consumer/contractor awareness of chapter
(1) The department shall use reasonable means, including working cooperatively with construction industry, financial institution, local government, consumer, media, and other interested organizations and individuals, ...

18.27.385 Marketing campaign
The department shall create an expanded social marketing campaign using currently available materials and newly created materials as needed. This campaign should be aimed at ...

18.27.390 Finding -- Unregistered contractors enforcement team
(1) The legislature finds that it is contrary to public policy to allow unregistered contractors to continue doing business illegally. (2) The department of labor ...

18.27.900 Severability -- 1963 c 77
If any provision of this chapter is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the constitutionality of the ...