Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 18 Businesses And Professions - Chapter 18.160 Fire Sprinkler System Contractors

  • 18.160.010 Definitions
    The following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) "Certificate of competency holder" means an individual who ...
  • 18.160.020 Local government license and permit requirements -- Exemptions from chapter
    (1) A municipality or county may not enact an order, ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring a fire protection sprinkler system contractor to obtain a fire ...
  • 18.160.030 State director of fire protection -- Duties
    (1) This chapter shall be administered by the state director of fire protection. (2) The state director of fire protection shall have the authority, and ...
  • 18.160.040 Certificate of competency -- Contractor license
    (1) To become a certificate of competency holder under this chapter, an applicant must have satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the state director of ...
  • 18.160.050 Renewal -- Certificate of competency -- Contractor license -- Fire protection contractor license fund created
    (1)(a) All certificate of competency holders that desire to continue in the fire protection sprinkler business shall annually, prior to January 1, secure from the ...
  • 18.160.070 Local government regulation -- Application to state and government contractors
    (1) Nothing in this chapter limits the power of a municipality, county, or the state to regulate the quality and character of work performed by ...
  • 18.160.080 Actions against certificates or licenses -- Grounds -- Appeal
    (1) The state director of fire protection may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke the privilege of a licensed fire protection ...
  • 18.160.085 Certificate suspension -- Nonpayment or default on educational loan or scholarship
    The state director of fire protection shall suspend the certificate of any person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the ...
  • 18.160.090 Surety bond -- Security deposit -- Venue and time limit for actions upon bonds -- Limit of liability of surety -- Payment of claims
    (1) Before granting a license under this chapter, the director of fire protection shall require that the applicant file with the state director of fire ...
  • 18.160.100 Unlicensed operations -- Penalty
    Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor who constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any occupancy, except an owner-occupied single-family dwelling, without ...
  • 18.160.110 Enforcement -- Civil proceedings
    Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county where a violation occurs on ...
  • 18.160.120 Infractions -- Failure to obtain certificate of competency -- Fines
    (1) A fire protection sprinkler system contractor found to have committed an infraction under this chapter as defined in rule under RCW 18.160.030(2)(b)(iii) shall be ...
  • 18.160.900 Prospective application
    This chapter applies prospectively only and not retroactively. A municipal or county order, ordinance, rule, or regulation that is in effect as of May 1, ...
  • 18.160.901 Effective date -- 1990 c 177
    RCW 18.160.010 through 18.160.080 shall take effect May 1, 1991.[1990 c 177 § 13.] ...
  • 18.160.902 Severability -- 1990 c 177
    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009