H-728                _______________________________________________

                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 427

                        _______________________________________________

State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Fisch, Patrick, Ebersole, Chandler, Wang, P. King, Basich and Winsley

Read first time 2/1/85 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to real estate licenses; and amending RCW 18.85.215.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 370, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 18.85.215 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Any license issued under this chapter and not otherwise revoked shall be deemed "inactive" at any time it is delivered to the director.  Until reissued under this chapter, the holder of an inactive license shall be deemed to be unlicensed.

          (2) An inactive license may be renewed on the same terms and conditions as an active license, and failure to renew shall result in cancellation in the same manner as an active license.

(3) An inactive license may be placed in an active status upon completion of an application as provided by the director and upon compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.  However, if the licensee has been inactive for three years or longer, the licensee must show proof of having successfully completed a thirty clock hour course in real estate within one year prior to activation.

          (((3))) (4) The provisions of this chapter relating to the denial, suspension, and revocation of a license shall be applicable to an inactive license as well as an active license, except that when proceedings to suspend or revoke an inactive license have been initiated, the license shall remain inactive until the proceedings have been completed.