WSR 16-13-003
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed June 1, 2016, 3:13 p.m., effective July 2, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The purpose of the proposal is to inform new applicants for certain types of licenses under the private investigator laws, chapter 18.165 RCW, that they will have to pay background check fees charged by Washington state patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in addition to the license application fees charged by the department of licensing.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-17-150 Private investigator, private investigator agency, and armed private investigator fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.165.170(1).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-07-092 on March 18, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 1, 2016.
Damon G. Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-13-036, filed 6/15/06, effective 7/16/06)
WAC 308-17-150 Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees.
Licenses issued to private investigator agencies and private investigators expire one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed each year. The fees are as follows:
Title of Fee
Fee
Private investigative agency/principal fee:
Application/examination/
includes first examination plus current applicable background check fees
$600.00
Principal armed endorsement
100.00
Reexamination
25.00
License renewal
350.00
Late renewal penalty
See below*
Change of principal/includes first examination plus current applicable background check fees
150.00
Private investigator:
Original license plus current applicable background check fees
200.00
Armed endorsement plus current applicable background check fees
100.00
Transfer fee
25.00
License renewal
175.00
Late renewal with penalty
200.00
Certified trainer endorsement examination/reexamination
25.00
Certified trainer endorsement renewal
15.00
*Private investigative agency license renewals filed after the license expiration date will be charged the master license service late renewal fee in compliance with RCW 19.02.085.