WSR 20-06-076
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed March 4, 2020, 8:16 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 19-24-097.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 308-30-060 Application fees (notaries public), 308-420-240 Fees and charges (camping resorts), 308-129-110 Seller of travel registration fees, 308-320-050 Registration fees (commercial telephone solicitors), 308-320-060 Annual renewal dates, forms, and fees (commercial telephone solicitors), 308-312-060 Fees (whitewater river outfitters), 308-29-045 Collection agency fees.
Hearing Location(s): On April 7, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., at 405 Black Lake Boulevard S.W., Room 2108, Olympia, WA 98502. Please check in with customer service counter.
Date of Intended Adoption: April 8, 2020.
Submit Written Comments to: Stephanie Sams, 405 Black Lake Boulevard S.W., Olympia, WA 98502, email ssams@dol.wa.gov, by April 6, 2020.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Stephanie Sams, phone 360-664-6567, email ssams@dol.wa.gov, by April 3, 2020.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The department is increasing fees by twenty-five percent across various programs to continue covering the costs to administer these programs as these costs have increased over the years. Fees impacted by this rule making are: Notaries public, camping resorts, timeshare, sellers of travel, commercial telephone solicitors, whitewater river outfitters, and collection agencies.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The department is required to set fees for each professional, occupational, or business licensing program at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering that program. Many programs have not had an increase in fees since at least 2008, some dating back to the 1990s.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
43.42.086 Fee Policy for professions, occupations, and businesses
—Determination by rule.
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Anticipated date for fee increases are May 8, 2020.
Name of Proponent: Department of licensing, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Stephanie Sams, 405 Black Lake Boulevard S.W., Olympia, WA 98502, 360-664-6567.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328. These fees are exempt from the requirements in RCW
34.05.328 because they set or adjust fees or rates pursuant to legislative standards, specifically RCW
43.24.086.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Is exempt under RCW
19.85.025(3) as the rules set or adjust fees under the authority of RCW
19.02.075 or that set or adjust fees or rates pursuant to legislative standards, including fees set or adjusted under the authority of RCW
19.80.045.
March 4, 2020
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 11-23-159, filed 11/22/11, effective 12/23/11)
WAC 308-29-045Collection agency fees.
The following fees will be charged by the business and professions division of the department of licensing:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Collection agency—Main office: | |
| Original application | (($850.00)) $1,063.00 |
| Renewal | (($475.00)) $594.00 |
| Reregistration fee after 30 days | (($1,325.00)) $1,538.00 |
Branch office (with WA main office): | |
| Original application | (($550.00)) $688.00 |
| Renewal | (($300.00)) $375.00 |
| Reregistration fee after 30 days | (($850.00)) $988.00 |
Out-of-state collection agency—Main office: |
| Original application | (($425.00)) $531.00 |
| Renewal | (($237.50)) $297.00 |
| Reregistration fee after 30 days | (($662.50)) $768.50 |
Branch office—With out-of-state main office: |
| Original application | (($275.00)) $344.00 |
| Renewal | (($150.00)) $188.00 |
| Reregistration fee after 30 days | (($425.00)) $494.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-12-028, filed 5/29/18, effective 7/1/18)
WAC 308-30-060Application fees.
The following fees shall be charged by the department:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application for notary public commission | (($30.00)) $38.00 |
Application for electronic records notary public endorsement | $15.00 |
Renewal of notary public commission | (($30.00)) $38.00 |
Renewal of electronic records notary public endorsement | $15.00 |
Duplicate certificate of commission (including name change) | (($15.00)) $19.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-16-036, filed 7/23/07, effective 9/1/07)
WAC 308-129-110Seller of travel registration fees.
The following fees shall be charged by the business and professions division of the department of licensing:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Original registration fee | (($202.00)) $253.00 |
Registration renewal | ((202.00)) 253.00 |
Service of process fee | 20.00 |
Branch offices are subject to a duplicate registration fee. The duplicate registration fee for each branch office shall be an amount equal to the original registration fee.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-03-055, filed 1/16/98, effective 2/16/98)
WAC 308-312-060Fees.
(1) The following fees apply to the whitewater river outfitter license:
(a) New application, (($25.00))$31.00 per business location.
(b) Annual renewal, (($25.00))$31.00 per business location.
(2) New and renewal applications are charged the application handling fee listed in RCW
19.02.075.
Delinquent renewal applications may be charged the delinquency fee listed in RCW
19.02.085.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 90-02-060, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90)
WAC 308-320-050Registration fees.
The fee for any commercial telephone solicitor required to register in this state shall be ((seventy-two))ninety dollars for each business location annually. The annual fee shall be proratable and nonrefundable.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 90-02-060, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90)
WAC 308-320-060Annual renewal dates, forms, and fees.
Registration renewals must be made annually on the form and date required by the department. The fee for annual renewal shall be ((seventy-two))ninety dollars.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-15-168, filed 7/23/02, effective 1/1/03)
WAC 308-420-240Fees and charges.
The following fees shall be paid under the provisions of chapter
19.105 RCW:
title of fee | fee |
(1) | Original registration: | |
| | One camping resort | $((3,200.00)) 4,000.00 |
| | Each additional camping resort in this state | 1,000.00 |
(2) | Contract fees: | |
| | One to five hundred contracts | 500.00 |
| | Each additional five hundred contracts, or fraction thereof | 100.00 |
(3) | Renewal fees: | |
| | Annual renewal | ((2,000.00)) 2,500.00 |
| | Each additional camping resort in this state | 800.00 |
| | Contract fees as described in subsection (2) of this section for each grouping of contracts: | |
| | One to five hundred contracts | 500.00 |
| | Each additional five hundred contracts, or fraction thereof | 100.00 |
| | Late renewal penalty | 800.00 |
(4) | Fees for amending registration and public offering statements: | |
| | For each amendment of registration or the public offering statement, not requiring an examination of documentation for adding campground or additional contracts to registration | 50.00 |
| | Amendment for the establishment of an additional campground into the registration for which an examination of documents is required exclusive of any other fees | 1,500.00 |
| | Penalty fee for failure to file an amendment within thirty days of the occurrence of a material change as defined in WAC 308-420-030 or 308-420-040 | 100.00 |
(5) | Fees for impounds, escrows, trust and depositories: | |
| | For each initial establishment of impound, escrow, trust or other arrangement requiring agency monitoring | 250.00 |
| | Each required periodic report | 20.00 |
(6) | Advertising filings: | |
| | Each individual advertisement filed with the department | 100.00 |
| | Advertisement involving no examination of campground instruments and which are for the purpose of marketing surveys or feasibility studies | 75.00 |
(7) | Salesperson fees: | |
| | Registration | ((150.00)) 188.00 |
| | Renewal | ((150.00)) 188.00 |
| | Transfer | 150.00 |
| | Duplicate license | 35.00 |
(8) | Fees for exemptions and exemption applications: | |
| | Review of application for exemption under RCW 19.105.320(2) | 150.00 |
(9) | All fees are nonrefundable after the application has been received. |
(10) | All fees shall be paid to the order of the Washington state treasurer. |