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HOUSE BILL 2290
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives R. Meyers, Ferguson, Schmidt, Zellinsky, Winsley, Wilson, Paris and Sheldon; by request of Department of Community Development
Prefiled 1/10/92. Read first time 01/13/92. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AN ACT Relating to fire protection sprinkler systems; adding a new section to chapter 9.45 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 18.160 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 9.45 RCW to read as follows:
Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor, defined under RCW 18.160.010, who willfully and maliciously constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any structure so as to threaten the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event of a fire, is guilty of a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 18.160 RCW to read as follows:
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 first obtaining a fire sprinkler contractor's license from the state of Washington, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 18.160 RCW to read as follows:
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 his or her own motion or at the request of the state director of fire protection.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.