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                          HOUSE BILL 1844

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Lisk, Mastin, Cole, Horn and Conway

Read first time 02/10/95.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Concerning the enforcement of plumber certification.

    AN ACT Relating to enforcement of plumbers' certification; and amending RCW 18.106.170.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.106.170 and 1983 c 124 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) An authorized representative of the department may investigate alleged or apparent violations of this chapter.  An authorized representative of the department upon presentation of credentials may inspect sites at which a person is doing plumbing work for the purpose of determining whether that person has a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter or is supervised by a person who has such a  certificate or permit.  Upon request of the authorized representative of the department, a person doing plumbing work shall produce evidence that the person has a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter or is supervised by a person who has such a certificate or permit.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a local governmental entity from enforcing the provisions of subsection (1) of this section or RCW 18.106.020.

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