Your authorization to approve design plans is effective until your license expires, is revoked, or suspended or until your authorization to approve plans is revoked or suspended in accordance with subsection (3) or (4) of this section.

(1) You must notify us of your license renewal at least 15 days before your license expires to prevent your name from being removed from our licensed professional and firm list.

(2) You must notify us immediately if your license is revoked or suspended. Your name is then removed from the list of licensed professionals and firms authorized to approve design plans.

(3) Your authorization to approve plans may be revoked or suspended if during any one year we receive three or more approved plans that after audit are found to be incomplete or contain multiple code violations. Incomplete plans are those that do not meet the requirements of this chapter and our written plan review guidelines that we provided to you. If your authorization is revoked you may reapply for authorization in accordance with WAC 296-150R-0530, after one year from the date of revocation. Suspensions may be up to one year. If you disagree with our decision, you can send us a written request for a hearing, stating why you disagree. (See WAC 296-150R-0100.)

(4) Your authorization to approve plans may be revoked if we find the licensed professional has a conflict of interest. If your authorization is revoked you may reapply for authorization in accordance with WAC 296-150R-0530, after one year from the date of revocation. If you disagree with our decision, you can send us a written request for a hearing, stating why you disagree. (See WAC 296-150R-0100.)

(5) If we revoke or suspend your authorization in accordance with subsection (3) or (4) of this section, your name will be removed from the list of licensed professionals and firms authorized to approve design plans.