(1) Operators must have a valid driver's license properly endorsed to operate the vehicle(s) listed under the permit.

(2) The patrol may refuse to approve the application, certificate or permit, or in the case of an application which lists multiple operators may refuse to approve any single operator if the applicant/operator:

(a) Has been convicted of a felony during the ten years preceding the date of the application provided that the felony for which the applicant was convicted directly relates to the specific occupation, trade, vocation, or business for which the certificate or permit is sought;

(b) Has ever been convicted of the following:

(i) Any class A felony or any "sex offense" as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, regardless of the date or state of conviction; or

(ii) Any class B felony within the last seven years; or

(iii) Any class C felony within the last five years; or

(iv) A DUI as defined in chapter 46.61 RCW, or convicted of a similar offense regardless of the state of conviction, within the last seven years; or

(v) Reckless driving, or a hit and run, within the last seven years; or

(vi) A gross misdemeanor within the last five years; or

(vii) Any misdemeanor within the last year; or

(c) Must register as a sex or kidnapping offender.

Crimes referenced in this section are as defined in the criminal code as they exist at the time of the violation, as they now exist or may later be amended in the state of Washington. Out-of-state convictions for offenses will be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law.

(3) A request to add an operator to a permit may be made in writing to the patrol at any time. If there is a request for a new operator to be added to the permit, the operator will not be allowed to drive the vehicles as outlined in the permit until they have been approved to do so by the patrol.