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                         SENATE BILL 5357

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Prentice, Winsley and Franklin; by request of Department of Licensing

Read first time 01/19/2001.  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

Authorizing the department of licensing to establish engineer and land surveyors' certificate and licensing renewal intervals, renewal fees, and renewal dates.

    AN ACT Relating to engineers and land surveyors; amending RCW 18.43.080; and prescribing penalties.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.43.080 and 1985 c 7 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:

The renewal fee, renewal interval, and date of renewal for certificates of registration, professional licenses, and certificates of authorization ((and renewals thereof shall expire on the last day of the month of December following their issuance or renewal and shall become invalid on that date unless renewed.  It shall be the duty of the administrator of the division of professional licensing to notify every person, firm or corporation registered under this chapter, of the date of the expiration of his certificate and the amount of the renewal fee that shall be required for its renewal for one year.  Such notice shall be mailed at least thirty days before the end of December of each year.  Renewal may be effected during the month of December by the payment of a fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086.  In case any professional engineer and/or land surveyor registered under this chapter shall fail to pay the renewal fee hereinabove provided for, within ninety days from the date when the same shall become due, the renewal fee shall be)) issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by the director of the department of licensing in accordance with chapter 43.24 RCW.  Notices of pending renewals may be sent by the director of the department of licensing to the certificate holder or licensee as a courtesy reminder specifying the date of expiration and amount of the renewal fee.  Certificates and licenses that are not renewed by the date of expiration become invalid on that date.  It is the responsibility of the certificate holder or licensee to ensure timely renewal of their credential.  In a case where a certificate or license is expired for a period of ninety days, the reinstatement of the certificate or license shall be conditioned upon payment of the current renewal fee plus a penalty fee in an amount equal to one year's renewal fee.

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