Purpose: The reason for the fee increase is to pay the fees established by Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for conducting background searches in order to comply with the Federal Anti-Terrorism and Prevention Act. The act requires that security guard licensees and applicants must submit a fingerprint card for a background check. The rule change will:

     (1) Increase renewal fees for one year to pay for background searches.

     (2) Increase the original application fee to pay for the additional required background search.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-18-150.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Private security guards, chapter 18.170 RCW.

     Other Authority: Federal Anti-Terrorism and Prevention Act 2004.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-22-014 on October 24, 2005.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The difference between the CR-102 and CR-103 is that the armed license fees were inadvertently omitted from the fee list when the CR-102 was filed. These fees are not new fees and are not fees that have been changed. These fees have been put back on the list of fees in WAC 308-18-150.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: December 7, 2005.

Jana Jones, Deputy

Policy and Projects

OTS-8433.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-12-023, filed 5/26/04, effective 7/1/04)

WAC 308-18-150   Private security guard company, private security guard, and armed private security guard fees.   Licenses issued to private security guard companies and private security guards expire one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed each year. The fees are as follows:

Title of Fee	Fee
Private security guard company/principal:
Application/includes first examination	$((250.00)) 300.00
Reexamination	25.00
License renewal	((250.00)) 300.00
Late renewal with penalty	((350.00)) 400.00
Change of principal/includes first examination	((65.00)) 100.00
Principal armed endorsement	((30.00)) 10.00
Private security guard:
Original license	((53.00)) 82.00
Armed endorsement	((30.00)) 10.00
Transfer fee	20.00
Unarmed license renewal with current WSP*	((40.00)) 70.00
Unarmed license renewal without current WSP*	100.00
Note: A current WSP means that a background check was completed by the security guard licensing unit within the last twelve months. You will be billed according to this status.
Unarmed license late renewal with penalty	((45.00)) 120.00
Armed license renewal	40.00
Armed license late renewal with penalty	45.00
Certified trainer endorsement examination/reexamination	25.00
Certified trainer endorsement renewal	15.00
Duplicate license	10.00

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.170 RCW. 04-12-023, § 308-18-150, filed 5/26/04, effective 7/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and chapter 18.170 RCW. 02-07-068, § 308-18-150, filed 3/18/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.170 RCW. 98-24-045, § 308-18-150, filed 11/25/98, effective 1/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.170.180(1), 43.24.086 and 34.05.482. 97-17-050, § 308-18-150, filed 8/15/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.170 [18.170.180](1). 93-11-025, § 308-18-150, filed 5/7/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.170.180. 91-22-112, § 308-18-150, filed 11/6/91, effective 12/7/91.]