WSR 25-21-109

PERMANENT RULES

BOARD OF REGISTRATION

FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

AND LAND SURVEYORS

[Filed October 20, 2025, 9:59 a.m., effective November 20, 2025]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: To add language that clarifies the application requirements for licensure and renewals of certificates of authorization.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 196-25-010 and 196-25-045.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.43.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-15-067 on July 14, 2025.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: October 16, 2025.

Ken Fuller

Director

RDS-6461.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 23-01-052, filed 12/14/22, effective 1/14/23)

WAC 196-25-010Applications for certificates of authorization.

All applications by corporations and LLCs for certificates of authorization must be completed on forms provided by the board and submitted to the offices of the board. A complete application requires the following: Payment of the appropriate fee as listed in chapter 196-26A WAC; a current business license with the secretary of state and the department of revenue; affidavit of designated professional engineer and/or land surveyor; and, a copy of resolution naming the designated engineer, or land surveyor, or both.

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 23-01-052, filed 12/14/22, effective 1/14/23)

WAC 196-25-045Changes and renewals.

(1) If the business changes its name with the secretary of state, the business must notify the board within 30 days of the name change.

(2) At the time of renewal, the corporation or limited liability company must have a current license with the secretary of state and the department of revenue.

(3) The filing of the resolution shall not relieve the business of any responsibility or liability imposed upon it by law or by contract.

(4) If a completed application for renewal has not been received by the board by the date of expiration (postmarked before the date of expiration if mailed or transacted online before the date of expiration), the license is invalid.

Any corporation or LLC that is certified under chapter 18.43 RCW and this chapter is subject to the authority of the board as provided in RCW 18.43.035, 18.43.105, 18.43.110, and 18.43.120.