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Title 19 - Business Regulat...
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Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.
Chapter 19.16 - Collection Agencies.
19.16.100 Definitions.
19.16.110 License required.
19.16.120 Unprofessional conduct—Support order, noncompliance.
19.16.130 License—Application—Form—Contents.
19.16.140 License—Application—Fees—Exemptions.
19.16.150 Branch office certificate required.
19.16.160 License and branch office certificate—Form—Contents—Display.
19.16.170 Procedure upon change of name or business location.
19.16.180 Assignability of license or branch office certificate.
19.16.190 Surety bond requirements—Cash deposit or securities—Exception.
19.16.200 Action on bond, cash deposit or securities.
19.16.210 Accounting and payments by licensee to customer.
19.16.220 Accounting and payments by customer to licensee.
19.16.230 Licensee—Business office—Records to be kept.
19.16.240 Licensee—Trust fund account—Exception.
19.16.245 Financial statement.
19.16.250 Prohibited practices.
19.16.260 Licensing prerequisite to suit.
19.16.270 Presumption of validity of assignment.
19.16.280 Board created—Composition of board—Qualification of members.
19.16.290 Board—Initial members—Terms—Oath—Removal.
19.16.300 Board meetings—Quorum—Effect of vacancy.
19.16.310 Board—Compensation—Reimbursement of travel expenses.
19.16.320 Board—Territorial scope of operations.
19.16.330 Board—Immunity from suit.
19.16.340 Board—Records.
19.16.351 Additional powers and duties of board.
19.16.390 Personal service of process outside state.
19.16.410 Rules, orders, decisions, etc.
19.16.420 Copy of this chapter, rules and regulations available to licensee.
19.16.430 Violations—Operating agency without a license—Penalty—Return of fees or compensation.
19.16.440 Violations of RCW 19.16.110 and 19.16.250 are unfair and deceptive trade practices under chapter 19.86 RCW.
19.16.450 Violation of RCW 19.16.250—Additional penalty.
19.16.460 Violations may be enjoined.
19.16.470 Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.
19.16.480 Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.
19.16.500 Public bodies may retain collection agencies to collect public debts—Fees.
19.16.510 Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
19.16.900 Provisions cumulative—Violation of RCW 19.16.250 deemed civil.
19.16.920 Provisions exclusive—Authority of political subdivisions to levy business and occupation taxes not affected.
19.16.930 Effective date—1971 ex.s. c 253.
19.16.940 Short title.
19.16.950 Section headings.
19.16.960 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.