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70.77.241 | Definitions—"Permanent storage"—"Temporary storage." | (1) "Permanent storage" means storage of display fireworks at any time and/or storage of consumer fireworks at any time other than the periods allowed under RCW 70.77.420 (2) and 70.77.425 and which shall be in compliance with the requirements of chapter 70.74 RCW. (2) "Temporary storage" means the storage of consumer ... |
70.77.250 | Chief of the Washington state patrol to enforce and administer—Powers and duties. | (1) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall enforce and administer this chapter. (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall appoint such deputies and employees as may be necessary and required to carry out the provisions ... |
70.77.252 | Civil penalty—Notice—Remission, mitigation, review. | (1) The penalty provided for in RCW 70.77.250 (6) shall be imposed by a notice in writing to the person against whom the civil fine is assessed and shall describe the violation with reasonable particularity. The notice shall be personally served in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or in a manner whi... |
70.77.255 | Acts prohibited without appropriate licenses and permits—Minimum age for license or permit—Activities permitted without license or permit. | (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person, without appropriate state licenses and city or county permits as required by this chapter may: (a) Manufacture, import, possess, or sell any fireworks at wholesale or retail for any use; (b) Make a public display of fireworks; (c) Transport fireworks, except ... |
70.77.260 | Application for permit. | (1) Any person desiring to do any act mentioned in RCW 70.77.255 (1) (a) or (c) shall apply in writing to a local fire official for a permit. (2) Any person desiring to put on a public display of fireworks under RCW 70.77.255 (1)(b) shall apply in writing to a local fire official for a permit. Application shall be made... |
70.77.265 | Investigation, report on permit application. | The local fire official receiving an application for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (1) shall investigate the application and submit a report of findings and a recommendation for or against the issuance of the permit, together with reasons, to the governing body of the city or county.
[ 1994 c 133 s 5 ; 1984 c 249 s 12 ;... |
70.77.270 | Governing body to grant permits—Statewide standards—Liability insurance. | (1) The governing body of a city or county, or a designee, shall grant an application for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (1) if the application meets the standards under this chapter, and the applicable ordinances of the city or county. The permit shall be granted by June 10, or no less than thirty days after receipt of ... |
70.77.280 | Public display permit—Investigation—Governing body to grant—Conditions. | The local fire official receiving an application for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (2) for a public display of fireworks shall investigate whether the character and location of the display as proposed would be hazardous to property or dangerous to any person. Based on the investigation, the official shall submit a repor... |
70.77.285 | Public display permit—Bond or insurance for liability. | Except as provided in RCW 70.77.355 , the applicant for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (2) for a public display of fireworks shall include with the application evidence of a bond issued by an authorized surety company. The bond shall be in the amount required by RCW 70.77.295 and shall be conditioned upon the applicant's... |
70.77.290 | Public display permit—Granted for exclusive purpose. | If a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (2) for the public display of fireworks is granted, the sale, possession and use of fireworks for the public display is lawful for that purpose only.
[ 1997 c 182 s 9 ; 1984 c 249 s 16 ; 1961 c 228 s 35 .]
Severability — Effective date — 1997 c 182: See notes following RCW 70.77.160 . |
70.77.295 | Public display permit—Amount of bond or insurance. | In the case of an application for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (2) for the public display of fireworks, the amount of the surety bond or certificate of insurance required under RCW 70.77.285 shall be not less than fifty thousand dollars and one million dollars for bodily injury liability for each person and event, resp... |
70.77.305 | Chief of the Washington state patrol to issue licenses—Registration of in-state agents. | The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, has the power to issue licenses for the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of all fireworks in this state, except as provided in RCW 70.77.311 and 70.77.395 . A person may be licensed as a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler under... |
70.77.311 | Exemptions from licensing—Purchase of certain agricultural and wildlife fireworks by government agencies—Purchase of consumer fireworks by religious or private organizations. | (1) No license is required for the purchase of agricultural and wildlife fireworks by government agencies if: (a) The agricultural and wildlife fireworks are used for wildlife control or are distributed to farmers, ranchers, or growers through a wildlife management program administered by the United States department o... |
70.77.315 | Application for license. | Any person who desires to engage in the manufacture, importation, sale, or use of fireworks, except use as provided in RCW 70.77.255 (4), 70.77.311 , and 70.77.395 , shall make a written application to the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, on forms provided by him or her. Su... |
70.77.320 | Application for license to be signed. | The application for a license shall be signed by the applicant. If application is made by a partnership, it shall be signed by each partner of the partnership, and if application is made by a corporation, it shall be signed by an officer of the corporation and bear the seal of the corporation.
[ 1961 c 228 s 41 .] |
70.77.325 | Annual application for a license—Dates. | (1) An application for a license shall be made annually by every person holding an existing license who wishes to continue the activity requiring the license during an additional year. The application shall be accompanied by the annual license fees as prescribed in RCW 70.77.343 and 70.77.340 . (2) A person applying fo... |
70.77.330 | License to engage in particular act to be issued if not contrary to public safety or welfare—Transportation of fireworks authorized. | If the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, finds that the granting of such license is not contrary to public safety or welfare, he or she shall issue a license authorizing the applicant to engage in the particular act or acts upon the payment of the license fee specified in th... |
70.77.335 | License authorizes activities of sellers, authorized representatives, employees. | The authorization to engage in the particular act or acts conferred by a license to a person shall extend to sellers, authorized representatives, and other employees of such person.
[ 2002 c 370 s 27 ; 1982 c 230 s 23 ; 1961 c 228 s 44 .]
Severability — 2002 c 370: See note following RCW 70.77.126 . |
70.77.340 | Annual license fees. | The original and annual license fee shall be as follows: Manufacturer . . . .$ 500.00 Importer . . . . 100.00 Wholesaler . . . . 1,000.00 Retailer (for each separate retail outlet) . . . . 10.00 Public display for display fireworks . . . . 10.00 Pyrotechnic operator for display fireworks . . . . 5.00
[ 2002 c 370 s 28... |
70.77.343 | License fees—Additional. | (1) License fees, in addition to the fees in RCW 70.77.340 , shall be charged as follows: Manufacturer . . . .$ 1,500.00 Importer . . . . 900.00 Wholesaler . . . . 1,000.00 Retailer (for each separate outlet) . . . . 30.00 Public display for display fireworks . . . . 40.00 Pyrotechnic operator for display fireworks . .... |
70.77.345 | Duration of licenses and retail fireworks sales permits. | Every license and every retail fireworks sales permit issued shall be for the period from January 1st of the year for which the application is made through January 31st of the subsequent year, or the remaining portion thereof.
[ 1997 c 182 s 13 ; 1995 c 61 s 20 ; 1991 c 135 s 5 ; 1982 c 230 s 25 ; 1961 c 228 s 46 .]
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70.77.355 | General license for public display—Surety bond or insurance—Filing of license certificate with local permit application. | (1) Any adult person may secure a general license from the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, for the public display of fireworks within the state of Washington. A general license is subject to the provisions of this chapter relative to the securing of local permits for the p... |
70.77.360 | Denial of license for material misrepresentation or if contrary to public safety or welfare. | If the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, finds that an application for any license under this chapter contains a material misrepresentation or that the granting of any license would be contrary to the public safety or welfare, the chief of the Washington state patrol, throug... |
70.77.365 | Denial of license for failure to meet qualifications or conditions. | A written report by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, or a local fire official, or any of their authorized representatives, disclosing that the applicant for a license, or the premises for which a license is to apply, do not meet the qualifications or conditions for a li... |
70.77.370 | Hearing on denial of license. | Any applicant who has been denied a license for reasons other than making application after the date set forth in RCW 70.77.325 is entitled to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act.
[ 1994 c 133 s 10 ; 1989 c 175 s 129 ; 1982 c 230 s 29 ; 1961 c 228 s 51 .]
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70.77.375 | Revocation of license. | The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, upon reasonable opportunity to be heard, may revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter, if he or she finds that: (1) The licensee has violated any provisions of this chapter or any rule made by the chief of the Washington state ... |
70.77.381 | Wholesalers and retailers—Liability insurance requirements. | (1) Every wholesaler shall carry liability insurance for each wholesale and retail fireworks outlet it operates in the amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars and five hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury liability for each person and occurrence, respectively, and not less than fifty thousand dollars for p... |
70.77.386 | Retailers—Purchase from licensed wholesalers. | Retail fireworks licensees shall purchase all fireworks from wholesalers possessing a valid wholesale license issued by the state of Washington.
[ 1995 c 61 s 28 .]
Severability — Effective date — 1995 c 61: See notes following RCW 70.77.111 . |
70.77.395 | Dates and times consumer fireworks may be sold or discharged—Local governments may limit, prohibit sale or discharge of fireworks. | (1) It is legal to sell and purchase consumer fireworks within this state from twelve o'clock noon to eleven o'clock p.m. on the twenty-eighth of June, from nine o'clock a.m. to eleven o'clock p.m. on each day from the twenty-ninth of June through the fourth of July, from nine o'clock a.m. to nine o'clock p.m. on the f... |
70.77.401 | Sale of certain fireworks prohibited. | No fireworks may be sold or offered for sale to the public as consumer fireworks which are classified as sky rockets, or missile-type rockets, firecrackers, salutes, or chasers as defined by the United States department of transportation and the federal consumer products safety commission except as provided in RCW 70.7... |
70.77.405 | Authorized sales of toy caps, tricks, and novelties. | Toy paper caps containing not more than twenty-five hundredths grain of explosive compound for each cap and trick or novelty devices not classified as consumer fireworks may be sold at all times unless prohibited by local ordinance.
[ 2002 c 370 s 33 ; 1982 c 230 s 32 ; 1961 c 228 s 58 .]
Severability — 2002 c 370: See... |
70.77.410 | Public displays not to be hazardous. | All public displays of fireworks shall be of such a character and so located, discharged, or fired as not to be hazardous or dangerous to persons or property.
[ 1961 c 228 s 59 .] |
70.77.415 | Supervision of public displays. | Every public display of fireworks shall be handled or supervised by a pyrotechnic operator licensed by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, under RCW 70.77.255 .
[ 1995 c 369 s 52 ; 1986 c 266 s 109 ; 1984 c 249 s 25 ; 1982 c 230 s 33 ; 1961 c 228 s 60 .]
Effective date — 1... |
70.77.420 | Permanent storage permit required—Application—Investigation—Grant or denial—Conditions. | (1) It is unlawful for any person to store permanently fireworks of any class without a permit for such permanent storage from the city or county in which the storage is to be made. A person proposing to store permanently fireworks shall apply in writing to a city or county at least ten days prior to the date of the pr... |
70.77.425 | Approved permanent storage facilities required. | It is unlawful for any person to store permanently stocks of fireworks remaining unsold after the lawful period of sale as provided in the person's permit except in such places of permanent storage as the city or county issuing the permit approves. Unsold stocks of consumer fireworks remaining after the authorized reta... |
70.77.430 | Sale of stock after revocation or expiration of license. | Notwithstanding RCW 70.77.255 , following the revocation or expiration of a license, a licensee in lawful possession of a lawfully acquired stock of fireworks may sell such fireworks, but only under supervision of the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection. Any sale under this sec... |
70.77.435 | Seizure of fireworks. | Any fireworks which are illegally sold, offered for sale, used, discharged, possessed, or transported in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules or regulations of the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, are subject to seizure by the chief of the Washington sta... |
70.77.440 | Seizure of fireworks—Proceedings for forfeiture—Disposal of confiscated fireworks. | (1) In the event of seizure under RCW 70.77.435 , proceedings for forfeiture shall be deemed commenced by the seizure. The chief of the Washington state patrol or a designee, through the director of fire protection or the agency conducting the seizure, under whose authority the seizure was made shall cause notice to be... |
70.77.450 | Examination, inspection of books and premises. | The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, may make an examination of the books and records of any licensee, or other person relative to fireworks, and may visit and inspect the premises of any licensee he or she may deem at any time necessary for the purpose of enforcing the pro... |
70.77.455 | Licensees to maintain and make available complete records—Exemption from public records act. | (1) All licensees shall maintain and make available to the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, full and complete records showing all production, imports, exports, purchases, and sales of fireworks items by class. (2) All records obtained and all reports produced, as required b... |
70.77.460 | Reports, payments deemed made when filed or paid or date mailed. | When reports on fireworks transactions or the payments of license fees or penalties are required to be made on or by specified dates, they shall be deemed to have been made at the time they are filed with or paid to the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, or, if sent by mail, ... |
70.77.480 | Prohibited transfers of fireworks. | The transfer of fireworks ownership whether by sale at wholesale or retail, by gift or other means of conveyance of title, or by delivery of any fireworks to any person in the state who does not possess and present to the carrier for inspection at the time of delivery a valid license, where such license is required to ... |
70.77.485 | Unlawful possession of fireworks—Penalties. | It is unlawful to possess any class or kind of fireworks in violation of this chapter. A violation of this section is: (1) A misdemeanor if involving less than one pound of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging; or (2) A gross misdemeanor if involving one pound or more of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging... |
70.77.488 | Unlawful discharge or use of fireworks—Penalty. | It is unlawful for any person to discharge or use fireworks in a reckless manner which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person or damage to the property of another. A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1984 c 249 s 37 .] |
70.77.495 | Forestry permit to set off fireworks in forest, brush, fallow, etc. | It is unlawful for any person to set off fireworks of any kind in forest, fallows, grass, or brush covered land, either on his or her own land or the property of another, between April 15th and December 1st of any year, unless it is done under a written permit from the Washington state department of natural resources o... |
70.77.510 | Unlawful sales or transfers of display fireworks—Penalty. | It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell, transfer, or agree to sell or transfer any display fireworks to any person who is not a fireworks licensee as provided for by this chapter. A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2002 c 370 s 40 ; 1984 c 249 s 31 ; 1982 c 230 s 40 ; 1961 c 228 s 79 .]
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70.77.515 | Unlawful sales or transfers of consumer fireworks—Penalty. | (1) It is unlawful for any person to offer for sale, sell, or exchange for consideration, any consumer fireworks to a consumer or user other than at a fixed place of business of a retailer for which a license and permit have been issued. (2) No licensee may sell any fireworks to any person under the age of sixteen. (3)... |
70.77.517 | Unlawful transportation of fireworks—Penalty. | It is unlawful for any person, except in the course of continuous interstate transportation through any state, to transport fireworks from this state into any other state, or deliver them for transportation into any other state, or attempt so to do, knowing that such fireworks are to be delivered, possessed, stored, tr... |
70.77.520 | Unlawful to permit fire nuisance where fireworks kept—Penalty. | It is unlawful for any person to allow any combustibles to accumulate in any premises in which fireworks are stored or sold or to permit a fire nuisance to exist in such a premises. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
[ 2002 c 370 s 43 ; 1984 c 249 s 33 ; 1961 c 228 s 81 .]
Severability — 2002 c 370: See note... |
70.77.525 | Manufacture or sale of fireworks for out-of-state shipment. | This chapter does not prohibit any manufacturer, wholesaler, dealer, or jobber, having a license and a permit secured under the provisions of this chapter, from manufacturing or selling any kind of fireworks for direct shipment out of this state.
[ 1982 c 230 s 42 ; 1961 c 228 s 82 .] |
70.77.530 | Nonprohibited acts—Signal purposes, forest protection. | This chapter does not prohibit the use of torpedoes, flares, or fusees by motor vehicles, railroads, or other transportation agencies for signal purposes or illumination or for use in forest protection activities.
[ 1961 c 228 s 83 .] |
70.77.535 | Articles pyrotechnic, special effects for entertainment media. | The assembling, compounding, use, and display of articles pyrotechnic or special effects in the production of motion pictures, radio or television productions, or live entertainment shall be under the direction and control of a pyrotechnic operator licensed by the state of Washington and who possesses a valid permit fr... |
70.77.540 | Penalty. | Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules issued thereunder is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1984 c 249 s 36 ; 1961 c 228 s 85 .] |
70.77.545 | Violation a separate, continuing offense. | A person is guilty of a separate offense for each day during which he or she commits, continues, or permits a violation of any provision of, or any order, rule, or regulation made pursuant to this chapter.
[ 2012 c 117 s 397 ; 1961 c 228 s 86 .] |
70.77.547 | Civil enforcement not precluded. | The inclusion in this chapter of criminal penalties does not preclude enforcement of this chapter through civil means.
[ 1994 c 133 s 15 .]
Severability — Effective date — 1994 c 133: See notes following RCW 70.77.146 . |
70.77.548 | Attorney general may institute civil proceedings—Venue. | Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought in the superior court of Thurston county or the county in which the violation occurred by the attorney general or the attorney of the city or county in which the violation occurred on his or her own motion or at the request of the chief of the Washington state pa... |
70.77.549 | Civil penalty—Costs. | In addition to criminal penalties, a person who violates this chapter is also liable for a civil penalty and for the costs incurred with enforcing this chapter and bringing the civil action, including court costs and reasonable investigative and attorneys' fees.
[ 2002 c 370 s 49 .]
Severability — 2002 c 370: See note ... |
70.77.550 | Short title. | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the state fireworks law.
[ 1961 c 228 s 87 .] |
70.77.555 | Local permit and license fees—Limits. | (1) A city or county may provide by ordinance for a fee in an amount sufficient to cover all legitimate costs for all needed permits, licenses, and authorizations from application to and through processing, issuance, and inspection, but in no case to exceed a total of one hundred dollars for any one retail sales permit... |
70.77.575 | Chief of the Washington state patrol to provide list of consumer fireworks that may be sold to the public. | (1) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall adopt by rule a list of the consumer fireworks that may be sold to the public in this state pursuant to this chapter. The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall file the list by Oct... |
70.77.580 | Retailers to post list of consumer fireworks. | Retailers required to be licensed under this chapter shall post prominently at each retail location a list of the consumer fireworks that may be sold to the public in this state pursuant to this chapter. The posted list shall be in a form approved by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fir... |
70.77.900 | Effective date—1961 c 228. | This act shall take effect on January 1, 1962.
[ 1961 c 228 s 90 .] |
70.79.010 | Board of boiler rules—Members—Terms—Meetings. | There is hereby created within this state a board of boiler rules, which shall hereafter be referred to as the board, consisting of five members who shall be appointed to the board by the governor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and two for a term of four years. ... |
70.79.020 | Compensation and travel expenses. | The members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall receive travel expenses incurred while in the performance of their duties as members of the board, in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
[ 1984 c 287 s 105 ; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 159; 1951 c 32 s 2 .]
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70.79.030 | Duties of board. | The board shall formulate definitions and rules for the safe and proper construction, installation, repair, use, and operation of boilers and for the safe and proper construction, installation, and repair of unfired pressure vessels in this state. The definitions and rules so formulated shall be based upon, and, at all... |
70.79.040 | Rules and regulations—Scope. | The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for the safe and proper installation, repair, use and operation of boilers, and for the safe and proper installation and repair of unfired pressure vessels which were in use or installed ready for use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulat... |
70.79.050 | Rules and regulations—Effect. | (1) The rules and regulations formulated by the board shall have the force and effect of law, except that the rules applying to the construction of new boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall not be construed to prevent the installation thereof until twelve months after their approval by the director of the departme... |
70.79.060 | Construction, installation must conform to rules—Inspection certificate. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no power boiler, low pressure boiler, or unfired pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after twelve months from the da... |
70.79.070 | Existing installations—Conformance required. | (1) All boilers and unfired pressure vessels which were in use, or installed ready for use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to existing installations became effective, or during the twelve months period immediately thereafter, shall be made to conf... |
70.79.080 | Exemptions from chapter. | This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers, unfired pressure vessels and domestic hot water tanks: (1) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal regulation or operated by any railroad subject to the provisions of the interstate commerce act; (2) Unfired pressure vessels meeting the requirements of t... |
70.79.090 | Exemptions from certain provisions. | The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 70.79.220 and 70.79.240 through 70.79.330 : (1) Boilers or unfired pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes; (2) Unfired pressure vessels that are part of fertilizer applicator rigs designe... |
70.79.095 | Espresso machines—Local regulation prohibited. | A county, city, or other political subdivision of the state may not enforce any law specifically regulating the manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance, or inspection of any electric boiler exempt from this chapter by RCW 70.79.080 (10).
[ 1994 c 64 s 3 .]
Finding — Intent — 1994 c 64: "The legislature finds ... |
70.79.100 | Chief inspector—Qualifications—Appointment, removal. | (1) Within sixty days after the effective date of this chapter, and at any time thereafter that the office of the chief inspector may become vacant, the director of the department of labor and industries shall appoint a chief inspector who shall have had at the time of such appointment not less than ten years practical... |
70.79.110 | Chief inspector—Duties in general. | The chief inspector, if authorized by the director of the department of labor and industries is hereby charged, directed and empowered: (1) To cause the prosecution of all violators of the provisions of this chapter; (2) To issue, or to suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates as provided for in RCW 70.79.... |
70.79.120 | Deputy inspectors—Qualifications—Employment. | The director shall employ deputy inspectors who have met at the time of appointment the qualification requirements for a commission as set forth by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, and who shall have passed the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170 .
[ 2024 c 167 s 1 ; 1994 c 164 s 27 ; ... |
70.79.130 | Special inspectors—Qualifications—Commission. | In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by RCW 70.79.120 , the chief inspector shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or upon the request of any company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in... |
70.79.140 | Special inspectors—Compensation—Continuance of commission. | Special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of their expenses be paid by the state, and the continuance of a special inspector's commission shall be conditioned upon his or her continuing in the employ of a boiler insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid or upon continuing in the employ of a co... |
70.79.150 | Special inspectors—Inspections—Exempts from inspection fees. | Special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the owners and users of such insured boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspection fees as provided for in RCW 70.79.... |
70.79.160 | Report of inspection by special inspector—Filing. | Each company employing special inspectors shall, within thirty days following each internal or external boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms.
[ 2005 c 22 s 3 ; 1999 c 183 s 8 ; 1951 c 32 s 16 .] |
70.79.170 | Examinations for inspector's appointment or commission—Reexamination. | Examinations for deputy or special inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the chief and a member of the board, or by at least two national board commissioned inspectors. Such examinations shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the fitness and competency of the applicant... |
70.79.180 | Suspension, revocation of inspector's commission—Grounds—Reinstatement. | A commission may be suspended or revoked after due investigation and recommendation by the board to the director of the department of labor and industries for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his or her application or in a ... |
70.79.190 | Suspension, revocation of commission—Appeal. | A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in RCW 70.79.361 and to be present in person and/or represented by counsel on the hearing of the appeal.
[ 2005 c 22 s 5 ; 1951 c 32 s 20 .] |
70.79.200 | Lost or destroyed certificate or commission. | If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.
[ 1951 c 32 s 21 .] |
70.79.220 | Inspections—Who shall make. | The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.
[ 1951 c 32 s 25 .] |
70.79.230 | Access to premises by inspectors. | The chief inspector, or any deputy or special inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or unfired pressure vessel is cons... |
70.79.240 | Inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels—Scope—Frequency. | Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt in RCW 70.79.080 and 70.79.090 , shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation, condition and operation, as follows: (1) Power boilers shall be inspected annual... |
70.79.250 | Inspection—Frequency—Grace period. | In the case of power boilers a grace period of not more than two months longer than the period established by the board under RCW 70.79.240 (1) may elapse between internal inspections of a boiler while not under pressure or between external inspections of a boiler while under pressure; in the case of low pressure heati... |
70.79.260 | Inspection—Frequency—Modification by rules. | The rules and regulations formulated by the board applying to the inspection of unfired pressure vessels may be modified by the board to reduce or extend the interval between required inspections where the contents of the vessel or the material of which it is constructed warrant special consideration.
[ 1951 c 32 s 24 ... |
70.79.270 | Hydrostatic test. | If at any time a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary to determine the safety of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, [the] same shall be made, at the discretion of the inspector, by the owner or user thereof.
[ 1951 c 32 s 26 .] |
70.79.280 | Inspection during construction. | All boilers and all unfired pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve-month period from the date upon which the rules of the board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and unfire... |
70.79.290 | Inspection certificate—Contents—Posting—Fee. | If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, and upon the appropriate fee payment made directly to the chief inspector, as required by RCW 70.79.160 or 70.79.330 , the chief inspector shall issue to the owner or user of such a boiler or pressure vessel... |
70.79.300 | Inspection certificate invalid on termination of insurance. | No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or unfired pressure vessel, for which it was issued, shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to carry such insurance.
[ 1951 c 32 s 29 .] |
70.79.310 | Inspection certificate—Suspension—Reinstatement. | The chief inspector, or his or her authorized representative, may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is found not to... |
70.79.320 | Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL ) ***
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in this chapter. (2) The department ma... |
70.79.330 | Inspection fees—Expenses—Schedules—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency. | The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, or his or her deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees and expenses in accordance with a schedule adopted by the board and approved by the director of... |
70.79.350 | Inspection fees—Receipts for—Pressure systems safety fund. | The chief inspector shall give an official receipt for all fees required by chapter 70.79 RCW and shall transfer all sums so received to the treasurer of the state of Washington as ex officio custodian thereof and the treasurer shall place all sums in a special fund hereby created and designated as the "pressure system... |
70.79.361 | Board determinations—Appeals. | (1) No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity may install or maintain any standards that violate this chapter. In cases where the interpretation and application of the installation or maintenance standards prescribed in this chapter is in dispute, the board shall determine the methods of installation o... |
70.82.010 | Purpose and aim of program. | It is hereby declared to be of vital concern to the state of Washington that all persons who are bona fide residents of the state of Washington and who are afflicted with cerebral palsy in any degree be provided with facilities and a program of service for medical care, education, treatment and training to enable them ... |
70.82.021 | Cerebral palsy fund—Moneys transferred to general fund. | All moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the state cerebral palsy fund on the first day of May, 1955, and all moneys thereafter paid into the state treasury for or to the credit of the state cerebral palsy fund, shall be and are hereby transferred to and placed in the general fund.
[ 1955 c 326 s 1 .] |
70.82.022 | Cerebral palsy fund—Appropriations to be paid from general fund. | From and after the first day of April, 1955, all appropriations made by the thirty-fourth legislature from the state cerebral palsy fund shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund.
[ 1955 c 326 s 2 .] |
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