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19.58.040
Solicitation of bids.
If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of a feature motion picture within the state, then: (1) The invitation to bid shall specify: (a) Whether the run for which the bid is being solicited is a first, second, or subsequent run; whether the run is an exclusive or nonexclusive run; and, the geographic ar...
19.58.050
Violation—Civil suit—Attorneys' fees.
Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action in superior court to enjoin further violations or to recover the actual damages sustained, or both, together with the costs of the suit. In any such action, the court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party. [ 1979 ex.s....
19.58.900
Short title.
This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington motion picture fair competition act. [ 1979 ex.s. c 29 s 6 .]
19.60.010
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Automated kiosk" means a self-serve interactive machine that purchases secondhand electronic devices. (2) "Loan period" means the period of time from the date the loan is made until the date the loan is pa...
19.60.014
Fixed place of business required.
No person may operate as a pawnbroker unless the person maintains a fixed place of business within the state. [ 1984 c 10 s 4 .]
19.60.020
Duty to record information.
(1) Every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly written in the English language, at the time of each transaction the following information: (a) The signature of the person with whom the transaction is made; (b)...
19.60.025
Duty to record information—Precious metal property.
(1) For any transaction involving property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual, every secondhand precious metal dealer doing business in this state shall maintain wherever that business is conducted a record in which shall be legibly written in the English language, at the time of each ...
19.60.040
Report to chief law enforcement officer.
(1) Upon request, every pawnbroker and secondhand dealer doing business in the state shall furnish a full, true, and correct transcript of the record of all transactions conducted on the preceding day. These transactions shall be recorded on such forms as may be provided and in such format as may be required by the chi...
19.60.042
Report to chief law enforcement officer—Precious metal dealers.
If the applicable chief of police or the county's chief law enforcement officer has compiled and published a list of persons who have been convicted of any crime involving theft, then a secondhand precious metal dealer shall utilize such a list for any transaction involving property other than property consisting of a ...
19.60.045
Duties upon notification that property is reported stolen.
Following notification from a law enforcement agency that an item of property has been reported as stolen, the pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall hold that property intact and safe from alteration, damage, or commingling. The pawnbroker or secondhand dealer shall place an identifying tag or other suitable identifica...
19.60.050
Retention of property by pawnbrokers—Inspection.
Property bought or received in pledge by any pawnbroker shall not be removed from that place of business, except when redeemed by, or returned to the owner, within thirty days after the receipt of the property. Property shall at all times during the ordinary hours of business be open to inspection to any commissioned l...
19.60.055
Retention of property by secondhand dealers—Inspection.
(1) Property bought or received on consignment by any secondhand dealer with a permanent place of business in the state shall not be removed from that place of business except consigned property returned to the owner, within thirty days after the receipt of the property. Property shall at all times during the ordinary ...
19.60.057
Retention of precious metal property—Inspection.
(1) Property consisting of a precious metal bought or received from an individual on consignment by any secondhand precious metal dealer with a permanent place of business in the state may not be removed from that place of business except consigned property returned to the owner, for a total of thirty days after the re...
19.60.060
Rates of interest and other fees—Sale of pledged property.
All pawnbrokers are authorized to charge and receive interest and other fees at the following rates for money on the security of personal property actually received in pledge: (1) The interest for the loan period shall not exceed: (a) For an amount loaned up to $9.99 - interest at $1.00 for each thirty-day period to in...
19.60.061
Pawnbrokers—Sale of pledged property limited—Written document required for transactions.
(1) The term of the loan shall be for a period of ninety days to include the date of the loan. (2) A pawnbroker shall not sell any property received in pledge, until a minimum of ninety days has expired. However, if a pledged article is not redeemed within the ninety-day period of the term of the loan, the pawnbroker s...
19.60.062
Attorney fees and costs in action to recover possession or determine title or ownership.
By either party, in an action brought by an owner to recover goods in the possession of a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, or an action brought by a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer against an owner, or a person claiming ownership, to determine title or ownership of any item, the prevailing party is entitled to reasonab...
19.60.066
Prohibited acts—Penalty.
It is a gross misdemeanor under chapter 9A.20 RCW for: (1) Any person to remove, alter, or obliterate any manufacturer's make, model, or serial number, personal identification number, or identifying marks engraved or etched upon an item of personal property that was purchased, consigned, or received in pledge. In addit...
19.60.067
Secondhand precious metal dealers—Prohibited acts—Penalty.
(1) It is a gross misdemeanor for: (a) A secondhand precious metal dealer to knowingly make, cause, or allow to be made any false entry or misstatement of any material matter in any book, record, or writing required to be kept under RCW 19.60.025 , 19.60.057 , 19.60.042 , 19.60.077 , and 19.60.095 involving property co...
19.60.068
Resale agreement to avoid interest and fee restrictions prohibited.
A purchase of personal property shall not be made on the condition of selling it back at a stipulated time and price greater than the purchase price, for the purpose of avoiding the interest and fee restrictions of this chapter. [ 1991 c 323 s 11 .]
19.60.075
Regulation by political subdivisions.
The regulation of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers under this chapter is not intended to restrict political subdivisions from enacting ordinances or codes requiring the licensing of pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers or from enacting ordinances or codes which are more restrictive than the provisions of this chapter. ...
19.60.077
Precious metal dealers—Licensure required.
No secondhand precious metal dealer doing business in this state may operate a business without first obtaining a business license from the local government in which the business is situated. [ 2011 c 289 s 6 .] Findings — Intent — 2011 c 289: See note following RCW 19.60.010 .
19.60.085
Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to transactions conducted by the following: (1) Motor vehicle dealers licensed under chapter 46.70 RCW; (2) Vehicle wreckers, hulk haulers, and scrap processors licensed under chapter 46.79 or 46.80 RCW; (3) Persons giving an allowance for the trade-in or exchange of secondha...
19.60.095
Precious metal sales—Hosted home parties.
(1) For purposes of this section, "hosted home party" means a gathering of persons at a private residence where a host or hostess has invited friends or other guests into his or her residence where individual person-to-person sales of precious metals occur. (2) A host or hostess must be the owner, renter, or lessee of ...
19.60.105
Automated kiosks.
For a secondhand dealer to utilize an automated kiosk to purchase secondhand property in this state, the automated kiosk must have the capability to: (1) Collect all information required under RCW 19.60.020 (1); (2) Connect with a live customer service representative that can remotely verify the identity of the person ...
19.60.901
Effective date—1984 c 10.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect thirty days after it is signed by the governor and filed with the secretary of state. [ 1984 c 10 s 16 .] Reviser's note: The effe...
19.64.010
Liability of owner or operator limited.
Where the owner, licensee, or operator of a radio or television broadcasting station, or the agents or employees thereof, has required a person speaking over said station to submit a written copy of his or her script prior to such broadcast and has cut such speaker off the air as soon as reasonably possible in the even...
19.64.020
Speaker or sponsor liability not limited.
Nothing contained shall be construed as limiting the liability of any speaker or his or her sponsor or sponsors for defamatory statements made by such speaker in or as a part of any such broadcast. [ 2011 c 336 s 544 ; 1943 c 229 s 2 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 998-2.]
19.64.900
Saving—1943 c 229.
This chapter shall not be applicable to or affect any cause of action existing at the time this chapter becomes effective. [ 1943 c 229 s 3 .]
19.68.005
Definition.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. "Electronic health record technology" means items and services, in the form of software or information technology and training services, necessary and used predominantly to create, maintain, transmit, or receive...
19.68.010
Rebating prohibited—Disclosure—List of alternative facilities.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, whether organized as a cooperative, or for profit or nonprofit, to pay, or offer to pay or allow, directly or indirectly, to any person licensed by the state of Washington to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery, drugless treatment in ...
19.68.020
Deemed unprofessional conduct.
The acceptance directly or indirectly by any person so licensed of any rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of a credit or other valuable consideration whether in the form of money or otherwise, as compensation for referring patients to any person, firm, corporation or association as set fo...
19.68.030
License may be revoked or suspended.
The license of any person so licensed may be revoked or suspended if he or she has directly or indirectly requested, received, or participated in the division, transference, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of a fee for, or has directly or indirectly requested, received, or profited by means of a credit or o...
19.68.040
Declaration of intent.
It is the intent of this chapter, and this chapter shall be so construed, that persons so licensed shall only be authorized by law to charge or receive compensation for professional services rendered if such services are actually rendered by the licensee and not otherwise: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That it is not intended to ...
19.68.900
Construction—Application.
(1) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit or prohibit the donation of electronic health record technology or other activity by any entity, including a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW that operates a clinical laboratory, when the donation or other activity is allowed by or otherwise does not violat...
19.72.020
Individual sureties—Eligibility.
Whenever any bond or recognizance is required, or permitted, by law to be made, given or filed, conditioned upon the doing or not doing of anything specified therein and to be signed by one or more persons as sureties, each of such sureties shall be a resident of this state; but no attorney-at-law, sheriff, clerk of an...
19.72.030
Individual sureties—Number—Qualification.
Each of such sureties shall have separate property worth the amount specified in the bond or recognizance, over and above all debts and liabilities, and exclusive of property exempt from execution, unless the other spouse joins in the execution of the bond, in which case they must have community property of such requir...
19.72.040
Individual sureties—Examination—Approval.
In case such bond or recognizance is given in any action or proceeding commenced or pending in any court, the judge or clerk of any court of record or district court, or any party to the action or proceeding for the security or protection of which such bond or recognizance is made may, upon notice, require any of such ...
19.72.060
Corporate surety.
See surety insurance: Chapter 48.28 RCW.
19.72.070
Subrogation of surety.
When any defendant, surety in a judgment or special bail or replevin or surety in a delivery bond or replevin bond, or any person being surety in any bond whatever, has been or shall be compelled to pay any judgment or any part thereof, or shall make any payment which is applied upon such judgment by reason of such sur...
19.72.080
Contribution among sureties.
Any one of several judgment defendants, and any one of several replevin bail having paid and satisfied the plaintiff, shall have the remedy provided in RCW 19.72.070 against the codefendants and cosureties to collect of them the ratable proportion each is equitably bound to pay. [Code 1881 s 649; RRS s 979. Prior: 1877...
19.72.090
Default by surety—Indemnity.
No surety or his or her representative shall confess judgment or suffer judgment by default in any case where he or she is notified that there is a valid defense, if the principal will enter himself or herself defendant to the action and tender to the surety or his or her representatives good security to indemnify him ...
19.72.100
Notice to creditor to institute action.
Any person bound as surety upon any contract in writing for the payment of money or the performance of any act, when the right of action has accrued, may require by notice in writing the creditor or obligee forthwith to institute an action upon the contract. [Code 1881 s 644; RRS s 974. Prior: 1877 p 134 s 647 ; 1869 p...
19.72.101
Failure of creditor to proceed—Discharge of surety.
If the creditor or obligee shall not proceed within a reasonable time to bring his or her action upon such contract, and prosecute the same to judgment and execution, the surety shall be discharged from all liability thereon. [ 2011 c 336 s 548 ; Code 1881 s 645; RRS s 975. Prior: 1877 p 134 s 648 ; 1869 p 150 s 585 ; ...
19.72.107
Surety bond—Liability limited.
(1) Except under RCW 19.72.109 , surety bond means any form of surety insurance as defined in RCW 48.11.080 . A surety bond may not provide any other type of insurance coverage defined in chapter 48.11 RCW. Language in any statute, ordinance, contract, or surety bond to the contrary is void. (2) A surety bond shall not...
19.72.109
Release from official's, executor's, licensee's, etc., bond—Definitions.
Unless otherwise required by the context, words as used in RCW 19.72.110 , and 19.72.130 shall mean: (1) "Bond" shall mean and include any bond, undertaking or writing executed by a principal and surety, required by law from the principal as an official or employee of the state, or any county, municipal corporation or ...
19.72.110
Release from official's, executor's, licensee's, etc., bond—Notice, service, proof.
Any surety upon any bond described in RCW 19.72.109 desiring to be released from subsequent liability and responsibility on any such bond shall serve upon the principal of such bond a written notice that on and after a certain date to be fixed in the notice, which shall be not less than ten days from the date of the se...
19.72.130
Release from official's, executor's, licensee's, etc., bond—Effective date—Failure to give new bond, effect.
On and after the date fixed in the notice as the termination date the surety shall be released from subsequent liability on such bond; and, unless before the date fixed in such notice as the termination date by the surety, a new bond shall be filed with sufficient and satisfactory surety as required by law under which ...
19.72.140
Suretyship—Raising issue as defendant.
When any action is brought against two or more defendants upon a contract, any one or more of the defendants being surety for the others, the surety may, upon a written complaint to the court, cause the question of suretyship to be tried and determined upon the issues made by the parties at the trial of the cause, or a...
19.72.141
Suretyship—Order to exhaust principal's property.
If the finding upon such issue be in favor of the surety, the court shall make an order directing the sheriff to levy the execution upon, and first exhaust the property of the principal before a levy shall be made upon the property of the surety, and the clerk shall indorse a memorandum of the order upon the execution....
19.72.150
Heirs, etc., bound—Exception.
The provisions of RCW 19.72.070 through 19.72.101 , 19.72.140 , 19.72.141 shall extend to heirs, executors, and administrators of deceased persons, but the provisions of RCW 19.72.101 shall not operate against persons under legal disabilities. [Code 1881 s 651; RRS s 981. Prior: 1877 p 135 s 654 ; 1869 p 151 s 591 ; 18...
19.72.160
Assets—Safekeeping agreements—Joint control of deposits.
It shall be lawful for any party of whom a bond, undertaking, or other obligation is required, to agree with his or her surety or sureties for the deposit of any or all moneys and assets for which he or she and his or her surety or sureties are or may be held responsible, with a bank, savings bank, savings and loan ass...
19.72.170
Bonds not to fail for want of form or substance.
No bond required by law, and intended as such bond, shall be void for want of form or substance, recital, or condition; nor shall the principal or surety on such account be discharged, but all the parties thereto shall be held and bound to the full extent contemplated by the law requiring the same, to the amount specif...
19.72.180
Successive recoveries on bond—Limitation.
In the event of the breach of the condition of any bond described in RCW 19.72.109 , successive recoveries may be made thereon by any of the obligees thereof: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the total amount of all such recoveries, whether by one or more of such obligees, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the penal sum speci...
19.72.900
Application.
This chapter applies to all sureties, regardless of whether the sureties are compensated or uncompensated. [ 1992 c 115 s 2 .]
19.72.901
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person...
19.76.100
Labels on bottles, etc.—Filing—Publication.
All persons engaged in the manufacture, bottling or selling of ale, porter, lager beer, soda, mineral water, or other beverages in casks, kegs, bottles or boxes, with their names or other marks of ownership stamped or marked thereon, may file in the office of the secretary of state a description of names or marks so us...
19.76.110
Refilling bottles, etc.—Forbidden.
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person or persons hereafter, without the written consent of the owner or owners thereof, to fill with ale, porter, lager beer or soda, mineral water or other beverages, for sale or to be furnished to customers, any such casks, barrels, kegs, bottles or boxes so marked or sta...
19.76.120
Refilling bottles, etc.—Possession as evidence.
The using by any person other than the rightful owner thereof, without such written permission, of any such cask, barrel, keg, bottle or box, for the sale therein of ale, porter, lager beer, soda, mineral waters or other beverages, or to be furnished to customers, or the buying, selling or trafficking in any such barre...
19.76.130
Refilling bottles, etc.—Penalty.
Any person who violates RCW 19.76.100 through 19.76.120 is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined five dollars for each and every cask, barrel, keg, or box, and fifty cents for each and every bottle so by him, her, or them filled, bought, sold, used, trafficked in, or wantonly destroyed, together w...
19.77.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Alien" when used with reference to a person means a person who is not a citizen of the United States. (2) "Applicant" means the person filing an application for registration of a trademark under this chapte...
19.77.015
Reservation—Fees—Rules.
The exclusive right to the use of a trademark may be reserved by: (1) A person intending to register a trademark under this title; or (2) A domestic or foreign corporation intending to change its trademark. The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an application to reserve a specified tradema...
19.77.020
Registration of certain trademarks prohibited.
(1) A trademark by which the goods or services of any applicant for registration may be distinguished from the goods or services of others shall not be registered if it: (a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or (b) Consists of or comprises matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a...
19.77.030
Application for registration—Fee—Rules—Corrections—Amendment for change in categories—Certificates issued in error.
(1) Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, any person who has adopted and is using a trademark in this state may file in the office of the secretary of state, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state, an application for registration of that trademark setting forth, but not limited to, the foll...
19.77.040
Certificate of registration—Issuance—Contents—Admissibility in evidence.
Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate of registration and deliver it to the applicant. The certificate of registration shall be issued under the signature of the secretary of state and the seal of the state, and it shall show the registr...
19.77.050
Duration of certificate—Renewal—Fees—Rules.
Registration of a trademark hereunder shall be effective for a term of five years from the date of registration. Upon application filed within six months prior to the expiration of such term, on a form to be furnished by the secretary of state requiring all the allegations of an application for original registration, t...
19.77.060
Assignment of trademark, registration, or application—Fee—Rules.
*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2248-S.SL ) *** Any trademark and its registration or application for registration hereunder shall be assignable with the good will of the business in which the trademark is used, or with that part of the good will of the business connected with the use of and symbolized by the trademark. An...
19.77.070
Secretary of state to keep records.
The secretary of state shall keep for public examination a record of all trademarks registered or renewed under this chapter, and the records specified in RCW 19.77.060 . [ 1955 c 211 s 7 .]
19.77.080
Secretary of state must cancel certain registrations.
The secretary of state shall cancel from the register: (1) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary written request for cancellation thereof from the registrant; (2) All expired registrations not renewed under this chapter; (3) Any registration concerning which a court of compe...
19.77.090
Actions relating to registration—Service on secretary of state—Assessment—Set by rule.
The secretary of state shall be the agent for service of process in any action relating to the registration of any registrant who is at the time of such service a nonresident or a foreign firm, corporation, association, union, or other organization without a resident of this state designated as the registrant's agent f...
19.77.115
Classification of goods and services.
The secretary of state must adopt by rule a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this chapter, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods upon which, or services with which, the ...
19.77.130
Fraudulent registration—Financial liability.
Any person who shall for himself or herself, or on behalf of any other person, procure the registration of any trademark by the secretary of state under the provisions of this chapter, by knowingly making any false or fraudulent representation or declaration, or by any other fraudulent means, shall be liable to pay all...
19.77.140
Trademark imitation.
(1) Subject to the provisions of RCW 19.77.900 any person who shall: (a) Use, without the consent of the registrant, any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a trademark registered under this chapter in connection with the sale, offering for sale, or advertising of any goods or services on or in c...
19.77.150
Remedies of registrants.
Any registrant may proceed by suit to enjoin the manufacture, use, display, or sale of any counterfeits or colorable imitations of a trademark registered under this chapter, and any court of competent jurisdiction may grant an injunction to restrain such manufacture, use, display, or sale as may be by the said court de...
19.77.160
Injunctive relief for owners of famous marks.
(1) The owner of a mark that is famous in this state shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity and upon such terms as the court deems reasonable, to an injunction against another person's commercial use in this state of a mark, commencing after the mark becomes famous, which causes dilution of the distinct...
19.77.170
Use of trademark employed by alien person outside of United States—Limitation of damages, relief—Exceptions.
Damages or equitable relief of any nature may not be awarded in any pending or future legal procedure in favor of an alien person against a domestic person on account of the domestic person's use of a trademark or trade name in this state that is employed by the alien person outside of the United States, absent proof t...
19.77.900
Common law rights preserved prior to registration.
Nothing herein shall adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in trademarks acquired in good faith at common law prior to registration under this chapter; however, during any period subsequent to July 23, 1989, when the registration of a mark under this chapter is in force and the registrant has not aba...
19.77.910
Saving—1955 c 211.
As to any pending suit, proceeding or appeal, and for that purpose only, the repeal of prior acts shall be deemed not to be effective until final determination. [ 1955 c 211 s 17 .]
19.77.930
Construction—1989 c 72.
It is the intent of the legislature that, in construing this chapter, the courts be guided by the interpretation given by the federal courts to the federal trademark act of 1946, as amended, 15 U.S.C., Sec. 1051, et seq. [ 1989 c 72 s 13 .]
19.77.940
Prospective application—1989 c 72.
Chapter 72, Laws of 1989 applies prospectively only and not retroactively. The rights and obligations of chapter 72, Laws of 1989 shall accrue upon July 23, 1989, to all prior trademark registrations then in effect, and the provisions of chapter 72, Laws of 1989 shall not apply to any cause of action arising prior to J...
19.80.001
Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To require each person who is conducting business in the state of Washington under a trade name to disclose the true and real name of each person conducting that business, and (2) to provide a central registry of businesses operating under a trade name in the state of Washington. [...
19.80.005
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Business" means an occupation, profession, or employment engaged in for the purpose of seeking a profit. (2) "Department" means the department of revenue. (3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, lim...
19.80.010
Registration required.
Each person or persons who carries on, conducts, or transacts business in this state under any trade name must register that trade name with the department as provided in this section. (1) Sole proprietorship or general partnership: The registration must set forth the true and real name or names of each person conducti...
19.80.025
Changes in registration—Filing notice of change.
(1) A notice of change must be filed with the department when a change occurs in: (a) The true and real name of a person conducting a business with a trade name registered under this chapter; or (b) Any mailing address set forth on the registration or any subsequently filed notice of change. (2) A notice of cancellatio...
19.80.040
Failure to file.
No person or persons carrying on, conducting, or transacting business under any trade name shall be entitled to maintain any suit in any of the courts of this state until such person or persons have properly completed the registration as provided for in RCW 19.80.010 . Failure to complete this registration shall not im...
19.80.045
Rules—Fees.
The department must adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter. The rules may include but are not limited to specifying forms and setting fees for trade name registrations, amendments, searches, renewals, and copies of registration documents. Fees may not exceed the actual cost of administering this chapter. [...
19.80.075
Collection and deposit of fees.
All fees collected by the department under this chapter must be deposited with the state treasurer and credited to the business license account. [ 2013 c 144 s 33 ; 2011 c 298 s 17 ; 1992 c 107 s 6 ; 1984 c 130 s 9 .] Purpose — Intent — Agency transfer — Contracting — Effective date — 2011 c 298: See notes following RC...
19.80.080
Renewal and cancellation.
(1) The department may require the renewal of trade names and establish a process for renewing trade names. Any such renewal process may not require renewals of trade names more often than annually and must allow persons to renew their trade name at the same time they are required to renew their business license. (2) T...
19.83.010
License required to use or furnish trading stamps, coupons, or similar devices.
Every person who uses, or furnishes, or sells to any other person for use, in, with, or for the sale of any goods, any trading stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards or other similar devices which entitle the purchaser to procure any goods free of charge or for less than the retail market price thereof, upon the...
19.83.020
Issuance of license—Fee.
In order to obtain such license the person applying therefor shall pay to the county treasurer of the county for which the license is sought the sum of six thousand dollars, and upon such payment being made to the county treasurer he or she shall issue his or her receipt therefor which shall be presented to the auditor...
19.83.030
Furnishing or selling trading stamps, coupons, or similar devices geographically limited.
No person shall furnish or sell to another for use, in, with, or for the sale of any goods, any trading stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards, or other similar devices to be used in any county, city or town in this state other than that in which such furnishing or selling shall take place. [ 1957 c 221 s 2 . Pr...
19.83.040
Coupons or similar devices—Exemptions.
(1) Nothing in this chapter, or in any other statute or ordinance of this state, shall apply to: (a) The issuance and direct redemption by a manufacturer of a premium coupon, certificate, or similar device; or prevent him or her from issuing and directly redeeming such premium coupon, certificate, or similar device, wh...
19.83.050
Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. [ 1913 c 134 s 4 ; RRS s 8362. Formerly RCW 36.91.050 .]
19.84.010
Redeemable cash value to be printed on face.
No person shall sell or issue any stamps, trading stamp, cash discount stamp, check, ticket, coupon or other similar device, which will entitle the holder thereof, on presentation thereof, either singly or in definite number, to receive, either directly from the vendor or indirectly through any other person, money or g...
19.84.020
Must redeem at cash value.
Any person who shall sell or issue to any person engaged in any trade, business or profession, any stamp, trading stamp, cash discount stamp, check, ticket, coupon, or other similar device which will entitle the holder thereof, on presentation thereof either singly or in definite number, to receive either directly from...
19.84.030
Distributor liable.
Any person engaged in any trade, business, or profession who shall distribute, deliver, or present to any person dealing with him or her, in consideration of any article or thing purchased, any stamp, trading stamp, cash discount stamp, check, ticket, coupon, or other similar device, which will entitle the holder there...
19.84.040
Criminal penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each offense. [ 1907 c 253 s 4 ; RRS s 5840.]
19.85.011
Finding.
The legislature finds that administrative rules adopted by state agencies can have a disproportionate impact on the state's small businesses because of the size of those businesses. This disproportionate impact reduces competition, innovation, employment, and new employment opportunities, and threatens the very existen...
19.85.020
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply through this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Industry" means all of the businesses in this state in any one four-digit standard industrial classification as published by the United States department of commerce, or the North American industry classificat...
19.85.025
Application of chapter—Limited.
(1) Unless an agency receives a written objection to the expedited repeal of a rule, this chapter does not apply to a rule proposed for expedited repeal pursuant to RCW 34.05.353 . If an agency receives a written objection to expedited repeal of the rule, this chapter applies to the rule-making proceeding. (2) This cha...
19.85.030
Agency rules—Small business economic impact statement—Reduction of costs imposed by rule.
(1)(a) In the adoption of a rule under chapter 34.05 RCW, an agency shall prepare a small business economic impact statement: (i) If the proposed rule will impose more than minor costs on businesses in an industry; or (ii) if requested to do so by a majority vote of the joint administrative rules review committee withi...