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Chapter 208-680 WAC

Last Update: 10/5/10

ESCROW AGENT REGISTRATION ACT

WAC Sections

GENERAL PROVISIONS
208-680-030 Definitions.
208-680-040 Exceptions -- General.
208-680-045 Exceptions -- Attorneys.
LICENSING AND THE ESCROW OFFICER EXAMINATION
208-680-110 Credit and character report.
208-680-125 License not transferable.
208-680-130 What kind of background check and fingerprinting information may the department require with my application for an escrow agent license?
208-680-135 What kind of background check and fingerprinting information may the department require with my application for an escrow officer license?
208-680-145 Escrow officer examination.
208-680-155 What escrow officer and agent fees will I be required to pay?
208-680-165 May the director waive fees under the act?
208-680-170 What happens if my check is dishonored or my payment of an escrow fee is insufficient?
208-680-175 May my designated escrow officer or branch designated escrow officer supervise more than one of my locations?
208-680-176 If my designated escrow officer or branch designated escrow officer leaves, may I continue to operate my escrow business?
208-680-177 What must I do to replace my designated escrow officer?
208-680-180 May a designated escrow officer or a branch designated escrow officer work for two or more escrow agents?
208-680-185 What constitutes the misuse of my escrow officer license?
208-680-195 Can an escrow agent prohibit its designated escrow officer from accessing its trust account books and records?
ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
208-680-210 How must I identify my location or locations?
208-680-225 Do I need to display my licenses?
208-680-235 If I move the location of one or more of my offices, what notification requirements must I meet?
208-680-240 Escrow agent renewal and reinstatement.
208-680-243 Escrow officer renewal and reinstatement.
208-680-245 Closure of office.
208-680-255 Deceptive names prohibited.
208-680-265 Reporting significant events.
208-680-275 Employment restrictions.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
208-680-310 Fidelity and surety bonds.
208-680-320 Errors and omissions policies.
208-680-330 When will the cash deposit or securities I used in lieu of an errors and omissions policy be returned to me?
208-680-340 How are claims filed on my cash deposit or securities in lieu of an errors and omissions policy?
208-680-350 How long do I have to maintain my cash deposit and securities, and what are the consequences of failure to do so?
208-680-360 What happens if my errors and omissions policy or my fidelity or surety bonds expire or are canceled?
TRUST ACCOUNT PROCEDURES
208-680-410 Administration of funds held in trust.
208-680-425 What are the requirements for my quarterly reports?
RECORDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
208-680-510 What are the designated escrow officer's responsibilities?
208-680-520 What records am I required to keep?
208-680-530 Records.
208-680-540 What are my obligations regarding escrow transactions?
208-680-550 Am I obligated to conduct escrow transactions within the time period specified in the escrow instructions?
208-680-560 What requirements must I follow when disbursing funds or other things of value?
208-680-570 When do I have to notify the department about a lawsuit or complaint against me?
208-680-580 What are the responsibilities of a licensed escrow officer?
208-680-590 What practices are violations of the act?
EXAMINATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, SANCTIONS, AND COSTS
208-680-610 What are the department's examination powers under the act?
208-680-620 What are the department's investigatory powers under the act?
208-680-630 What are the department's enforcement powers under the act?
208-680-640 Sanctions.
208-680-645 Seizure of business.
208-680-647 Seizure of business -- Notice to licensee.
208-680-648 What can I do if the department takes possession of my business without cause?
208-680-650 What examination and investigation fees may the department charge me, and what specialists may the department retain in connection to its examination or investigation of an escrow agent or officer?
208-680-660 Abandoned escrow records.
ESCROW COMMISSION
208-680-710 Organization of commission.
208-680-720 Escrow commission meeting notice.