PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amendment of WAC 308-29-010 Definitions, 308-29-020 Financial statement, 308-29-030 License records, 308-29-050 Suit or judgment notification, 308-29-060 Sale of a licensed collection agency, 308-29-070 Disclosure of rate of interest, and 308-29-080 Notice to credit reporting bureaus; and new sections WAC 308-29-025 What records must a licensee maintain at the licensed location?, 308-29-090 Application of brief adjudicative proceedings, 308-29-100 Preliminary record in brief adjudicative proceedings, 308-29-110 Conduct of brief adjudicative proceedings, and 308-29-120 Appeal process for brief adjudicative proceedings.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 19.16.410.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: All amended rules are being revised for clarity and to simplify the language and requirements with no major changes to content or the intent of the rules. All new rules are proposed to clarify RCW and to better enable the director to enforce his duties under this chapter. These changes are based on the rules review completed by the Department of Licensing and public comments received in writing.
Process for Developing New Rule: Review of all rules pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order 97-02.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Harumi Tucker Tolbert, Department of Licensing, Business and Professions Division, Collection Agency Board, P.O. Box 9045, Olympia, WA 98507-9045, fax (360) 664-2551. Notification will be sent to all licensees and interested parties.
May 23, 2000
Harumi Tucker Tolbert
WMS Manager