Application for licensed fire protection sprinkler system contractor.
(1) Applicants seeking a fire protection sprinkler system contractor's license must:
(a) Register the company structure with the secretary of state (
www.sos.wa.gov), RCW
23B.01.200;
(b) Submit a master business application with the department of licensing (www.dol.wa.gov) or through the department of labor and industries (www.lni.wa.gov) and receive a unified business identifier number and 12 digit contractor number;
(c) Obtain a federal tax number from the Internal Revenue Service (www.irs.gov); and
(d) Register as a general or specialty contractor with the department of labor and industries under chapter
18.27 RCW.
(2) To become a licensed contractor under this chapter, a person must:
(a) Be or have in his or her full-time employ a holder of a valid certificate of competency whose level is consistent with the license level the contractor is applying for as provided by WAC
212-80-018. If the certificate of competency holder is not certified when the fire protection sprinkler system contractor submits an application for licensing, the certificate of competency holder's application must be submitted at the same time.
(b) Submit an application to the director on forms provided for the level of fire protection sprinkler system contractor license. The applicant must complete and provide to the director:
(i) Initial application;
(ii) Contractor license background;
(iii) Affidavit of compliance for licensing; and
(iv) Bond or assignment of deposit.
(c) Pay the fees required under WAC
212-80-073 for the applicable level of license.
(d) Meet the bonding requirements of WAC
212-80-078.
(e) Provide the business name registered with the department of labor and industries and provide the 12 digit alphanumeric business license number assigned by that agency.
(3) All information submitted for a fire protection sprinkler system contractor license must be true and accurate.
(4) Failure to comply with this section constitutes a Level 3 violation.
(5) If the director finds that information or documents submitted by an applicant is false, misleading or has been altered in an effort to meet the requirements, the director will revoke the license pursuant to WAC
212-80-205.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
18.160 and
18.270 RCW. WSR 22-22-072, § 212-80-053, filed 10/31/22, effective 1/1/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
18.270.900 and
18.160.030. WSR 14-03-019, § 212-80-053, filed 1/7/14, effective 2/7/14. Statutory Authority: Chapters
43.43 and
18.160 RCW. WSR 05-17-099, § 212-80-053, filed 8/16/05, effective 9/16/05; WSR 05-05-006, amended and recodified as § 212-80-053, filed 2/4/05, effective 3/7/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters
43.63A and
18.160 RCW. WSR 91-14-086 (Order 91-06), § 212-80-090, filed 7/1/91, effective 8/1/91.]
