(1)(a) All certificate of competency
holders that desire to continue in the fire protection sprinkler
business shall annually, prior to January 1, secure from the
state director of fire protection a renewal certificate of
competency upon payment of the fee as prescribed by the state
director of fire protection. Application for renewal shall be
upon a form prescribed by the state director of fire protection
and the certificate holder shall furnish the information required
by the director.
(b) Failure of any certificate of competency holder to
secure his or her renewal certificate of competency within sixty
days after the due date shall constitute sufficient cause for the
state director of fire protection to suspend the certificate of
competency.
(c) The state director of fire protection may, upon the
receipt of payment of all delinquent fees including a late
charge, restore a certificate of competency that has been
suspended for failure to pay the renewal fee.
(d) A certificate of competency holder may voluntarily
surrender his or her certificate of competency to the state
director of fire protection and be relieved of the annual renewal
fee. After surrendering the certificate of competency, he or she
shall not be known as a certificate of competency holder and
shall desist from the practice thereof. Within two years from
the time of surrender of the certificate of competency, he or she
may again qualify for a certificate of competency, without
examination, by the payment of the required fee. If two or more
years have elapsed, he or she shall return to the status of a new
applicant.
(2)(a) All licensed fire protection sprinkler system
contractors desiring to continue to be licensed shall annually,
prior to January 1, secure from the state director of fire
protection a renewal license upon payment of the fee as
prescribed by the state director of fire protection. Application
for renewal shall be upon a form prescribed by the state director
of fire protection and the license holder shall furnish the
information required by the director.
(b) Failure of any license holder to secure his or her
renewal license within sixty days after the due date shall
constitute sufficient cause for the state director of fire
protection to suspend the license.
(c) The state director of fire protection may, upon the
receipt of payment of all delinquent fees including a late
charge, restore a license that has been suspended for failure to
pay the renewal fee.
(3) The initial certificate of competency or license fee
shall be prorated based upon the portion of the year such
certificate of competency or license is in effect, prior to
renewal on January 1.
(4) The fire protection contractor license fund is created
in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from license
and certificate fees and charges or from the money generated by
the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter shall be
deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used
only for purposes authorized under this chapter and standards for
fire protection and its enforcement, with respect to all
hospitals as required by RCW 70.41.080, and for providing
assistance in identifying fire sprinkler system components that
have been subject to either a recall or voluntary replacement
program by a manufacturer of fire sprinkler products, a
nationally recognized testing laboratory, or the federal consumer
product safety commission. Assistance shall include, but is not
limited to, aiding in the identification of recalled components,
information sharing strategies aimed at ensuring the consumer is
made aware of recalls and voluntary replacement programs, and
providing training and assistance to local fire authorities, the
fire sprinkler industry, and the public. Only the state director
of fire protection or the director's designee may authorize
expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment
procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is
required for expenditures.
[2008 c 155 § 2; 2005 c 109 § 1; 1990 c 177 § 6.]