RCW 48.17.500
Expiration and renewal of licenses. (Effective until July 1, 2009.)

(1) All agents' licenses issued by the commissioner shall be valid for the time period established by the commissioner unless:

     (a) Suspended or revoked; or

     (b) The licensee ceases to hold a valid appointment by an insurer.

     (2) All brokers', solicitors', and adjusters' licenses shall be valid for the time period established by the commissioner unless suspended or revoked at an earlier date.

     (3) The commissioner, by rule, shall determine renewal dates for licenses of all agents, brokers, solicitors, and adjusters. If a staggered system is used, fees shall be prorated in the conversion to a staggered system.

     (4) Subject to the right of the commissioner to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any agent's, broker's, solicitor's, or adjuster's license as provided in this code, any such license may be renewed into another like period by filing with the commissioner on or before the expiration date a written request, by or on behalf of the licensee, for such renewal accompanied by payment of the renewal fee as specified in RCW 48.14.010. An agent or broker shall make and file renewal requests on behalf of his solicitors.

     If the request and fee for renewal of an agent's, broker's, solicitor's, or adjuster's license is filed with the commissioner prior to expiration of the existing license, the licensee may continue to act under such license, unless sooner revoked or suspended, until the issuance of a renewal license or until the expiration of fifteen days after the commissioner has refused to renew the license and has mailed order of such refusal to the licensee. Any request for renewal not so filed until after date of expiration may be considered by the commissioner as an application for a new license.

     (5) As to all licenses, if request for renewal of an agent's license or appointment or broker's, solicitor's, or adjuster's license or payment of the fee is not received by the commissioner prior to the expiration date as required under subsection (4) of this section, the insurer or applicant for renewal shall pay to the commissioner and the commissioner shall collect, in addition to the regular fee, a surcharge as follows: For the first thirty days or part thereof of delinquency the surcharge shall be fifty percent of the fee; for all delinquencies extending more than thirty days, the surcharge shall be one hundred percent of the fee. This subsection shall not be deemed to exempt any person from any penalty provided by law for transacting business without a valid and subsisting license or appointment, or affect the commissioner's right, at his discretion, to consider such delinquent application as one for a new license or appointment.

[1979 ex.s. c 269 § 6; 1977 ex.s. c 182 § 6; 1965 ex.s. c 70 § 20; 1957 c 193 § 9; 1953 c 197 § 7; 1947 c 79 § .17.50; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 45.17.50.]

NOTES:

     Effective date, implementation -- 1979 ex.s. c 269: See note following RCW 48.14.010.