(1) The
business and professions account is created in the state
treasury. All receipts from business or professional licenses,
registrations, certifications, renewals, examinations, or civil
penalties assessed and collected by the department from the
following chapters must be deposited into the account:
(a) Chapter 18.11 RCW, auctioneers;
(b) Chapter 18.16 RCW, cosmetologists, barbers, and
manicurists;
(c) Chapter 18.145 RCW, court reporters;
(d) Chapter 18.165 RCW, private investigators;
(e) Chapter 18.170 RCW, security guards;
(f) Chapter 18.185 RCW, bail bond agents;
(g) Chapter 18.280 RCW, home inspectors;
(h) Chapter 19.16 RCW, collection agencies;
(i) Chapter 19.31 RCW, employment agencies;
(j) Chapter 19.105 RCW, camping resorts;
(k) Chapter 19.138 RCW, sellers of travel;
(l) Chapter 42.44 RCW, notaries public;
(m) Chapter 64.36 RCW, timeshares;
(n) Chapter 67.08 RCW, boxing, martial arts, and wrestling;
(o) Chapter 18.300 RCW, body art, body piercing, and
tattooing;
(p) Chapter 79A.60 RCW, whitewater river outfitters; and
(q) Chapter 19.158 RCW, commercial telephone solicitation.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenses
incurred in carrying out these business and professions licensing
activities of the department. Any residue in the account must be
accumulated and may not revert to the general fund at the end of
the biennium.
(2) The director must biennially prepare a budget request
based on the anticipated costs of administering the business and
professions licensing activities listed in subsection (1) of this
section, which must include the estimated income from these
business and professions fees.
[2011 c 298 § 25. Prior: 2009 c 429 § 4; 2009 c 412 § 21; 2009 c 370 § 19; 2008 c 119 § 22; 2005 c 25 § 1.]
NOTES:
Purpose -- Intent -- Agency transfer -- Contracting -- Effective date -- 2011 c 289: See notes following RCW 19.02.020.
Effective date -- 2009 c 412 §§ 1-21: See RCW 18.300.901.
Short title -- Implementation -- 2009 c 412: See RCW 18.300.900 and 18.300.902.
Effective date -- 2009 c 370 §§ 17 and 19: See note following RCW 18.96.210.
Finding -- 2009 c 370: See note following RCW 18.96.010.
Effective date -- 2005 c 25: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2005." [2005 c 25 § 5.]