RCW 48.17.090
Application for license -- Commissioner's
findings.
(1) An individual applying for a resident insurance
producer license shall make application to the commissioner on
the uniform application and declare under penalty of refusal,
suspension, or revocation of the license that the statements made
in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of
the individual's knowledge and belief. As a part of or in
connection with the application, the individual applicant shall
furnish information concerning the applicant's identity,
including fingerprints for submission to the Washington state
patrol, the federal bureau of investigation, and any governmental
agency or entity authorized to receive this information for a
state and national criminal history background check. If, in the
process of verifying fingerprints, business records, or other
information, the commissioner's office incurs fees or charges
from another governmental agency or from a business firm, the
amount of the fees or charges shall be paid to the commissioner's
office by the applicant.
(2) Before approving the application, the commissioner shall
find that the individual:
(a) Is at least eighteen years of age;
(b) Has not committed any act that is a ground for denial,
suspension, or revocation set forth in RCW 48.17.530;
(c) Has completed a prelicensing course of study for the
lines of authority for which the person has applied;
(d) Has paid the fees set forth in RCW 48.14.010; and
(e) Has successfully passed the examinations for the lines
of authority for which the person has applied.
(3) A resident business entity acting as an insurance
producer is required to obtain an insurance producer license.
Application shall be made using the uniform business entity
application, and the individual signing the application shall
declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of
the license that the statements made in the application are true,
correct, and complete to the best of the individual's knowledge
and belief. Before approving the application, the commissioner
shall find that:
(a) The business entity has paid the fees set forth in RCW 48.14.010;
(b) The business entity has designated a licensed insurance
producer responsible for the business entity's compliance with
the insurance laws and rules of this state; and
(c) The business entity has not committed any act that is a
ground for denial, suspension, or revocation set forth in RCW 48.17.530.
(4) A resident business entity acting as a title insurance
agent is required to obtain a title insurance agent license.
Application shall be made to the commissioner on the uniform
business entity application, and the individual submitting the
application shall declare under penalty of refusal, suspension,
or revocation of the license that the statements made in the
application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the
individual's knowledge and belief. Before approving the
application, the commissioner shall find that the business
entity:
(a) Has paid the fees set forth in RCW 48.14.010;
(b) Maintains a lawfully established place of business in
this state;
(c) Is empowered to be a title insurance agent under a
members' agreement, if a limited liability company, or by its
articles of incorporation;
(d) Is appointed as an agent by one or more authorized title
insurance companies; and
(e) Has complied with RCW 48.29.155 and 48.29.160.
(5) The commissioner may require any documents reasonably
necessary to verify the information contained in an application
and may, from time to time, require any licensed insurance
producer or title insurance agent to produce the information
called for in an application for license.
[2009 c 162 § 15; 2007 c 117 § 7; 2002 c 227 § 2; 2001 c 56 § 1; 1982 c 181 § 6; 1981 c 339 § 10; 1967 c 150 § 15; 1947 c 79 § .17.09; Rem. Supp. 1947 §45.17.09 .]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2009 c 162: See note following RCW 48.03.020.
Effective date -- 2002 c 227: See note following RCW 48.06.040.
Severability -- 1982 c 181: See note following RCW 48.03.010.