§ 18.165.010 Definitions
§ 18.165.020 Exemptions
§ 18.165.030 Private investigator license — Requirements
§ 18.165.040 Armed private investigator license — Requirements
§ 18.165.050 Private investigator agency license — Requirements, restrictions — Assignment or transfer
§ 18.165.060 Armed private investigator license authority — Registration of firearms
§ 18.165.070 Investigation of applicants
§ 18.165.080 License cards and certificates — Issuance and requirements
§ 18.165.090 Preassignment training and testing
§ 18.165.100 Agency license — Surety bond or certificate of insurance required
§ 18.165.110 Regulatory provisions exclusive — Authority of the state and political subdivisions
§ 18.165.120 Out-of-state private investigators operating across state lines
§ 18.165.130 Required notice of certain occurrences
§ 18.165.140 Out-of-state private investigators — Application — Fee — Temporary assignment
§ 18.165.150 Licenses required — Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited — Penalties — Enforcement
§ 18.165.155 Transfer of license
§ 18.165.160 Unprofessional conduct
§ 18.165.165 Display of firearms while soliciting clients
§ 18.165.170 Authority of director
§ 18.165.180 Complaints — Investigation — Immunity
§ 18.165.210 Inability to practice by reason of a mental or physical condition — Statement of charges — Hearing — Sanctions — Mental or physical examinations — Presumed consent for examination
§ 18.165.220 Unprofessional, unlawful conduct or inability to practice — Penalties
§ 18.165.230 Enforcement of orders for payment of fines
§ 18.165.270 Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director
§ 18.165.290 License suspension — Noncompliance with support order — Reissuance
§ 18.165.300 Uniform regulation of business and professions act
§ 18.165.310 Military training or experience
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 18.165 - Private investigators

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