# WAC 308-17-030: WAC 308-17-030. Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_030

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 308-17-030
- **Heading:** WAC 308-17-030. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 308 / Chapter 308-17 / Section 308-17-030

## Text

(1) Words and terms used in these rules shall have the same meaning as each has under chapter 18.165 RCW unless otherwise clearly provided in these rules, or the context in which they are used in these rules clearly indicates that they be given some other meaning.
(2) "Principal owner" means the sole owner of a private investigative agency.
(3) "Principal partner" means the partner who exercises operational control over a private investigative agency.
(4) "Certified trainer" means a principal or a licensed private investigator or armed private investigator who has fulfilled the requirements of WAC 308-17-320 .
(5) "Company identification" in RCW 18.165.160 (6), shall include the license card issued by the director to a private investigator or armed private investigator.
(6) "Fire investigator or arson investigator" is anyone who qualifies for certification and has certification by the International Association of Arson Investigators; the National Association of Fire Investigators; or any organization or government body that has a certification program that meets all the requirements of NFPA 1033.
(7) "Address of record" is a physical street address.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 308-17-010 WAC 308-17-010. Promulgation—Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_010.md)
- [WAC 308-17-020 WAC 308-17-020. Organization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_020.md)
- [WAC 308-17-030 WAC 308-17-030. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_030.md)
- [WAC 308-17-100 WAC 308-17-100. Agency applications — Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_100.md)
- [WAC 308-17-105 WAC 308-17-105. Branch office notification—Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_105.md)
- [WAC 308-17-110 WAC 308-17-110. Private investigator applications—Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_110.md)
- [WAC 308-17-120 WAC 308-17-120. Armed private investigator applications—Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_120.md)
- [WAC 308-17-130 WAC 308-17-130. Application for private investigator and armed private investigator license, licensed in another state—Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_130.md)
- [WAC 308-17-140 WAC 308-17-140. Comments by chief law enforcement officers and employers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_140.md)
- [WAC 308-17-150 WAC 308-17-150. Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_150.md)
- [WAC 308-17-160 WAC 308-17-160. Expiration and renewal of licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_160.md)
- [WAC 308-17-165 WAC 308-17-165. Private investigator and armed private investigator—Termination of services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_165.md)
- [WAC 308-17-170 WAC 308-17-170. Inactive license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_170.md)
- [WAC 308-17-180 WAC 308-17-180. Application of brief adjudicative proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_308_17_180.md)

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