# RCW 18.165.080: RCW 18.165.080: License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S080

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 18.165.080
- **Heading:** RCW 18.165.080: License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 165 / Section 080

## Text

(1) The director shall issue a private investigator license card to each licensed private investigator and an armed private investigator license card to each armed private investigator. (a) The license card may not be used as security clearance. (b) A private investigator shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a private investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request. (c) An armed private investigator shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of an armed private investigator and shall exhibit the card upon request. (2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed private investigator agency. (a) Within seventy-two hours after receipt of the license certificate, the licensee shall post and display the certificate in a conspicuous place in the principal office of the licensee within the state. (b) It is unlawful for any person holding a license certificate to knowingly and willfully post the license certificate upon premises other than those described in the license certificate or to materially alter a license certificate. (c) Every advertisement by a licensee that solicits or advertises business shall contain the name of the licensee, the address of record, and the license number as they appear in the records of the director. (d) The licensee shall notify the director within thirty days of any change in the licensee's officers or directors or any material change in the information furnished or required to be furnished to the director.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 18.165.010 RCW 18.165.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S010.md)
- [RCW 18.165.020 RCW 18.165.020: Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S020.md)
- [RCW 18.165.030 RCW 18.165.030: Private investigator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S030.md)
- [RCW 18.165.040 RCW 18.165.040: Armed private investigator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S040.md)
- [RCW 18.165.050 RCW 18.165.050: Private investigator agency license—Requirements, restrictions—Assignment or transfer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S050.md)
- [RCW 18.165.060 RCW 18.165.060: Armed private investigator license authority—Registration of firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S060.md)
- [RCW 18.165.070 RCW 18.165.070: Investigation of applicants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S070.md)
- [RCW 18.165.080 RCW 18.165.080: License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S080.md)
- [RCW 18.165.090 RCW 18.165.090: Preassignment training and testing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S090.md)
- [RCW 18.165.100 RCW 18.165.100: Agency license—Surety bond or certificate of insurance required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S100.md)
- [RCW 18.165.110 RCW 18.165.110: Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S110.md)
- [RCW 18.165.120 RCW 18.165.120: Out-of-state private investigators operating across state lines.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S120.md)
- [RCW 18.165.130 RCW 18.165.130: Required notice of certain occurrences.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S130.md)
- [RCW 18.165.140 RCW 18.165.140: Out-of-state private investigators—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T18_C165_S140.md)

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