# RCW 19.16.140: RCW 19.16.140: License—Application—Fees—Exemptions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S140

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 19.16.140
- **Heading:** RCW 19.16.140: License—Application—Fees—Exemptions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 19 / Chapter 16 / Section 140

## Text

Each applicant when submitting his or her application shall pay a licensing fee and an investigation fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086 . The licensing fee for an out-of-state collection agency shall not exceed fifty percent of the licensing fee for a collection agency. An out-of-state collection agency is exempt from the licensing fee if the agency is licensed or registered in a state that does not require payment of an initial fee by any person who collects debts in the state only by means of interstate communications from the person's location in another state. If a license is not issued in response to the application, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant. An annual license fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086 shall be paid to the director on or before January first of each year. The annual license fee for an out-of-state collection agency shall not exceed fifty percent of the annual license fee for a collection agency. An out-of-state collection agency is exempt from the annual license fee if the agency is licensed or registered in a state that does not require payment of an annual fee by any person who collects debts in the state only by means of interstate communications from the person's location in another state. If the annual license fee is not paid on or before January first, the licensee shall be assessed a penalty for late payment in an amount determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086 . If the fee and penalty are not paid by January thirty-first, it will be necessary for the licensee to submit a new application for a license: PROVIDED, That no license shall be issued upon such new application unless and until all fees and penalties previously accrued under this section have been paid. Any license or branch office certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire on December thirty-first following the issuance thereof.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 19.16.120 RCW 19.16.120: Unprofessional conduct—Support order, noncompliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S120.md)
- [RCW 19.16.130 RCW 19.16.130: License—Application—Form—Contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S130.md)
- [RCW 19.16.140 RCW 19.16.140: License—Application—Fees—Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S140.md)
- [RCW 19.16.150 RCW 19.16.150: Branch office certificate required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S150.md)
- [RCW 19.16.160 RCW 19.16.160: License and branch office certificate—Form—Contents—Display.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S160.md)
- [RCW 19.16.170 RCW 19.16.170: Procedure upon change of name or business location.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S170.md)
- [RCW 19.16.180 RCW 19.16.180: Assignability of license or branch office certificate.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S180.md)
- [RCW 19.16.190 RCW 19.16.190: Surety bond requirements—Cash deposit or securities—Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S190.md)
- [RCW 19.16.200 RCW 19.16.200: Action on bond, cash deposit or securities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S200.md)
- [RCW 19.16.210 RCW 19.16.210: Accounting and payments by licensee to customer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S210.md)
- [RCW 19.16.220 RCW 19.16.220: Accounting and payments by customer to licensee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S220.md)
- [RCW 19.16.230 RCW 19.16.230: Licensee—Business office—Records to be kept.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S230.md)
- [RCW 19.16.240 RCW 19.16.240: Licensee—Trust fund account—Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S240.md)
- [RCW 19.16.245 RCW 19.16.245: Financial statement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T19_C16_S245.md)

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