# RCW 17.21.180: RCW 17.21.180: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Suspension of license for failure to meet financial responsibility criteria

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S180

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 17.21.180
- **Heading:** RCW 17.21.180: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Suspension of license for failure to meet financial responsibility criteria
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 48 / Chapter 21 / Section 180

## Text

The commercial pesticide applicator license shall, whenever the licensee's surety bond or insurance policy is reduced below the requirements of RCW 17.21.170 or whenever the commercial applicator has not supplied evidence of financial responsibility, as required by RCW 17.21.160 and 17.21.170 , by the expiration date of the previous policy or surety bond, be automatically suspended until such licensee's surety bond or insurance policy again meets the requirements of RCW 17.21.170 . In addition, the director may pick up such licensee's license plates during such period of automatic suspension and return them only at such time as the licensee has furnished written proof that he or she is in compliance with the provisions of RCW 17.21.170 .

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 17.21.020 RCW 17.21.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S020.md)
- [RCW 17.21.060 RCW 17.21.060: Subpoenas—Witness fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S060.md)
- [RCW 17.21.070 RCW 17.21.070: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S070.md)
- [RCW 17.21.080 RCW 17.21.080: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Application—Form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S080.md)
- [RCW 17.21.100 RCW 17.21.100: Recordkeeping by licensees and agricultural users.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S100.md)
- [RCW 17.21.140 RCW 17.21.140: Renewal—Delinquency.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S140.md)
- [RCW 17.21.180 RCW 17.21.180: Commercial pesticide applicator license—Suspension of license for failure to meet financial responsibility criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S180.md)
- [RCW 17.21.190 RCW 17.21.190: Damages due to use or application of pesticide—Report of loss required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S190.md)
- [RCW 17.21.220 RCW 17.21.220: Application of chapter to governmental entities—Public operator license required—Exemption—Liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S220.md)
- [RCW 17.21.290 RCW 17.21.290: Pesticide application apparatuses—License plate as identification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S290.md)
- [RCW 17.21.320 RCW 17.21.320: Access to public or private premises—Search warrants—Prosecuting attorney's duties—Injunctions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S320.md)
- [RCW 48.21.010 RCW 48.21.010: "Group disability insurance" defined—Issuance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S010.md)
- [RCW 48.21.015 RCW 48.21.015: "Group stop loss insurance" defined for the purpose of exemption—Scope of application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S015.md)
- [RCW 48.21.030 RCW 48.21.030: Health care groups.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C21_S030.md)

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