Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators.
18.165.180 - Complaints—Investigation—Immunity.

RCW 18.165.180
Complaints—Investigation—Immunity.

A person, including but not limited to consumers, licensees, corporations, organizations, and state and local governmental agencies, may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional or unlawful conduct and specifying the grounds for the charge. If the director determines that the complaint merits investigation, or if the director has reason to believe, without a formal complaint, that a license holder or applicant may have engaged in unprofessional or unlawful conduct, the director shall investigate to determine if there has been unprofessional or unlawful conduct. A person who files a complaint under this section in good faith is immune from suit in any civil action related to the filing or contents of the complaint.

[ 1995 c 277 § 36; 1991 c 328 § 18.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 18 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 18.165 - Private Investigators.

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.