Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 19.138 - Sellers of Travel.
19.138.170 - Director—Powers and duties.

RCW 19.138.170
Director—Powers and duties.

The director has the following powers and duties:
(1) To adopt, amend, and repeal rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(2) To establish fees;
(3) Upon receipt of a complaint, to inspect and audit the books and records of a seller of travel. The seller of travel shall immediately make available to the director those books and records as may be requested at the seller of travel's place of business or at a location designated by the director. For that purpose, the director shall have full and free access to the office and places of business of the seller of travel during regular business hours. When ten or more complaints have been received by either the department or the attorney general on a seller of travel within a period of ninety days, the department shall inspect and audit books and records of the seller of travel; and
(4) To do all things necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and duties set forth in this chapter.

[ 2002 c 86 § 279; 1999 c 238 § 7; 1994 c 237 § 13.]
NOTES:

Effective dates—2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340.


Part headings not law—Severability—2002 c 86: See RCW 18.235.902 and 18.235.903.


Severability—1999 c 238: See note following RCW 19.138.030.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous

Chapter 19.138 - Sellers of Travel.

19.138.010 - Legislative finding and declaration.

19.138.021 - Definitions.

19.138.030 - Advertising—Restrictions—Records.

19.138.040 - Written statement by seller of travel—Contents.

19.138.050 - Cancellation—Refund—Material misrepresentation—Exception.

19.138.090 - Application of chapter to public charter operators.

19.138.100 - Registration—Number posting, use—Duplicates—Fee—Assignment, transfer—New owner—Exemption.

19.138.110 - Registration—Application—Form—Rules—Report.

19.138.120 - Registration—Renewal—Refusal—Notice—Hearing.

19.138.130 - Unprofessional conduct—Grounds—Registration—Revocation and reinstatement—Support order, noncompliance.

19.138.140 - Trust account—Filing—Notice of change—Other funds or accounts—Rules—Exceptions.

19.138.150 - Standard of duties, care.

19.138.160 - Nonresident seller of travel—Director as attorney if none appointed—Service of process—Notice.

19.138.170 - Director—Powers and duties.

19.138.1701 - Reimbursement of appropriated funds—Fees.

19.138.180 - Director—Investigations—Publication of violation.

19.138.200 - Director or individuals acting on director's behalf—Immunity.

19.138.240 - Violations—Civil penalties—Failure to pay.

19.138.250 - Violation—Restitution assessed by director.

19.138.260 - Registration prerequisite to suit.

19.138.270 - Violations—Giving false information—Criminal penalties.

19.138.280 - Action for damages—Costs, attorneys' fees—No limitation of consumer protection act.

19.138.290 - Violations—Application of consumer protection act.

19.138.310 - Filing public records—Making information public for public interest.

19.138.320 - Contract for sale of travel-related benefits—Cancellation—Process—Seven calendar days—Written disclosure required.

19.138.330 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

19.138.340 - Restrictions regarding promoting prostitution, commercial sexual abuse of a minor, or other commercial sex acts.

19.138.901 - Effective date—1986 c 283.

19.138.903 - Effective date—1994 c 237.

19.138.904 - Implementation—1994 c 237.