RCW 19.28.141
RCW 19.28.101 inapplicable in certain cities and towns, electricity supply agency service areas, and rights-of-way of state highways.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the provisions of RCW 19.28.101 shall not apply:
(a) Within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town which has heretofore adopted and enforced or subsequently adopts and enforces an ordinance requiring an equal, higher or better standard of construction and of materials, devices, appliances and equipment than is required by this chapter.
(b) Within the service area of an electricity supply agency owned and operated by a city or town which is supplying electricity and enforcing a standard of construction and materials outside its corporate limits [on] July 1, 1963. The city, town, or agency shall enforce by inspection within its service area outside its corporate limits the same standards of construction and of materials, devices, appliances and equipment as are enforced by the department of labor and industries under this chapter. Fees charged in connection with such enforcement shall not exceed those established in RCW 19.28.101.
(c) Within the rights-of-way of state highways, provided the state department of transportation maintains and enforces an equal, higher or better standard of construction and of materials, devices, appliances and equipment than is required by RCW 19.28.010 through 19.28.141 and 19.28.311 through 19.28.361.
(2) A city, town, or electrical supply agency is permitted, but not required, to enforce the same permitting and inspection standards applicable to basic electrical work as are enforced by the department of labor and industries.
[ 2003 c 399 § 202; 2001 c 211 § 9; 1986 c 156 § 12; 1967 ex.s. c 97 § 1; 1963 c 207 § 4; 1959 c 325 § 3. Formerly RCW 19.28.360.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—2003 c 399: See note following RCW 19.28.006.
Effective date—1963 c 207: See RCW 19.28.910.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 19 - Business Regulations—Miscellaneous
Chapter 19.28 - Electricians and Electrical Installations.
19.28.010 - Electrical wiring requirements—General—Exceptions.
19.28.021 - Disputes regarding local regulations—Arbitration—Appeal.
19.28.031 - Rules, regulations, and standards.
19.28.041 - License required—General or specialty licenses—Fees—Application—Bond or cash deposit.
19.28.051 - Examinations—Fees.
19.28.071 - Licensee's bond—Action on—Priorities—Cash deposit, payment from.
19.28.081 - Actions—Local permits—Proof of licensure.
19.28.091 - Licensing—Exemptions.
19.28.095 - Equipment repair specialty—Scope of work.
19.28.111 - Nonconforming installations—Disputes—Reference to board.
19.28.121 - Board—Request for ruling—Fee—Costs.
19.28.171 - Electrical trainee hours—Audit—Rules—Confidentiality.
19.28.181 - Application for certificate of competency.
19.28.191 - Certificate of competency—Eligibility for examination—Rules.
19.28.195 - Examination—Exception for equivalent training and experience.
19.28.201 - Examination—Times—Certification of results—Contents—Fees.
19.28.205 - In-class education requirements.
19.28.211 - Certificate of competency—Issuance—Renewal—Continuing education—Fees—Effect.
19.28.221 - Persons engaged in trade or business on July 16, 1973.
19.28.231 - Temporary permits.
19.28.241 - Revocation of certificate of competency—Grounds—Procedure.
19.28.261 - Exemptions from RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271.
19.28.271 - Violations of RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271—Schedule of penalties—Appeal.
19.28.281 - Electric vehicle infrastructure—Rule adoption.
19.28.291 - Violations of chapter—Issuance of subpoenas—Application.
19.28.301 - Application—Subchapter heading.
19.28.321 - Enforcement—State electrical inspectors—Qualifications—Salaries and expenses.
19.28.325 - Enforcement—Local authority—Penalties—Appeals.
19.28.331 - Inspection reports.
19.28.341 - Revocation or suspension of license—Grounds—Appeal to board—Fee—Costs.
19.28.351 - Electrical license fund.
19.28.361 - Liability for injury or damage.
19.28.410 - Telecommunications systems installations—Subject to this subchapter.
19.28.420 - Telecommunications contractor license—Application—Bond—Issuance of license.
19.28.430 - Administrator's examination—Certificate—Administrator's requirements.
19.28.440 - Examination for telecommunications administrators' certificates.
19.28.450 - Local enforcement of subchapter—Enforcement of chapter.
19.28.460 - Disputes regarding local regulations—Arbitration—Panel.
19.28.470 - Inspections—Report—Required repairs/changes—Accessibility of telecommunications systems.
19.28.480 - Unlawful acts—Interpretation of chapter.
19.28.490 - Violation of chapter—Penalty—Appeal.
19.28.501 - Insurance/financial responsibility.
19.28.511 - Individual certification not required.
19.28.521 - Limitation of action—Proof of valid license required.
19.28.531 - Unlawful installation/maintenance—Disputed interpretation—Board to determine methods.
19.28.541 - Entity desiring board decision—Process.