RCW 20.01.320
Investigations, examinations, inspections—Search warrants—Subpoenas.
The director on his or her own motion or upon the verified complaint of any interested party may investigate, examine, or inspect (1) any transaction involving solicitation, receipt, sale, or attempted sale of agricultural products by any person or persons acting or assuming to act as a commission merchant, dealer, broker, cash buyer, or agent; (2) the failure to make proper and true account of sales and settlement thereof as required under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; (3) the intentional making of false statements as to conditions and quantity of any agricultural products received or in storage; (4) the intentional making of false statements as to market conditions; (5) the failure to make payment for products within the time required by this chapter; (6) any and all other injurious transactions. In furtherance of such an investigation, examination, or inspection, the director or an authorized representative may examine that portion of the ledgers, books, accounts, memoranda and other documents, agricultural products, scales, measures, and other articles and things used in connection with the business of the person relating to the transactions involved. For the purpose of the investigation the director shall at all times have free and unimpeded access to all buildings, yards, warehouses, storage, and transportation facilities or any other place where agricultural products are kept, stored, handled, or transported. If the director is denied access, the director may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant authorizing access to the premises and records. The court may upon the application issue the search warrant for the purposes requested. The director may also, for the purpose of the investigation, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, as provided in RCW 20.01.170, or the production of books or documents, anywhere in the state.
[ 2003 c 395 § 6; 1959 c 139 § 32.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 20 - Commission Merchants—Agricultural Products
Chapter 20.01 - Agricultural Products—Commission Merchants, Dealers, Brokers, Buyers, Agents.
20.01.020 - Rules and regulations—Enforcement of chapter—Interference prohibited.
20.01.038 - License required of persons dealing in livestock, hay, grain, or straw.
20.01.040 - License—Generally.
20.01.060 - Licensee in one class may obtain license in another—Additional fee.
20.01.070 - Application for license—Contents.
20.01.080 - Commission merchant's schedule of commissions and charges—Changes, posting.
20.01.086 - Waiver of reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping requirements prohibited.
20.01.090 - Agent to disclose principal licensee and his endorsement.
20.01.110 - Publication of list of licensees and rules—Posting license.
20.01.120 - Vehicle license plates.
20.01.125 - Hay or straw—Certified vehicle tare and load weights—Violations.
20.01.130 - Disposition of moneys.
20.01.140 - Change in organization of firm to be reported.
20.01.150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Authority.
20.01.160 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Procedure.
20.01.200 - Denial, suspension, revocation of licenses, probationary orders—Appellate review.
20.01.205 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
20.01.210 - Commission merchants, dealers—Bonds.
20.01.211 - Alternative bonding provision for certain dealers.
20.01.212 - Livestock dealers bonded under federal law.
20.01.214 - Appeal from rejected bond claim.
20.01.220 - Action on bond for fraud.
20.01.230 - Action on bond for failure to comply with chapter.
20.01.240 - Claims against commission merchant, dealer.
20.01.250 - Failure of consignor to file claim, time limitation.
20.01.260 - Director not liable if circumstances prevent ascertainment of creditors—Demand on bond.
20.01.270 - Demand on bond after claims ascertained—Power of director to settle, compromise.
20.01.280 - Action on bond after refusal to pay—New bond, failure to file.
20.01.300 - Verified complaints of consignor—Investigations.
20.01.310 - Oaths, testimony, witnesses, subpoenas—Contempt proceedings—Records as evidence.
20.01.320 - Investigations, examinations, inspections—Search warrants—Subpoenas.
20.01.330 - Denial, revocation, suspension, or condition of licenses, probationary orders—Grounds.
20.01.360 - Order of revocation, suspension.
20.01.370 - Commission merchants—Recordkeeping.
20.01.385 - Failure to comply—Construction of transaction.
20.01.390 - When dealer must pay for products delivered to him or her.
20.01.400 - Broker's memorandum of sale.
20.01.410 - Manifest of cargo—Bill of lading.
20.01.420 - Commission merchant's report of sale to consignor.
20.01.430 - Commission merchant's remittance to consignor.
20.01.460 - Prohibited acts—Penalties.
20.01.465 - Time of sale requirement—Unlawful practice.
20.01.470 - Action to enjoin violation of chapter.
20.01.480 - Violations resulting in improper or nonpayment—Charges.
20.01.482 - Civil infractions—Notice—Misdemeanors.
20.01.484 - Civil infractions—Response to notice.
20.01.486 - Civil infractions—Hearing to contest charge—Order—Appeal.
20.01.488 - Civil infractions—Informal hearing on mitigating circumstances—Order—No appeal.
20.01.490 - Civil infractions—Monetary penalty—Failure to pay, misdemeanor.
20.01.500 - "Grower," "processor" defined—Application of exemption contained in RCW 20.01.030(1).
20.01.510 - Processor's form showing maximum processing capacity.
20.01.520 - Processor to have grower contracts and commitments on file.
20.01.530 - Grower may file form showing crops processor is committed to purchase.
20.01.540 - Committing to purchase more crops than plants can process—Violation.
20.01.550 - Discrimination by processor.
20.01.560 - Effective date of RCW 20.01.500 through 20.01.550.
20.01.570 - Cash or other security in lieu of surety bond.
20.01.610 - Authority to stop vehicle violating chapter—Failure to stop, civil infraction.
20.01.900 - Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.