RCW 30B.10.140
Hearing—Who may conduct—Authority.
(1) A hearing pursuant to a notice of charges under this chapter must be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, except to the extent otherwise provided in this chapter.
(2) Such hearing may be held at a place designated by the director and, at the option of the director, may be conducted by a delegated presiding officer whom the director appoints without referral to the office of administrative hearings.
(3) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter, chapter 34.05 RCW, and chapters 10-08 and 208-08 WAC.
(4) If the department elects to conduct a hearing as permitted by subsection (2) of this section, the director must appoint a presiding officer from outside the division of banks, who may be either an employee from another division, an independent contractor, or an administrative law judge of the office of administrative hearings.
(5) Such hearing shall be private unless the director determines that a public hearing is necessary to protect the public interest upon good cause shown in a motion by the respondent, if any, to make the hearing public.
(6) The director may elect to either retain authority to issue a final order or may delegate such authority to the presiding officer appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.
[ 2019 c 389 § 20.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 30B - Washington Trust Institutions Act
Chapter 30B.10 - Director's Authority—Supervision and Examination—Enforcement.
30B.10.005 - Director supervision over authorized trust institutions.
30B.10.010 - Fee for examination.
30B.10.020 - Director to act under authority of the department's division of banks.
30B.10.030 - Generally accepted accounting principles.
30B.10.040 - Examination standards for state trust companies—Rule making—Special conditions.
30B.10.045 - Examinations—Requirements—Reciprocal agreements permitted—Records, books, and accounts.
30B.10.050 - Duties of persons subject to authority of director—Violations.
30B.10.060 - Governing administrative law and procedure.
30B.10.070 - Administrative orders—Penalties for violation.
30B.10.080 - Suspension and removal of directors, officers, and employees.
30B.10.090 - Subpoena power and examination under oath.
30B.10.100 - Effect of final orders against officers, directors, employees, and agents.
30B.10.110 - Director's authority to protect the public and state trust institutions.
30B.10.120 - Director's subpoenas.
30B.10.130 - Scope of chapter—Remedies.
30B.10.140 - Hearing—Who may conduct—Authority.
30B.10.150 - Notice of charges.
30B.10.160 - Hearing—Schedule—Default.
30B.10.170 - Hearing—Order—Review or appeal.
30B.10.180 - Emergency order—Judicial review.
30B.10.190 - Order of prohibition against third-party service providers—Grounds—Notice.
30B.10.210 - Authority of director to seek removal by the board of a state trust company.
30B.10.220 - Jurisdiction of courts as to the department's enforcement orders—Venue.