Washington Administrative Code
Title 208 - Financial Institutions, Department of (See also Titles 50, 419, and 460)
Chapter 208-680 - Escrow Agent Registration Act
EXAMINATIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, SANCTIONS, AND COSTS
Section 208-680-640 - What sanctions may the department impose on a licensed escrow agent or escrow officer?

(1) The department may take any or all of the following actions :

(2) I work as an escrow agent, but I am excepted from licensure. What sanctions may the department impose on me for violations of the act? The department may deny a future application for a license under the act.

(3) I have been sanctioned in the past for providing unlicensed escrow services in Washington. May I apply for an escrow agent or escrow officer license? Yes, if you were sanctioned more than five years ago. Under RCW 18.44.430, the department may deny a license to anyone who has violated the act or its implementing rules, including the licensure requirements. The department will not issue a license to a person who has provided unlicensed escrow services within the last five years, but may at its discretion issue a license to a person whose unlicensed activity took place more than five years before his or her application. If your unlicensed activity was particularly widespread or egregious, or if it posed a particular risk to the public interest, the department may still deny you an escrow agent or escrow officer license even if your unlicensed activity took place more than five years before your application.