(1)
For how long is an escrow officer
license valid? Escrow officer licenses are valid for one year from the
date of issuance.
(2)
Can I
renew my escrow officer license? Yes. Escrow officer licenses may be
renewed by completing the online renewal application and paying the annual
renewal license fee specified under WAC
208-680-155 by your renewal date.
Your renewal date is the date one year after the day your license was
issued.
(3)
I did not
complete the online escrow officer renewal process, did not pay my renewal fee
by my renewal date, or my renewal fee payment was rejected. Can I still provide
escrow services? No. Your license is now expired, and any escrow
services you perform are considered unlicensed activities and are in violation
of the act. If you continue to perform escrow services after expiration of your
license, the department may investigate and bring an enforcement proceeding
against you.
For information about failed payments, see WAC
208-680-170.
(4)
I did not complete the online
escrow officer form and pay my renewal fee by my renewal date. Can I still
renew my license, or do I need to reapply? Once your license has expired
you have sixty days to file for renewal and to pay the renewal fee and any late
renewal penalty. If you do not renew your license will be canceled on the
sixty-first day. A canceled license cannot be renewed or reinstated. If your
license is canceled and you wish to provide escrow services, you will have to
apply for a new license. You should note that if your new license is not issued
within two years of your passing the escrow test, you may have to take the
escrow test again.
Even if you renew your license before it is canceled, you are
still liable for any unlicensed services you provided while your license was
expired.
For the renewal fee structure, see WAC
208-680-155.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code §
208-680-243
Amended by
WSR
13-24-022, filed 11/22/13, effective
1/1/2014
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.320.040 and chapter 18.44 RCW (as amended
by
2010 c 34). 10-20-124, §
208-680-243, filed 10/5/10,
effective 11/5/10.
