The Washington Personal Lines license

RCW 48.17.110(1) asks a resident individual applying for a producer license to pass a written examination unless exempt under that section or RCW 48.17.175, and RCW 48.17.090(2) is the closed list of what the commissioner must find before approving the application: at least 18 years old, no act that is a ground for denial under 48.17.530, the fees at 48.14.010 paid, and the examinations passed for the lines applied for. Fingerprints go to the state patrol and the FBI, and the applicant pays whatever those agencies charge. No course is in any of it, and has not been since 2023-07-23.

Read at app.leg.wa.gov on 2026-08-16

RCW 48.17.175(1). Somebody previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state completes neither prelicensing education nor an examination. The exemption holds while that other license is current, or if the application arrives within 90 days of its cancellation and the prior state certifies good standing at that point, or the NAIC producer database shows it for the line being asked for.

Read at app.leg.wa.gov on 2026-08-16

RCW 48.17.175(2). Somebody licensed as a producer in another state who moves here has 90 days from establishing legal residence to apply as a resident licensee under 48.17.090, written as a duty rather than an option. No prelicensing education or examination is required for a line of authority previously held in the prior state except where the commissioner determines otherwise by rule.

Read at app.leg.wa.gov on 2026-08-16