{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.160.100","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.160.100","heading":"Unlicensed operations—Penalty.","body":"Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor who constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any occupancy, except an owner-occupied single-family dwelling, without first obtaining a fire sprinkler contractor's license from the state of Washington, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. This section may not be construed to create any criminal liability for a prime contractor or an owner of an occupancy unless it is proved that the prime contractor or owner had actual knowledge of an illegal construction, installation, or maintenance of a fire protection sprinkler system by a fire protection sprinkler system contractor.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.160"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.160.100","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:21:24Z","sha256":"ad9a18fc44cb475b26d38fa7af0d7164944a0abdbcc18a405fa8e1cd800199ac","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.160.090","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.160.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}