{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.400.030","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.400.030","heading":"Licensing authority disqualification determination.","body":"(1) When issuing a professional license, government certification, or state recognition, the appropriate licensing authority may not disqualify an individual based on:\n(a) A conviction that has been sealed, dismissed, expunged, or pardoned; or\n(b) A juvenile adjudication.\n(2) The appropriate licensing authority may disqualify an individual from obtaining a professional license, government certification, or state recognition if it determines the individual's conviction is related to the occupation or profession unless the individual has requested and received a certificate of restoration of opportunity under RCW 9.97.020.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.400"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.400.030","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:24:33Z","sha256":"4fc1c0d0a02549f0bc1d4380890d23b5b0afadcbcf5d2127d68ee65a2d843c24","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.400.020","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.400.900"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}