{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.300","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 49.12.300","heading":"House-to-house sales by minor—Registration of employer.","body":"(1) No person under sixteen years of age may be employed in house-to-house sales unless the department grants a variance permitting specific employment under criteria adopted by department rule.\n(2) No person sixteen or seventeen years of age may be employed in house-to-house sales unless the employer:\n(a) Obtains and maintains a validated registration certificate issued by the department. Application for registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the director, which shall include but not be limited to:\n(i) The employer's name, permanent address, and telephone number;\n(ii) The employer's social security number and industrial insurance number or, in lieu of these numbers, the employer's unified business identifier account number; and\n(iii) A description of the work to be performed by persons aged sixteen or seventeen and the working conditions under which the work will be performed;\n(b) Provides each employee sixteen or seventeen years of age, before beginning work, an identification card in a form prescribed by the director. The card shall include, but not be limited to, a picture of the employee, the employee's name, the name and address of the employer, a statement that the employer is registered with the department of labor and industries, and the registration number. The person employed in house-to-house sales shall show the identification card to each customer or potential customer of the person;\n(c) Ensures supervision by a person aged twenty-one years or over during all working hours, with each supervisor responsible for no more than five persons; and\n(d) If transporting an employee sixteen or seventeen years of age to another state, obtains the express written consent of the employee's parent or legal guardian.\n(3) An employer may not employ a person sixteen or seventeen years of age in house-to-house sales after the hour of nine p.m.\n(4) The department shall adopt by rule procedures for the renewal, denial, or revocation of registrations required by this section.","path":["Title 49","Chapter 49.12"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.12.300","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:03:47Z","sha256":"78baa43ad1f52bbbed58ad4d9006d35e5f59a9d0fd784aeeb93f92c63da24f47","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.295","next":"us-wa/rcw-49.12.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}