{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.1135","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.41.1135","heading":"Firearms sales or transfers—Use of Washington state patrol firearms background check system.","body":"(1) Beginning on the date that is thirty days after the Washington state patrol issues a notification to dealers that a state firearms background check system is established within the Washington state patrol under RCW 43.43.580, a dealer shall use the Washington state patrol firearms background check program to conduct background checks for all firearms transfers. A dealer may not sell or transfer a firearm to an individual unless the dealer first contacts the Washington state patrol firearms background check program for a background check to determine the eligibility of the purchaser or transferee to possess a firearm under state and federal law and the requirements and time periods established in RCW 9.41.090 and 9.41.092 have been satisfied.\n(2) A dealer shall charge a purchaser or transferee a background check fee in an amount determined by the Washington state patrol and remit the proceeds from the fee to the Washington state patrol on a monthly basis. The background check fee does not apply to any background check conducted in connection with a pawnbroker's receipt of a pawned firearm or the redemption of a pawned firearm.\n(3) This section does not apply to sales or transfers to licensed dealers or to the sale or transfer of an antique firearm.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.41"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.1135","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:46:27Z","sha256":"40440948255bf3c0e65a9168ca67380f45edc810342162391c6f30911fbd0d87","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.1132","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.41.114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}