What can a practitioner in Washington be disciplined for?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Unprofessional conduct reaches acts involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption relating to the practice of the profession — whether or not the act is a crime, and with conviction not a precondition to disciplinary action — as well as discipline imposed on the licensee by any other state, federal or foreign jurisdiction.
Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.180(1) and (5) · verified Sep 2, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
The rest of what Washington says on this
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The Secretary shall investigate complaints concerning practice by UNLICENSED persons of any profession requiring a license, and may issue a notice of intention to issue a cease and desist order. The recipient has twenty days to request an adjudicative proceeding; failing to request one is a default, on which the Secretary may enter a permanent cease and desist order that may include a civil fine.
Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.190(1) and (2) · verified Sep 2, 2026
⚠️ THE FINE IS PER DAY, NOT PER INCIDENT. On a final determination that a person has engaged or is engaging in unlicensed practice, the Secretary may issue a cease and desist order and impose a civil fine not exceeding ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH DAY on which the person engaged in unlicensed practice.
Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.190(3) · verified Sep 2, 2026
And it can be stopped before a hearing. On a written finding that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay, the Secretary may issue a TEMPORARY cease and desist order, which remains in effect until further order; the recipient is given an opportunity for a prompt hearing, and failing to request one is again a default.
Wash. Rev. Code 18.130.190(4) · verified Sep 2, 2026
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