State Endorsement Fee Sheet
REV 700 031 (7/22/24) Page 4 of 8
Collecon Agency
$890 main locaon in Washington
$590 each branch locaon (in/out of state/country)
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for any Washington business that:
• Directly or indirectly collects debts on behalf
of clients located in Washington and/or other
states;
• Solicits claims for collecon;
• Markets forms or a collecon system to be used
in debt collecon; or
• Collects their own debts using a cous name
to imply that a third party is involved; or
• Purchases claims for collecon purposes in
Washington, whether or not it collects claim
itself.
The business must maintain a trust account and an
oce in Washington for the purpose of conducng
its collecon agency business. The oce must be
managed by a Washington resident and be open to
the public during regular business hours. A $5,000
surety bond is required.
Collecon Agency - out-of-state/country
$445 main out-of-state locaon
$295 each out-of-state/country branch locaon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for any business outside Washington that;
• Undertakes the collecon of a debt on behalf of
clients who are also outside Washington, and
that uses only telephone, mail or fax to collect,
or aempt to collect, on debts from persons or
businesses located inside Washington. A $5,000
surety bond is required; or
• Purchases claims for collecon purposes in
Washington, whether or not it collects the claim
itself.
Note: Based on other state’s laws, some businesses
may be exempt from these endorsements fees and
bonding. Please contact the Business & Professions
Division at 360-664-1388 for more informaon.
Commercial Telephone Solicitor
$82
Addional forms and agency approval required
Department of Licensing
Required for each locaon making unsolicited
commercial telephone calls and selling goods or
products during the call. Also required for those
who oer free prizes by mail and invite a telephone
response. Exclusions from coverage include, but
are not limited to, those solicing for educaonal,
polical, or charitable purposes; and those who sell to
businesses who either resell the product or use it for
manufacturing.
Contractor Registraon
Addional forms and agency approval required
Registraon not available through BLS
Contact: Department of Labor & Industries 360-902-
6359 or 1-800-647-0985 (in-state only) or lni.wa.gov
Any individual or business involved in construcon,
remodeling, repair, excavaon, or demolion of any
structure, road or property must obtain a Contractor
Registraon. This includes those who install oor
coverings, lawn sprinkler systems, or scaolding.
Those who perform plumbing or electrical work must
have addional cercates or licenses. Registraon
is also required for an individual who plans to hire
subcontractors from more than one trade to work on a
single project related to the individual’s own property,
with the intent to sell that improved property.
Corporate Registraon
Addional forms required
Registraon not available through BLS
Contact: Oce of the Secretary of State
360-705-0377
Washington based corporaons doing business in
Washington must le arcles of incorporaon.
Firms incorporated in any other state or country should
contact the Corporaons Division of the Oce of the
Secretary of State for ling requirements. In addion
to ling the corporate registraon forms a Business
License Applicaon is required to BLS.
For expedited service to incorporate your business,
complete the Applicaon to Form a Prot Corporaon
at secstate.wa.gov/corps.