The purpose of the contract as required in RCW 18.185.270 is to provide information to the public and law enforcement officers to clarify authority and to identify the parties involved during the act of locating and apprehending a fugitive. The contract is to administrate the transfer of information regarding the identity of the fugitive.

(1) There shall be an individual contract on a form provided by the department between the bail bond agent and the bail bond recovery agent for each fugitive.

(2) A bail bond agent shall provide a bail bond recovery agent a copy of each individual contract on a form provided by the department.

(3) The contract form provided by the department shall not prevent a bail bond agent or a bail bond recovery agent from having additional contracts or agreements for conducting the course of their business transaction.

(4) The bail bond agent shall provide to the bail bond recovery agent a photograph of the fugitive if one is available.

(5) The original signed contract shall be kept by the bail bond agency for at least three years and be made available upon request by the department.

(6) Facsimile signatures shall be as effective as if originals.