The commission will grant provisional authority to any applicant that meets the following criteria:

(1) The applicant has properly completed the household goods moving company permit application.

(2) The application does not contain any indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or erroneous information.

(3) The applicant has provided a copy of a valid driver's license or government-issued photo identification card for each person named in the application associated with the proposed moving company.

(4) The applicant has provided evidence that the applicant possesses sufficient financial resources to operate a moving company. The commission will accept as evidence the completed financial statement form included in the household goods moving company permit application or the alternative documents listed on the financial statement form.

(5) The applicant has met the liability and cargo insurance requirements of WAC 480-15-530 and 480-15-550.

(6) The applicant has provided evidence of compliance with state tax, labor, employment, business, and vehicle licensing laws and rules. The commission will accept valid account numbers that staff can verify, showing the applicant has established accounts with other state agencies, as evidence.

(7) The applicant has provided evidence of its enrollment in a drug and alcohol testing program, or evidence that it has in place its own drug and alcohol testing program, if required by WAC 480-15-570. The commission will accept proof of enrollment in a program, or a detailed description of the applicant's own program, as evidence.

(8) Commission staff has completed a criminal background check on each person named in the application associated with the proposed moving company.

(a) The commission will not grant provisional authority if any named person has, within the past five years, been convicted of any crime involving theft, burglary, assault, sexual misconduct, identity theft, fraud, false statements, or the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a controlled substance.

(b) If a person named in the application has been convicted of any crime involving theft, burglary, assault, sexual misconduct, identity theft, fraud, false statements, or the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a controlled substance more than five years prior to the date of the application and the commission determines that the nature or extent of the crime(s) will likely interfere with the proper operation of a household goods moving company, the commission will deny operating authority to the applicant.

(9) The applicant owns or leases the equipment necessary to provide household goods moving services.

(10) The commission has not denied a household goods moving company permit application within the previous six months filed by the same applicant or by any other person named on the application.

(11) The commission has not canceled, for cause, a permit held by the applicant, or by any other person named on the application, within the previous twelve months.

(12) The applicant has filed with the application at least three completed statements of support for the proposed service.

(13) No other circumstances exist that cause the commission to deny the application.