Private investigative agency, private investigator, and armed private investigator fees.
Licenses issued to private investigator agencies and private investigators expire one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed each year. The fees are as follows:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Private investigative agency/principal fee: |
| Application/examination/includes first examination plus current applicable background check fees | $640.00 |
| Principal armed endorsement | 110.00 |
| Reexamination | 25.00 |
| License renewal | 385.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | See below* |
| Change of principal/includes first examination plus current applicable background check fees | 150.00 |
Private investigator: |
| Original license plus current applicable background check fees | 220.00 |
| Armed endorsement plus current applicable background check fees | 110.00 |
| Transfer fee | 25.00 |
| License renewal | 193.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 35.00 |
| Certified trainer endorsement examination/reexamination | 25.00 |
| Certified trainer endorsement renewal | 15.00 |
| License print fee | 5.00 |
*Private investigative agency license renewals filed after the license expiration date will be charged the master license service late renewal fee in compliance with RCW
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