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Department of Licensing Director and Real Estate Commission (Washington)

In Washington the Department of Licensing (DOL) administers real estate licensing under RCW 18.85, 18.86, and 18.235, and its director holds the real power: adopting rules, issuing and denying licenses, holding hearings, and imposing discipline, with the commission's advice. The Real Estate Commission is advisory. It consists of the director as chair plus six governor-appointed members serving six-year terms, at least two from each side of the Cascades, each with five years of Washington brokerage experience or three years of investigative work. It meets four times a year.