Washington — statewide
Washington State Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division
In short
Washington State Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division issues 1 permit we publish for Washington — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Washington Auto Repair Act (RCW 46.71)only if it applies to you | Washington State Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Washington Auto Repair Act (RCW 46.71)
No fee applies. The Auto Repair Act statute, RCW chapter 46.71, covers estimates, invoices, replaced parts, required signs, liens and unlawful practices across its fifteen sections and requires no license, registration, permit, bond or fee of a repair shop. Its one license provision is optional: RCW 46.71.100 lets any automotive repair facility apply for a transporter's license under chapter 46.76 RCW to evaluate vehicles on public roads before or after repair. The Act reaches repair shops instead through RCW 46.71.090, under which the Department of Revenue gives written notice of the Act's requirements when it issues a shop's business tax registration certificate. What the Act does require is conduct: a written estimate above $100, no charge over 110 per cent of it without further authorisation, replaced parts returned on request, a posted customer-rights sign, and the loss of your possessory lien if you do not comply.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Washington — statewide
- Phone
- (800) 551-4636
- Website
- www.atg.wa.gov/auto-repair
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- RCW chapter 46.71 — the Auto Repair Act, fourteen sections none of which creates a licenseWashington State Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
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- Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
- Washington State Department of Health, Food Safety Program
- Washington State Department of Revenue, Business Licensing Service
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Washington State Department of Health, Veterinary Board of Governors
- Washington State Department of Licensing, Cosmetology Program
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