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§ 38.2-1814 License required of resident property and casualty insurance agent and resident personal lines agent

A. No individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth shall obtain a license as a property and casualty insurance agent or as a personal lines agent from the Commission unless he has passed an examination in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission.

B. An individual may obtain a license as a limited lines credit insurance agent, a limited lines property and casualty agent, a motor vehicle rental contract insurance agent, or any other type of license of restricted authority that the Commission may deem it necessary to recognize for the purpose of complying with § 38.2-1836 without taking such examination.

History

This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 513 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 9 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 616; in 1986, chapters 364 and 562; in 1987, chapter 521; in 1989, chapter 435; in 1994, chapter 106; in 1995, chapter 167; in 1998, chapters 16, 47, and 164; in 1999, chapters 490 and 586; in 2001, chapter 706.

1979, c. 513, § 38.1-327.15; 1985, c. 616; 1986, cc. 364, 562; 1987, c. 521; 1989, c. 435; 1994, c. 106; 1995, c. 167; 1998, cc. 16, 47, 164; 1999, cc. 490, 586; 2001, c. 706.

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