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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 158 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":58348,"section_number":"38.2-1347","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1347\/"},{"id":82605,"section_number":"38.2-1358","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1358\/"},{"id":67482,"section_number":"38.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":211807,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69357,"identifier":"38.2-1346","token":"38.2\/13\/7\/38.2-1346","url":"\/38.2-1346\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1346\/","token":"38.2\/13\/7\/38.2-1346","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1346","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall act in this Commonwealth as a producer, and no resident of this Commonwealth shall act as a producer, unless such person<\/span> or resident is licensed as an insurance<\/span> agent pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18 (§ 38.2-1800<\/a> et seq.) of this title, or as a reinsurance intermediary or managing general agent pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> As used in this section, the terms “resident” and “insurance<\/span> agent” have the meanings prescribed in § 38.2-1800<\/a>, and the terms “managing general agent,” and “reinsurance intermediary” have the meanings set forth in §§ 38.2-1347<\/a> and 38.2-1358<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSURE (\u00a7 38.2-1346)\n\nA. No person shall act in this Commonwealth as a producer, and no resident of\nthis Commonwealth shall act as a producer, unless such person or resident is\nlicensed as an insurance agent pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18 (§\n38.2-1800 et seq.) of this title, or as a reinsurance intermediary or managing\ngeneral agent pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.\n\nB. As used in this section, the terms “resident” and\n“insurance agent” have the meanings prescribed in § 38.2-1800,\nand the terms “managing general agent,” and “reinsurance\nintermediary” have the meanings set forth in §§ 38.2-1347 and\n38.2-1358.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 158; 2001, c. 706.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}