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Each applicant shall pass the examination prescribed by the Commission unless otherwise exempted.B\n\nIf a resident individual applicant fails three times to pass the examination, the applicant shall be required to wait 30 calendar days before the applicant may retake the examination.C\n\nEach applicant for an examination shall make application in the form and containing the information the Commission prescribes.D\n\nEach applicant shall, at the time of applying to take the examination, pay such fee as may be prescribed by the Commission and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The prescribed examination fee shall not be less than $20 nor more than $100. The examination fee shall be nonrefundable.E\n\nIf the applicant fails to take the examination within 90 calendar days from the date his registration for the examination is accepted, the examination fee shall be forfeited and the registration shall be considered withdrawn.F\n\nIf the applicant fails to obtain the appropriate license from the Commission within 183 calendar days from the date he passes the examination, the examination grade shall be considered invalid and the examination fee and application processing fee shall be forfeited. Such applicant shall be required to reapply for the examination and to satisfy any appropriate prelicensing requirements.G\n\nAn individual who applies for a resident insurance agent’s license in the Commonwealth who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in the individual’s home state shall not be required to complete any prelicensing examination. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 513 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 616; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1987, chapter 521; in 1989, chapter 435; in 1990, chapter 464; in 1999, chapter 86<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 131<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60216,"section_number":"38.2-1819","catch_line":"Application for license; fee required; fingerprints","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1819\/"},{"id":70166,"section_number":"38.2-1838","catch_line":"License required of consultants; fingerprinting","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1838\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":212505,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76304,"identifier":"38.2-1817","token":"38.2\/18\/2\/38.2-1817","url":"\/38.2-1817\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1817\/","token":"38.2\/18\/2\/38.2-1817","dublin_core":{"Title":"Examination for license; fee required; when fee forfeited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1817","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Examinations for licenses<\/span> shall be conducted at least monthly at the times and places the Commission<\/span> prescribes. Each applicant shall pass the examination prescribed by the Commission<\/span> unless otherwise exempted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a resident<\/span> individual applicant fails three times to pass the examination, the applicant shall be required to wait 30 calendar days before the applicant may retake the examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each applicant for an examination shall make application in the form and containing the information the Commission<\/span> prescribes. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each applicant shall, at the time of applying to take the examination, pay such fee as may be prescribed by the Commission<\/span> and in a manner prescribed by the Commission<\/span>. The prescribed examination fee shall not be less than $20 nor more than $100. The examination fee shall be nonrefundable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If the applicant fails to take the examination within 90 calendar days from the date his registration for the examination is accepted, the examination fee shall be forfeited and the registration shall be considered withdrawn. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If the applicant fails to obtain the appropriate license<\/span> from the Commission<\/span> within 183 calendar days from the date he passes the examination, the examination grade shall be considered invalid and the examination fee and application processing fee shall be forfeited. Such applicant shall be required to reapply for the examination and to satisfy any appropriate prelicensing requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> An individual who applies for a resident<\/span> insurance<\/span> agent’s license<\/span> in the Commonwealth who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in the individual’s home state<\/span> shall not be required to complete any prelicensing examination. This exemption is only available if the individual is currently licensed in the applicant’s home state<\/span>, or if the application is received within 90 calendar days of the cancellation of the applicant’s previous license<\/span> in the applicant’s home state<\/span>, and if the applicant’s home state<\/span> issues<\/span> a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state’s Producer Database records, maintained by the NAIC<\/span>, its affiliates or subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXAMINATION FOR LICENSE; FEE REQUIRED; WHEN FEE FORFEITED (\u00a7 38.2-1817)\n\nA. Examinations for licenses shall be conducted at least monthly at the times\nand places the Commission prescribes. Each applicant shall pass the examination\nprescribed by the Commission unless otherwise exempted.\n\nB. If a resident individual applicant fails three times to pass the examination,\nthe applicant shall be required to wait 30 calendar days before the applicant\nmay retake the examination.\n\nC. Each applicant for an examination shall make application in the form and\ncontaining the information the Commission prescribes.\n\nD. Each applicant shall, at the time of applying to take the examination, pay\nsuch fee as may be prescribed by the Commission and in a manner prescribed by\nthe Commission. The prescribed examination fee shall not be less than $20 nor\nmore than $100. The examination fee shall be nonrefundable.\n\nE. If the applicant fails to take the examination within 90 calendar days from\nthe date his registration for the examination is accepted, the examination fee\nshall be forfeited and the registration shall be considered withdrawn.\n\nF. If the applicant fails to obtain the appropriate license from the Commission\nwithin 183 calendar days from the date he passes the examination, the\nexamination grade shall be considered invalid and the examination fee and\napplication processing fee shall be forfeited. Such applicant shall be required\nto reapply for the examination and to satisfy any appropriate prelicensing\nrequirements.\n\nG. An individual who applies for a resident insurance agent’s license in\nthe Commonwealth who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in\nthe individual’s home state shall not be required to complete any\nprelicensing examination. This exemption is only available if the individual is\ncurrently licensed in the applicant’s home state, or if the application is\nreceived within 90 calendar days of the cancellation of the applicant’s\nprevious license in the applicant’s home state, and if the\napplicant’s home state issues a certification that, at the time of\ncancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the\nstate’s Producer Database records, maintained by the NAIC, its affiliates\nor subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing\nfor the line of authority requested.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.17; 1985, c. 616; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c. 521;\n1989, c. 435; 1990, c. 464; 1999, c. 86; 2001, c. 706; 2018, c. 131.","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}}