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The prescribed application processing fee shall not be less than $10 nor more than $20 per line of authority. The fee shall be collected by the Commission and paid directly into the state treasury and credited to the fund for the maintenance of the Bureau of Insurance as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-400.B\n\nEach individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth shall, at the time of applying for a new license, be fingerprinted in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission and shall provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant’s fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. The results of the state and national records search shall be forwarded to the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, who shall be an employee of the Commission. The cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check shall be paid by the applicant. If an applicant’s application for a license is denied, the Commission shall provide a copy of the information obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant upon request. The information provided to the Commission shall not be disseminated except as provided in this subsection.C\n\nNo resident license requiring an examination shall be issued by the Commission later than 183 calendar days from the date the applicant satisfies the prelicensing examination requirements set forth in § 38.2-1817. Applicants failing to satisfy this requirement shall be required to satisfy all prelicensing requirements, including the examination, again before applying.D\n\nExcept where prohibited by state or federal law, by submitting an application for license, the applicant shall be deemed to have appointed the clerk of the Commission as the agent for service of process on the applicant in any action or proceeding arising in the Commonwealth out of or in connection with the exercise of the license. Such appointment of the clerk of the Commission as agent for service of process shall be irrevocable during the period within which a cause of action against the applicant may arise out of transactions with respect to subjects of insurance in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 38.2-800 et seq.).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":220249,"text":"Each applicant for a license shall make application to the Commission, in the form and containing the information the Commission prescribes. Each applicant shall, at the time of applying for a license, pay a nonrefundable application processing fee in an amount and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The prescribed application processing fee shall not be less than $10 nor more than $20 per line of authority. The fee shall be collected by the Commission and paid directly into the state treasury and credited to the fund for the maintenance of the Bureau of Insurance as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-400.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":220250,"text":"Each individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth shall, at the time of applying for a new license, be fingerprinted in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission and shall provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant’s fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. The results of the state and national records search shall be forwarded to the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, who shall be an employee of the Commission. The cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check shall be paid by the applicant. If an applicant’s application for a license is denied, the Commission shall provide a copy of the information obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant upon request. The information provided to the Commission shall not be disseminated except as provided in this subsection.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":220251,"text":"No resident license requiring an examination shall be issued by the Commission later than 183 calendar days from the date the applicant satisfies the prelicensing examination requirements set forth in § 38.2-1817. 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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 6 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 1986, chapter 562; in 1987, chapter 521; in 1989, chapter 435; in 1994, chapter 316<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55365,"section_number":"38.2-1818","catch_line":"Individual moving from another state or Canadian province","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1818\/"},{"id":63121,"section_number":"38.2-1820","catch_line":"Issuance of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1820\/"},{"id":67300,"section_number":"38.2-1836","catch_line":"Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1836\/"},{"id":87222,"section_number":"58.1-2508","catch_line":"Taxes applicable to insurance companies","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-2508\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76304,"section_number":"38.2-1817","catch_line":"Examination for license; fee required; when fee forfeited","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1817\/"},{"id":54065,"section_number":"38.2-800","catch_line":"Definition","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60216,"identifier":"38.2-1819","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1819","url":"\/38.2-1819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1819\/","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for license; fee required; fingerprints","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each applicant for a license<\/span> shall make application to the Commission<\/span>, in the form and containing the information the Commission<\/span> prescribes. Each applicant shall, at the time of applying for a license<\/span>, pay a nonrefundable application processing fee in an amount and in a manner prescribed by the Commission<\/span>. The prescribed application processing fee shall not be less than $10 nor more than $20 per line of authority. The fee shall be collected by the Commission<\/span> and paid directly into the state<\/span> treasury and credited to the fund for the maintenance of the Bureau of Insurance<\/span> as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-400<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each individual who is a resident<\/span> of the Commonwealth shall, at the time of applying for a new license<\/span>, be fingerprinted in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission<\/span> and shall provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with the applicant’s fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. The results of the state<\/span> and national records search shall be forwarded to the Commissioner<\/span> or the Commissioner<\/span>’s designee, who shall be an employee of the Commission<\/span>. The cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check shall be paid by the applicant. If an applicant’s application for a license<\/span> is denied, the Commission<\/span> shall provide a copy of the information obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant upon request. The information provided to the Commission<\/span> shall not be disseminated except as provided in this subsection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No resident<\/span> license<\/span> requiring an examination shall be issued by the Commission<\/span> later than 183 calendar days from the date the applicant satisfies the prelicensing examination requirements set forth in § 38.2-1817<\/a>. Applicants failing to satisfy this requirement shall be required to satisfy all prelicensing requirements, including the examination, again before applying. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Except where prohibited by state<\/span> or federal law<\/span>, by submitting an application for license<\/span>, the applicant shall be deemed to have appointed the clerk of the Commission<\/span> as the agent for service of process<\/span> on the applicant in any action or proceeding arising in the Commonwealth out of or in connection with the exercise of the license<\/span>. Such appointment of the clerk of the Commission<\/span> as agent for service of process<\/span> shall be irrevocable during the period within which a cause of action<\/span> against the applicant may arise out of transactions with respect to subjects of insurance in the Commonwealth. Service of process<\/span> on the clerk of the Commission<\/span> shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 38.2-800<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LICENSE; FEE REQUIRED; FINGERPRINTS (\u00a7 38.2-1819)\n\nA. Each applicant for a license shall make application to the Commission, in the\nform and containing the information the Commission prescribes. Each applicant\nshall, at the time of applying for a license, pay a nonrefundable application\nprocessing fee in an amount and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. The\nprescribed application processing fee shall not be less than $10 nor more than\n$20 per line of authority. The fee shall be collected by the Commission and paid\ndirectly into the state treasury and credited to the fund for the maintenance of\nthe Bureau of Insurance as provided in subsection B of § 38.2-400.\n\nB. Each individual who is a resident of the Commonwealth shall, at the time of\napplying for a new license, be fingerprinted in a form and manner prescribed by\nthe Commission and shall provide personal descriptive information to be\nforwarded along with the applicant’s fingerprints through the Central\nCriminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose\nof obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. The\nresults of the state and national records search shall be forwarded to the\nCommissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, who shall be an employee of\nthe Commission. The cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check\nshall be paid by the applicant. If an applicant’s application for a\nlicense is denied, the Commission shall provide a copy of the information\nobtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant upon\nrequest. The information provided to the Commission shall not be disseminated\nexcept as provided in this subsection.\n\nC. No resident license requiring an examination shall be issued by the\nCommission later than 183 calendar days from the date the applicant satisfies\nthe prelicensing examination requirements set forth in § 38.2-1817.\nApplicants failing to satisfy this requirement shall be required to satisfy all\nprelicensing requirements, including the examination, again before applying.\n\nD. Except where prohibited by state or federal law, by submitting an application\nfor license, the applicant shall be deemed to have appointed the clerk of the\nCommission as the agent for service of process on the applicant in any action or\nproceeding arising in the Commonwealth out of or in connection with the exercise\nof the license. Such appointment of the clerk of the Commission as agent for\nservice of process shall be irrevocable during the period within which a cause\nof action against the applicant may arise out of transactions with respect to\nsubjects of insurance in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of\nthe Commission shall conform to the provisions of Chapter 8 (§ 38.2-800 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.20; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c. 521; 1989, c. 435;\n1994, c. 316; 2001, c. 706; 2019, c. 675.","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}}