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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 4 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 1981, chapter 604; in 1985, chapter 616; in 1986, chapter 562; in 1987, chapter 521.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":84445,"section_number":"38.2-1822","catch_line":"License required of individual and business entity agents; individual acting for business entity licensee","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1822\/"},{"id":75184,"section_number":"38.2-1831","catch_line":"Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1831\/"},{"id":64490,"section_number":"38.2-218","catch_line":"Penalties and restitution payments","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-218\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212535,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79658,"identifier":"38.2-1823","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1823","url":"\/38.2-1823\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1823\/","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for acting for insurer, joint underwriting association, etc., when not licensed","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> submitting business, in violation of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"License required of individual and business entity agents; individual acting for business entity licensee\" href=\"\/38.2-1822\/\">38.2-1822<\/a>, while the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> is not a holder of a valid agent&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">license<\/span> to transact the class of <span class=\"dictionary\">insurance<\/span> involved shall be penalized a sum equal to the first year <span class=\"dictionary\">commission<\/span> for the placement of that business and in addition shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties and restitution payments\" href=\"\/38.2-218\/\">38.2-218<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation, or suspension of license\" href=\"\/38.2-1831\/\">38.2-1831<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR ACTING FOR INSURER, JOINT UNDERWRITING ASSOCIATION, ETC., WHEN NOT\nLICENSED (\u00a7 38.2-1823)\n\nAny person submitting business, in violation of \u00a7 38.2-1822, while the person\nis not a holder of a valid agent&#8217;s license to transact the class of\ninsurance involved shall be penalized a sum equal to the first year commission\nfor the placement of that business and in addition shall be subject to the\npenalties prescribed in \u00a7\u00a7 38.2-218 and 38.2-1831.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.34; 1981, c. 604; 1985, c. 616; 1986, c. 562;\n1987, c. 521.","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}}