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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 1999, chapter 59<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 552<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72773,"section_number":"38.2-1832","catch_line":"Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1832\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":63121,"section_number":"38.2-1820","catch_line":"Issuance of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1820\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212551,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68596,"identifier":"38.2-1826","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1826","url":"\/38.2-1826\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1826\/","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1826","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirement to report to Commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1826","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each licensed agent shall report within 30 calendar days to the Commission<\/span>, and to every insurer<\/span> for which he is appointed any change in his residence address, email address, or name. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each licensed agent convicted of a felony<\/span> shall report within 30 calendar days to the Commission<\/span> the facts<\/span> and circumstances regarding the criminal conviction<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each licensed agent shall report to the Commission<\/span> within 30 calendar days of the final disposition<\/span> of the matter any administrative action taken against him in another jurisdiction<\/span> or by another governmental agency in the Commonwealth. Such report shall include a copy of the order<\/span>, consent to order<\/span> or other relevant legal documents. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The license<\/span> authority of any licensed resident<\/span> agent shall terminate<\/span> immediately when such agent has moved his residence from the Commonwealth, whether or not the Commission<\/span> has been notified of such move. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each business entity<\/span> acting as an insurance<\/span> producer shall report within 30 calendar days to the Commission<\/span> the removal, for any reason, of the designated licensed producer responsible for the business entity<\/span>’s compliance with the insurance<\/span> laws<\/span>, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth pursuant to subdivision B 2 of § 38.2-1820<\/a>, along with the name of the new designated licensed producer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO COMMISSION (\u00a7 38.2-1826)\n\nA. Each licensed agent shall report within 30 calendar days to the Commission,\nand to every insurer for which he is appointed any change in his residence\naddress, email address, or name.\n\nB. Each licensed agent convicted of a felony shall report within 30 calendar\ndays to the Commission the facts and circumstances regarding the criminal\nconviction.\n\nC. Each licensed agent shall report to the Commission within 30 calendar days of\nthe final disposition of the matter any administrative action taken against him\nin another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in the Commonwealth.\nSuch report shall include a copy of the order, consent to order or other\nrelevant legal documents.\n\nD. The license authority of any licensed resident agent shall terminate\nimmediately when such agent has moved his residence from the Commonwealth,\nwhether or not the Commission has been notified of such move.\n\nE. Each business entity acting as an insurance producer shall report within 30\ncalendar days to the Commission the removal, for any reason, of the designated\nlicensed producer responsible for the business entity’s compliance with\nthe insurance laws, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth pursuant to\nsubdivision B 2 of § 38.2-1820, along with the name of the new designated\nlicensed producer.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 513, \u00a7 38.1-327.37; 1986, c. 562; 1987, c. 521; 1999, c. 59;\n2001, c. 706; 2016, c. 552; 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}}