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Any licensee under this article or any person purporting to be a licensee under this article or any person whose actions have led any person to believe that he is a licensee under this article who refuses to permit the Commission or any of its employees or agents, including employees of the Bureau of Insurance, to make an examination or who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section, may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to any of the penalties relating to licensees under this article, as provided in this title, including the termination, denial, suspension, or revocation of his license.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":228631,"text":"The Commission shall have power to examine and investigate the business affairs of any person engaged or alleged to be engaged in the business of public adjusting in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person has engaged or is engaging in any violation of this title. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 734<\/a> and 735<\/a> 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. 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 2019, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":212699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62705,"identifier":"38.2-1845.22","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.22","url":"\/38.2-1845.22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1845.22\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.22","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power of Commission to investigate affairs of persons engaged in the business of public adjusting; penalties for refusal to permit investigation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1845.22","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall have power to examine and investigate the business affairs of any person<\/span> engaged or alleged to be engaged in the business of public adjusting<\/span> in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person<\/span> has engaged or is engaging in any violation of this title. The Commission<\/span> shall have the right to examine all records relating to the business of public adjusting<\/span> by any such person<\/span> in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person<\/span> is now or has been violating any of the provisions of this title. Any licensee under this article or any person<\/span> purporting to be a licensee under this article or any person<\/span> whose actions have led any person<\/span> to believe that he is a licensee under this article who refuses to permit the Commission<\/span> or any of its employees or agents, including employees of the Bureau of Insurance<\/span>, to make an examination or who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section, may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to any of the penalties relating to licensees under this article, as provided in this title, including the termination, denial, suspension, or revocation<\/span> of his license<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OF COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF\nPUBLIC ADJUSTING; PENALTIES FOR REFUSAL TO PERMIT INVESTIGATION (\u00a7\n38.2-1845.22)\n\nThe Commission shall have power to examine and investigate the business affairs\nof any person engaged or alleged to be engaged in the business of public\nadjusting in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person has engaged or is\nengaging in any violation of this title. The Commission shall have the right to\nexamine all records relating to the business of public adjusting by any such\nperson in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person is now or has been\nviolating any of the provisions of this title. Any licensee under this article\nor any person purporting to be a licensee under this article or any person whose\nactions have led any person to believe that he is a licensee under this article\nwho refuses to permit the Commission or any of its employees or agents,\nincluding employees of the Bureau of Insurance, to make an examination or who\nfails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section, may, after\nnotice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to any of the penalties\nrelating to licensees under this article, as provided in this title, including\nthe termination, denial, suspension, or revocation of his license.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 734, 735; 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}}