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A public adjuster with an active nonresident Virginia public adjuster license may continue to operate under his nonresident license for up to 90 calendar days while applying for a resident Virginia public adjuster’s license. If a nonresident public adjuster fails to obtain such resident license by the end of the 90-calendar-day period, the equivalent nonresident license shall terminate.B\n\nAn individual licensed as a public adjuster in another state or province of Canada, but not holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license, who moves to the Commonwealth shall submit the application to become a resident public adjuster and shall pay the license processing fee set forth in § 38.2-1845.2 within 90 calendar days of establishing residency in the Commonwealth as provided by subsection B of § 38.2-1800.1. No prelicensing examination shall be required of that individual to obtain a public adjuster license. After establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth and prior to obtaining a license as a resident public adjuster, the individual shall be prohibited from conducting the business of public adjusting in the Commonwealth. An individual who fails to submit the application and license processing fee within 90 calendar days of establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth shall be required to satisfy all resident public adjuster prelicensing requirements required by this article.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311007,"text":"An individual holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license who has moved into the Commonwealth from another state or a province of Canada shall submit the application and pay the license processing fee required by and in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 38.2-1845.2. A public adjuster with an active nonresident Virginia public adjuster license may continue to operate under his nonresident license for up to 90 calendar days while applying for a resident Virginia public adjuster’s license. If a nonresident public adjuster fails to obtain such resident license by the end of the 90-calendar-day period, the equivalent nonresident license shall terminate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":311008,"text":"An individual licensed as a public adjuster in another state or province of Canada, but not holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license, who moves to the Commonwealth shall submit the application to become a resident public adjuster and shall pay the license processing fee set forth in § 38.2-1845.2 within 90 calendar days of establishing residency in the Commonwealth as provided by subsection B of § 38.2-1800.1. 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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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66272,"section_number":"38.2-1800.1","catch_line":"Proof of residency","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800.1\/"},{"id":76889,"section_number":"38.2-1845.2","catch_line":"License required of resident public adjusters","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1845.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212719,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86867,"identifier":"38.2-1845.6","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.6","url":"\/38.2-1845.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1845.6\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Individual moving into the Commonwealth from another state or Canadian province","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1845.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An individual holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster<\/span> license<\/span> who has moved into the Commonwealth from another state<\/span> or a province of Canada shall submit the application and pay the license<\/span> processing fee required by and in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 38.2-1845.2<\/a>. A public adjuster<\/span> with an active nonresident Virginia public adjuster<\/span> license<\/span> may continue to operate under his nonresident license<\/span> for up to 90 calendar days while applying for a resident<\/span> Virginia public adjuster<\/span>’s license<\/span>. If a nonresident public adjuster<\/span> fails to obtain such resident<\/span> license<\/span> by the end of the 90-calendar-day period, the equivalent nonresident license<\/span> shall terminate<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An individual licensed as a public adjuster<\/span> in another state<\/span> or province of Canada, but not holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster<\/span> license<\/span>, who moves to the Commonwealth shall submit the application to become a resident<\/span> public adjuster<\/span> and shall pay the license<\/span> processing fee set forth in § 38.2-1845.2<\/a> within 90 calendar days of establishing residency in the Commonwealth as provided by subsection B of § 38.2-1800.1<\/a>. No prelicensing examination shall be required of that individual to obtain a public adjuster<\/span> license<\/span>. After establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth and prior to obtaining a license<\/span> as a resident<\/span> public adjuster<\/span>, the individual shall be prohibited from conducting the business of public adjusting<\/span> in the Commonwealth. An individual who fails to submit the application and license<\/span> processing fee within 90 calendar days of establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth shall be required to satisfy all resident<\/span> public adjuster<\/span> prelicensing requirements required by this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINDIVIDUAL MOVING INTO THE COMMONWEALTH FROM ANOTHER STATE OR CANADIAN PROVINCE\n(\u00a7 38.2-1845.6)\n\nA. An individual holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license who has\nmoved into the Commonwealth from another state or a province of Canada shall\nsubmit the application and pay the license processing fee required by and in\naccordance with the requirements set forth in § 38.2-1845.2. A public\nadjuster with an active nonresident Virginia public adjuster license may\ncontinue to operate under his nonresident license for up to 90 calendar days\nwhile applying for a resident Virginia public adjuster’s license. If a\nnonresident public adjuster fails to obtain such resident license by the end of\nthe 90-calendar-day period, the equivalent nonresident license shall terminate.\n\nB. An individual licensed as a public adjuster in another state or province of\nCanada, but not holding a nonresident Virginia public adjuster license, who\nmoves to the Commonwealth shall submit the application to become a resident\npublic adjuster and shall pay the license processing fee set forth in §\n38.2-1845.2 within 90 calendar days of establishing residency in the\nCommonwealth as provided by subsection B of § 38.2-1800.1. No prelicensing\nexamination shall be required of that individual to obtain a public adjuster\nlicense. After establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth and prior to\nobtaining a license as a resident public adjuster, the individual shall be\nprohibited from conducting the business of public adjusting in the Commonwealth.\nAn individual who fails to submit the application and license processing fee\nwithin 90 calendar days of establishing legal residence in the Commonwealth\nshall be required to satisfy all resident public adjuster prelicensing\nrequirements required by this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 734, 735.","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}}