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If the Commission refuses to issue a new license, it shall give the applicant at least 10 calendar days’ notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing, if a hearing is requested. The notice shall contain a statement of the objections to the issuance of the license. The notice may be given to the applicant by registered or certified mail, sent to the last known address of record, or the last known business address if the address of record is incorrect, or in any other lawful manner the Commission prescribes. The Commission may summon witnesses to testify with respect to the applicant, and the applicant may introduce evidence in his or its behalf. No applicant to whom a license is refused after a hearing shall again apply for a license until after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of the Commission’s order or such other period as the Commission prescribes in its order.B\n\nThe license of a business entity may be denied if the Commission finds, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, that a violation by an individual licensee acting at the direction of, on behalf of, or with the permission of the business entity was known to be a violation by one or more of the partners, officers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity or if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission that responsibility for such violation by the individual can reasonably be imputed to one or more of the partners, officers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity, and neither was the violation reported to the Commission nor corrective action taken.C\n\nIn addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial of a license, a person may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to a penalty pursuant to § 38.2-218.D\n\nThe Commission shall retain the authority to enforce the provisions of and impose any penalty or remedy authorized by this title against any person who is under investigation for or charged with a violation of this title, even if the person’s license or registration has been surrendered, terminated, suspended, revoked, or has lapsed by operation of law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":226680,"text":"If the Commission is of the opinion that any applicant for public adjuster license is not of good character or does not have a good reputation for honesty, it may refuse to issue the license, subject to the right of the applicant to demand a hearing on the application. If the Commission refuses to issue a new license, it shall give the applicant at least 10 calendar days’ notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing, if a hearing is requested. The notice shall contain a statement of the objections to the issuance of the license. The notice may be given to the applicant by registered or certified mail, sent to the last known address of record, or the last known business address if the address of record is incorrect, or in any other lawful manner the Commission prescribes. The Commission may summon witnesses to testify with respect to the applicant, and the applicant may introduce evidence in his or its behalf. 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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":false,"permalink":{"id":212723,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62133,"identifier":"38.2-1845.7","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.7","url":"\/38.2-1845.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1845.7\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4.1\/38.2-1845.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Refusal to issue; hearing; new application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1845.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the Commission<\/span> is of the opinion<\/span> that any applicant for public adjuster<\/span> license<\/span> is not of good character or does not have a good reputation for honesty, it may refuse to issue<\/span> the license<\/span>, subject to the right of the applicant to demand a hearing<\/span> on the application. If the Commission<\/span> refuses to issue<\/span> a new license<\/span>, it shall give the applicant at least 10 calendar days’ notice in writing of the time and place of the hearing<\/span>, if a hearing<\/span> is requested. The notice shall contain a statement of the objections to the issuance of the license<\/span>. The notice may be given to the applicant by registered or certified mail, sent to the last known address of record, or the last known business address if the address of record is incorrect, or in any other lawful manner the Commission<\/span> prescribes. The Commission<\/span> may summon witnesses to testify with respect to the applicant, and the applicant may introduce evidence<\/span> in his or its behalf. No applicant to whom a license<\/span> is refused after a hearing<\/span> shall again apply for a license<\/span> until after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of the Commission<\/span>’s order<\/span> or such other period as the Commission<\/span> prescribes in its order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The license<\/span> of a business entity<\/span> may be denied if the Commission<\/span> finds, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, that a violation by an individual licensee acting at the direction of, on behalf of, or with the permission of the business entity<\/span> was known to be a violation by one or more of the partners, officers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity<\/span> or if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission<\/span> that responsibility for such violation by the individual can reasonably be imputed to one or more of the partners, officers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity<\/span>, and neither was the violation reported to the Commission<\/span> nor corrective action taken. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial of a license<\/span>, a person<\/span> may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to a penalty<\/span> pursuant to § 38.2-218<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall retain the authority to enforce the provisions of and impose any penalty<\/span> or remedy authorized by this title against any person<\/span> who is under investigation for or charged with a violation of this title, even if the person<\/span>’s license<\/span> or registration has been surrendered, terminated, suspended, revoked, or has lapsed by operation of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFUSAL TO ISSUE; HEARING; NEW APPLICATION (\u00a7 38.2-1845.7)\n\nA. If the Commission is of the opinion that any applicant for public adjuster\nlicense is not of good character or does not have a good reputation for honesty,\nit may refuse to issue the license, subject to the right of the applicant to\ndemand a hearing on the application. If the Commission refuses to issue a new\nlicense, it shall give the applicant at least 10 calendar days’ notice in\nwriting of the time and place of the hearing, if a hearing is requested. The\nnotice shall contain a statement of the objections to the issuance of the\nlicense. The notice may be given to the applicant by registered or certified\nmail, sent to the last known address of record, or the last known business\naddress if the address of record is incorrect, or in any other lawful manner the\nCommission prescribes. The Commission may summon witnesses to testify with\nrespect to the applicant, and the applicant may introduce evidence in his or its\nbehalf. No applicant to whom a license is refused after a hearing shall again\napply for a license until after the expiration of a period of five years from\nthe date of the Commission’s order or such other period as the Commission\nprescribes in its order.\n\nB. The license of a business entity may be denied if the Commission finds, after\nnotice and an opportunity to be heard, that a violation by an individual\nlicensee acting at the direction of, on behalf of, or with the permission of the\nbusiness entity was known to be a violation by one or more of the partners,\nofficers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity or if it can be\ndemonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission that responsibility for such\nviolation by the individual can reasonably be imputed to one or more of the\npartners, officers, or managers acting on behalf of the business entity, and\nneither was the violation reported to the Commission nor corrective action\ntaken.\n\nC. In addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial of a license, a person\nmay, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to a penalty\npursuant to § 38.2-218.\n\nD. The Commission shall retain the authority to enforce the provisions of and\nimpose any penalty or remedy authorized by this title against any person who is\nunder investigation for or charged with a violation of this title, even if the\nperson’s license or registration has been surrendered, terminated,\nsuspended, revoked, or has lapsed by operation of law.\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}}