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No fee or license application is required.F\n\nAny licenses issued to nonresidents pursuant to this section shall be terminated at any time that the nonresident’s equivalent authority in his home state is terminated, suspended, or revoked.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208810,"text":"An individual or business entity who is not a resident as defined in \u00a7 38.2-1800, but who is a resident of another state, territory, or province of Canada, shall receive a nonresident insurance consultant license if:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":208811,"text":"The applicant presents proof in a form acceptable to the Commission that the applicant is currently licensed or otherwise authorized as a resident insurance consultant and is in good standing in his home state;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":208812,"text":"The applicant has submitted the proper application for licensure or a copy of the application for licensure submitted to his home state, and has paid the fees required by § 38.2-1838; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":208813,"text":"The applicant’s home state issues nonresident insurance consultant licenses to residents of this Commonwealth on the same basis, or will permit a resident of this Commonwealth to act as a consultant in such state without requiring a license.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"B"},"4":{"id":208814,"text":"For the purposes of this chapter, any individual whose place of residence and place of business are in a city or town located partly within the Commonwealth and partly within another state may be considered as meeting the requirements as a resident of this Commonwealth, provided the other state has established by law or regulation similar requirements as to residence of such individuals.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"C"},"5":{"id":208815,"text":"The Commission may enter into a reciprocal agreement with an appropriate official of any other state or province of Canada if such an agreement is required in order for a Virginia resident to be similarly licensed as a nonresident in that state or province.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"6":{"id":208816,"text":"The Commission may verify the insurance consultant’s licensing status through the Producer Database maintained by the NAIC, its affiliates or subsidiaries.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"7":{"id":208817,"text":"A nonresident insurance consultant who moves from one state or province to another state or province shall file a change of address and provide a certification from the new home state or province within thirty calendar days of the change of legal residence. No fee or license application is required.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"8":{"id":208818,"text":"Any licenses issued to nonresidents pursuant to this section shall be terminated at any time that the nonresident’s equivalent authority in his home state is terminated, suspended, or revoked.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14940,"edition_id":1,"name":"Licensing of Insurance Consultants","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13203,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:55","permalink":{"id":212603,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14940,"identifier":"4","token":"38.2\/18\/4","url":"\/38.2\/18\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13203,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance Agents","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12698,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":212411,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13203,"identifier":"18","token":"38.2\/18","url":"\/38.2\/18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12698,"edition_id":1,"name":"Insurance","identifier":"38.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":210661,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12698,"identifier":"38.2","token":"38.2","url":"\/38.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58116,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1837","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/38.2-1837\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1837","metadata":false},{"id":70166,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1838","catch_line":"License required of consultants; fingerprinting","url":"\/38.2-1838\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1838","metadata":false},{"id":64800,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1839","catch_line":"Contract required; placement of insurance for public bodies","url":"\/38.2-1839\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1839","metadata":false},{"id":78531,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1840","catch_line":"Renewal application and fee; compliance with continuing education requirements; reinstatement; waiver","url":"\/38.2-1840\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1840","metadata":false},{"id":57671,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1841","catch_line":"Termination, suspension, or revocation of license","url":"\/38.2-1841\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1841","metadata":false},{"id":81460,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1842","catch_line":"Requirement to report to Commission","url":"\/38.2-1842\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1842","metadata":false},{"id":73546,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1843","catch_line":"Grounds for placing on probation, refusal to issue or renew, revocation or suspension of license","url":"\/38.2-1843\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1843","metadata":false},{"id":83610,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1844","catch_line":"Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application","url":"\/38.2-1844\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1844","metadata":false},{"id":57006,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1845","catch_line":"Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces","url":"\/38.2-1845\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1845","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":83610,"structure_id":14940,"section_number":"38.2-1844","catch_line":"Refusal to issue and revocation of license; hearing; new application","url":"\/38.2-1844\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1844","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/38.2-1845\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 3 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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, chapters 521 and 678; in 1988, chapter 335; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 213<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":67482,"section_number":"38.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800\/"},{"id":70166,"section_number":"38.2-1838","catch_line":"License required of consultants; fingerprinting","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1838\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57006,"identifier":"38.2-1845","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1845","url":"\/38.2-1845\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1845\/","token":"38.2\/18\/4\/38.2-1845","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1845","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An individual or business entity<\/span> who is not a resident<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 38.2-1800<\/a>, but who is a resident<\/span> of another state<\/span>, territory, or province of Canada, shall receive a nonresident insurance consultant<\/span> license<\/span> if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The applicant presents proof in a form acceptable to the Commission<\/span> that the applicant is currently licensed or otherwise authorized as a resident<\/span> insurance consultant<\/span> and is in good standing in his home state<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The applicant has submitted the proper application for licensure or a copy of the application for licensure submitted to his home state<\/span>, and has paid the fees required by § 38.2-1838<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The applicant’s home state<\/span> issues<\/span> nonresident insurance consultant<\/span> licenses<\/span> to residents<\/span> of this Commonwealth on the same basis, or will permit a resident<\/span> of this Commonwealth to act as a consultant in such state without requiring a license<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of this chapter, any individual whose place of residence and place of business are in a city or town located partly within the Commonwealth and partly within another state may be considered as meeting the requirements as a resident<\/span> of this Commonwealth, provided the other state has established by law<\/span> or regulation similar requirements as to residence of such individuals. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may enter into a reciprocal agreement with an appropriate official of any other state or province of Canada if such an agreement is required in order<\/span> for a Virginia resident<\/span> to be similarly licensed as a nonresident in that state or province. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> may verify the insurance consultant<\/span>’s licensing status through the Producer Database maintained by the NAIC<\/span>, its affiliates or subsidiaries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A nonresident insurance consultant<\/span> who moves from one state or province to another state or province shall file a change of address and provide a certification from the new home state<\/span> or province within thirty calendar days of the change of legal residence. No fee or license<\/span> application is required. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Any licenses<\/span> issued to nonresidents pursuant to this section shall be terminated at any time that the nonresident’s equivalent authority in his home state<\/span> is terminated, suspended, or revoked. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSING NONRESIDENTS; RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER STATES AND CANADIAN\nPROVINCES (\u00a7 38.2-1845)\n\nA. An individual or business entity who is not a resident as defined in \u00a7\n38.2-1800, but who is a resident of another state, territory, or province of\nCanada, shall receive a nonresident insurance consultant license if:\n\n 1. The applicant presents proof in a form acceptable to the Commission that\n the applicant is currently licensed or otherwise authorized as a resident\n insurance consultant and is in good standing in his home state;\n\n 2. The applicant has submitted the proper application for licensure or a copy\n of the application for licensure submitted to his home state, and has paid the\n fees required by § 38.2-1838; and\n\n 3. The applicant’s home state issues nonresident insurance consultant\n licenses to residents of this Commonwealth on the same basis, or will permit a\n resident of this Commonwealth to act as a consultant in such state without\n requiring a license.\n\nB. For the purposes of this chapter, any individual whose place of residence and\nplace of business are in a city or town located partly within the Commonwealth\nand partly within another state may be considered as meeting the requirements as\na resident of this Commonwealth, provided the other state has established by law\nor regulation similar requirements as to residence of such individuals.\n\nC. The Commission may enter into a reciprocal agreement with an appropriate\nofficial of any other state or province of Canada if such an agreement is\nrequired in order for a Virginia resident to be similarly licensed as a\nnonresident in that state or province.\n\nD. The Commission may verify the insurance consultant’s licensing status\nthrough the Producer Database maintained by the NAIC, its affiliates or\nsubsidiaries.\n\nE. A nonresident insurance consultant who moves from one state or province to\nanother state or province shall file a change of address and provide a\ncertification from the new home state or province within thirty calendar days of\nthe change of legal residence. No fee or license application is required.\n\nF. Any licenses issued to nonresidents pursuant to this section shall be\nterminated at any time that the nonresident’s equivalent authority in his\nhome state is terminated, suspended, or revoked.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 3, \u00a7 38.1-327.70; 1986, c. 562; 1987, cc. 521, 678; 1988, c.\n335; 2001, c. 706; 2008, c. 213.","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}}