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I, c. 441.","full_text":"A\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t\t“Proof of compliance” means all fees prescribed by the Board and all documents and forms specified by the Board for demonstrating completion of Board-approved continuing education courses relevant to the license held and for the required number of hours.\n\t\t\t“Received by the Board or its administrator” means delivered into the possession of the Board or its administrator in a form and manner prescribed by the Board.B\n\nEach agent and public adjuster holding one or more licenses subject to the continuing education requirements of this article shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit to the Board or its administrator proof of compliance with such requirements in the form and manner required by the Board biennially, based on the agent’s or public adjuster’s month and year of birth. An agent or public adjuster born in an even-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit proof of compliance by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in even-numbered years. An agent or public adjuster born in an odd-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit proof of compliance by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in odd-numbered years.C\n\nA licensed agent or public adjuster who is unable to comply with the continuing education requirements of this article due to military service or other extenuating circumstances, including long-term illness or incapacity may request a waiver of such requirements. Requests for waivers of continuing education requirements shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the Board. An agent or public adjuster seeking a waiver of some or all of the continuing education requirements shall submit all documentation, forms, and fees specified by the Board so as to be received by the Board or its administrator no later than the last day of the two-year period set forth in subsection B and in §§ 38.2-1825.1, 38.2-1840, and 38.2-1845.8. After the two-year period, an agent or public adjuster who has failed to complete the continuing education requirements may request a waiver of the continuing education reinstatement requirements set forth in subsection E of § 38.2-1825.1, subsection E of § 38.2-1840, and subsection E of § 38.2-1845.8 within the 12-month reinstatement period described therein. The Board shall approve or disapprove the waiver request within 30 days of receipt thereof and shall provide written notice of its decision to the waiver applicant within five days of rendering its decision. Any waiver granted pursuant to this subsection shall be valid only for the biennium for which waiver application was made.D\n\nAll fees specified by the Board shall be nonrefundable once received by the Commission, the Board, or the Board’s administrator, except that duplicate payments may be refunded.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":235560,"text":"As used in this article:\n\t\t\t“Proof of compliance” means all fees prescribed by the Board and all documents and forms specified by the Board for demonstrating completion of Board-approved continuing education courses relevant to the license held and for the required number of hours.\n\t\t\t“Received by the Board or its administrator” means delivered into the possession of the Board or its administrator in a form and manner prescribed by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":235561,"text":"Each agent and public adjuster holding one or more licenses subject to the continuing education requirements of this article shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit to the Board or its administrator proof of compliance with such requirements in the form and manner required by the Board biennially, based on the agent’s or public adjuster’s month and year of birth. An agent or public adjuster born in an even-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit proof of compliance by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in even-numbered years. An agent or public adjuster born in an odd-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit proof of compliance by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in odd-numbered years.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":235562,"text":"A licensed agent or public adjuster who is unable to comply with the continuing education requirements of this article due to military service or other extenuating circumstances, including long-term illness or incapacity may request a waiver of such requirements. Requests for waivers of continuing education requirements shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the Board. An agent or public adjuster seeking a waiver of some or all of the continuing education requirements shall submit all documentation, forms, and fees specified by the Board so as to be received by the Board or its administrator no later than the last day of the two-year period set forth in subsection B and in §§ 38.2-1825.1, 38.2-1840, and 38.2-1845.8. After the two-year period, an agent or public adjuster who has failed to complete the continuing education requirements may request a waiver of the continuing education reinstatement requirements set forth in subsection E of § 38.2-1825.1, subsection E of § 38.2-1840, and subsection E of § 38.2-1845.8 within the 12-month reinstatement period described therein. The Board shall approve or disapprove the waiver request within 30 days of receipt thereof and shall provide written notice of its decision to the waiver applicant within five days of rendering its decision. Any waiver granted pursuant to this subsection shall be valid only for the biennium for which waiver application was made.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":235563,"text":"All fees specified by the Board shall be nonrefundable once received by the Commission, the Board, or the Board’s administrator, except that duplicate payments may be refunded.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13477,"edition_id":1,"name":"Continuing Education","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13203,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:58","permalink":{"id":212813,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13477,"identifier":"7","token":"38.2\/18\/7","url":"\/38.2\/18\/7\/","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":63234,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1866","catch_line":"Continuing education requirements","url":"\/38.2-1866\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1866","metadata":false},{"id":57718,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1867","catch_line":"Insurance continuing education board; approval of credits","url":"\/38.2-1867\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1867","metadata":false},{"id":69366,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1868","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/38.2-1868\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1868","metadata":false},{"id":64721,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1868.1","catch_line":"Proof of compliance with continuing education requirements; waivers","url":"\/38.2-1868.1\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1868.1","metadata":false},{"id":84359,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1869","catch_line":"Failure to satisfy requirements; termination of license","url":"\/38.2-1869\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1869","metadata":false},{"id":82940,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1870","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/38.2-1870\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1870","metadata":false},{"id":54440,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1871","catch_line":"Licensees not subject to the continuing education requirements of this article","url":"\/38.2-1871\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1871","metadata":false},{"id":66310,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1872","catch_line":"Administrative duties of Board; transfer to outside administrator","url":"\/38.2-1872\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1872","metadata":false},{"id":64497,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1873","catch_line":"Continuing insurance education fees","url":"\/38.2-1873\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1873","metadata":false},{"id":74673,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1874","catch_line":"Continuing education program; plan of operation; approval by Commission","url":"\/38.2-1874\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1874","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69366,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1868","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/38.2-1868\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1868","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":84359,"structure_id":13477,"section_number":"38.2-1869","catch_line":"Failure to satisfy requirements; termination of license","url":"\/38.2-1869\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1869","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/38.2-1868.1\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 159<\/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 8 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 1998, chapter 46<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 522<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 589<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 294<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 285<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 668<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57718,"section_number":"38.2-1867","catch_line":"Insurance continuing education board; approval of credits","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1867\/"},{"id":84359,"section_number":"38.2-1869","catch_line":"Failure to satisfy requirements; termination of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1869\/"},{"id":54440,"section_number":"38.2-1871","catch_line":"Licensees not subject to the continuing education requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1871\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":84643,"section_number":"38.2-1825.1","catch_line":"Renewal application and fee; compliance with continuing education requirements; reinstatement; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1825.1\/"},{"id":78531,"section_number":"38.2-1840","catch_line":"Renewal application and fee; compliance with continuing education requirements; reinstatement; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1840\/"},{"id":59250,"section_number":"38.2-1845.8","catch_line":"Renewal application and fee; reinstatement; waiver","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1845.8\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64721,"identifier":"38.2-1868.1","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1868.1","url":"\/38.2-1868.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1868.1\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1868.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proof of compliance with continuing education requirements; waivers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1868.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this article:\n\t\t\t“Proof of compliance<\/span>” means all fees prescribed by the Board and all documents and forms specified by the Board for demonstrating completion of Board-approved continuing education courses relevant to the license<\/span> held and for the required number of hours.\n\t\t\t“Received by the Board or its administrator<\/span>” means delivered into the possession<\/span> of the Board or its administrator in a form and manner prescribed by the Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each agent and public adjuster holding one or more licenses<\/span> subject to the continuing education requirements of this article shall complete all continuing education course or waiver<\/span> requirements and shall submit to the Board or its administrator proof of compliance<\/span> with such requirements in the form and manner required by the Board biennially, based on the agent’s or public adjuster’s month and year of birth. An agent or public adjuster born in an even-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver<\/span> requirements and shall submit proof of compliance<\/span> by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in even-numbered years. An agent or public adjuster born in an odd-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver<\/span> requirements and shall submit proof of compliance<\/span> by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in odd-numbered years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A licensed agent or public adjuster who is unable to comply with the continuing education requirements of this article due to military service or other extenuating circumstances<\/span>, including long-term illness or incapacity may request a waiver<\/span> of such requirements. Requests for waivers<\/span> of continuing education requirements shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the Board. An agent or public adjuster seeking a waiver<\/span> of some or all of the continuing education requirements shall submit all documentation, forms, and fees specified by the Board so as to be received by the Board or its administrator<\/span> no later than the last day of the two-year period set forth in subsection B and in §§ 38.2-1825.1<\/a>, 38.2-1840<\/a>, and 38.2-1845.8<\/a>. After the two-year period, an agent or public adjuster who has failed to complete the continuing education requirements may request a waiver<\/span> of the continuing education reinstatement requirements set forth in subsection E of § 38.2-1825.1<\/a>, subsection E of § 38.2-1840<\/a>, and subsection E of § 38.2-1845.8<\/a> within the 12-month reinstatement period described therein. The Board shall approve or disapprove the waiver<\/span> request within 30 days of receipt thereof and shall provide written notice of its decision to the waiver<\/span> applicant within five days of rendering its decision. Any waiver<\/span> granted pursuant to this subsection shall be valid only for the biennium for which waiver<\/span> application was made. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All fees specified by the Board shall be nonrefundable once received by the Commission<\/span>, the Board, or the Board’s administrator, except that duplicate payments may be refunded. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS (\u00a7\n38.2-1868.1)\n\nA. As used in this article:\n\t\t\t“Proof of compliance” means all fees prescribed by the Board and\nall documents and forms specified by the Board for demonstrating completion of\nBoard-approved continuing education courses relevant to the license held and for\nthe required number of hours.\n\t\t\t“Received by the Board or its administrator” means delivered into\nthe possession of the Board or its administrator in a form and manner prescribed\nby the Board.\n\nB. Each agent and public adjuster holding one or more licenses subject to the\ncontinuing education requirements of this article shall complete all continuing\neducation course or waiver requirements and shall submit to the Board or its\nadministrator proof of compliance with such requirements in the form and manner\nrequired by the Board biennially, based on the agent’s or public\nadjuster’s month and year of birth. An agent or public adjuster born in an\neven-numbered year shall complete all continuing education course or waiver\nrequirements and shall submit proof of compliance by the end of the\nagent’s or public adjuster’s birth month in even-numbered years. An\nagent or public adjuster born in an odd-numbered year shall complete all\ncontinuing education course or waiver requirements and shall submit proof of\ncompliance by the end of the agent’s or public adjuster’s birth\nmonth in odd-numbered years.\n\nC. A licensed agent or public adjuster who is unable to comply with the\ncontinuing education requirements of this article due to military service or\nother extenuating circumstances, including long-term illness or incapacity may\nrequest a waiver of such requirements. Requests for waivers of continuing\neducation requirements shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the\nBoard. An agent or public adjuster seeking a waiver of some or all of the\ncontinuing education requirements shall submit all documentation, forms, and\nfees specified by the Board so as to be received by the Board or its\nadministrator no later than the last day of the two-year period set forth in\nsubsection B and in §§ 38.2-1825.1, 38.2-1840, and 38.2-1845.8. After\nthe two-year period, an agent or public adjuster who has failed to complete the\ncontinuing education requirements may request a waiver of the continuing\neducation reinstatement requirements set forth in subsection E of §\n38.2-1825.1, subsection E of § 38.2-1840, and subsection E of §\n38.2-1845.8 within the 12-month reinstatement period described therein. The\nBoard shall approve or disapprove the waiver request within 30 days of receipt\nthereof and shall provide written notice of its decision to the waiver applicant\nwithin five days of rendering its decision. Any waiver granted pursuant to this\nsubsection shall be valid only for the biennium for which waiver application was\nmade.\n\nD. All fees specified by the Board shall be nonrefundable once received by the\nCommission, the Board, or the Board’s administrator, except that duplicate\npayments may be refunded.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 159; 1998, c. 46; 2000, c. 522; 2001, c. 706; 2006, c. 589;\n2012, c. 294; 2016, c. 285; 2018, c. 668; 2019, c. 675; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n441.","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}}