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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 570 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1994, chapter 175<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 159<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 583<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 522<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 32<\/a> and 706<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 668<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 675<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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":63234,"section_number":"38.2-1866","catch_line":"Continuing education requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1866\/"},{"id":84359,"section_number":"38.2-1869","catch_line":"Failure to satisfy requirements; termination of license","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1869\/"}],"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\/"},{"id":64721,"section_number":"38.2-1868.1","catch_line":"Proof of compliance with continuing education requirements; waivers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1868.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":212839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54440,"identifier":"38.2-1871","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1871","url":"\/38.2-1871\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1871\/","token":"38.2\/18\/7\/38.2-1871","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensees not subject to the continuing education requirements of this article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1871","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A resident<\/span> or nonresident agent or public adjuster who has been issued a license<\/span> during the last 13 months of the two-year period set forth in subsection B of § 38.2-1868.1<\/a> and in §§ 38.2-1825.1<\/a>, 38.2-1840<\/a>, and 38.2-1845.8<\/a> shall be exempt from fulfilling the continuing education course requirements set forth in this article for that license<\/span> for that biennium. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The following licensees are not subject to the continuing education course requirements set forth in this article: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Life and health insurance consultants who are also licensed both as life and annuities insurance agents<\/span> and as health agents<\/span> and who satisfy the continuing education course requirements needed for continuation of their life and annuities and health agent<\/span> licenses<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Property and casualty insurance consultants who are also licensed as property and casualty agents and who satisfy the continuing education course requirements needed for continuation of their property and casualty agent license<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Nonresident agents who have met the continuing education requirements of their home state<\/span> and whose home state<\/span> gives credit to residents<\/span> of the Commonwealth on the same basis; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Nonresident public adjusters who have met the continuing education requirements of their home state<\/span> and whose home state<\/span> gives credit to residents<\/span> of the Commonwealth on the same basis; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Agents who have applied for and received a permanent exemption from the continuing education course requirements set forth in this article by December 31, 2018. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSEES NOT SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE\n(\u00a7 38.2-1871)\n\nA. A resident or nonresident agent or public adjuster who has been issued a\nlicense during the last 13 months of the two-year period set forth in subsection\nB of § 38.2-1868.1 and in §§ 38.2-1825.1, 38.2-1840, and\n38.2-1845.8 shall be exempt from fulfilling the continuing education course\nrequirements set forth in this article for that license for that biennium.\n\nB. The following licensees are not subject to the continuing education course\nrequirements set forth in this article:\n\n 1. Life and health insurance consultants who are also licensed both as life\n and annuities insurance agents and as health agents and who satisfy the\n continuing education course requirements needed for continuation of their life\n and annuities and health agent licenses;\n\n 2. Property and casualty insurance consultants who are also licensed as\n property and casualty agents and who satisfy the continuing education course\n requirements needed for continuation of their property and casualty agent\n license;\n\n 3. Nonresident agents who have met the continuing education requirements of\n their home state and whose home state gives credit to residents of the\n Commonwealth on the same basis;\n\n 4. Nonresident public adjusters who have met the continuing education\n requirements of their home state and whose home state gives credit to\n residents of the Commonwealth on the same basis; and\n\n 5. Agents who have applied for and received a permanent exemption from the\n continuing education course requirements set forth in this article by December\n 31, 2018.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 570; 1994, c. 175; 1996, c. 159; 1997, c. 583; 2000, c. 522;\n2001, cc. 32, 706; 2018, c. 668; 2019, c. 675; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 441.","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}}