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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 752<\/a> and 769<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters 916<\/a> and 917<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75766,"section_number":"38.2-6500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-6500\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":215581,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67193,"identifier":"38.2-3457","token":"38.2\/34\/7\/38.2-3457","url":"\/38.2-3457\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3457\/","token":"38.2\/34\/7\/38.2-3457","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3457","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> On or after September 1, 2014, no individual or entity shall act as a navigator<\/span> in the Commonwealth unless such individual or entity has been certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Exchange<\/span> and registered with the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An application for registration under this article shall be in the form and containing the information the Commission<\/span> prescribes. Each applicant shall, at the time of applying for registration, pay a nonrefundable application processing fee in an amount and in a manner prescribed by the Commission<\/span>. A criminal history record report shall accompany each individual registration application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall register the applicant if it finds that the character and general fitness of the applicant are such as to warrant belief that the applicant will act as a navigator<\/span> fairly, in the public interest, and in accordance with law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION (\u00a7 38.2-3457)\n\nA. On or after September 1, 2014, no individual or entity shall act as a\nnavigator in the Commonwealth unless such individual or entity has been\ncertified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the Exchange\nand registered with the Commission.\n\nB. An application for registration under this article shall be in the form and\ncontaining the information the Commission prescribes. Each applicant shall, at\nthe time of applying for registration, pay a nonrefundable application\nprocessing fee in an amount and in a manner prescribed by the Commission. A\ncriminal history record report shall accompany each individual registration\napplication.\n\nC. The Commission shall register the applicant if it finds that the character\nand general fitness of the applicant are such as to warrant belief that the\napplicant will act as a navigator fairly, in the public interest, and in\naccordance with law.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 752, 769; 2020, cc. 916, 917.","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}}