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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 400 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 2 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 2001, chapter 706<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67482,"section_number":"38.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67482,"section_number":"38.2-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1800\/"},{"id":67300,"section_number":"38.2-1836","catch_line":"Licensing nonresidents; reciprocal agreements with other states and Canadian provinces","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-1836\/"},{"id":55183,"section_number":"38.2-3902","catch_line":"Classes of insurance that may be written by mutual assessment life, accident and sickness insurers","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-3902\/"}],"permalink":{"id":216317,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60457,"identifier":"38.2-3919","token":"38.2\/39\/4\/38.2-3919","url":"\/38.2-3919\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-3919\/","token":"38.2\/39\/4\/38.2-3919","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agents’ licenses required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-3919","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection B, each individual who is a resident of this Commonwealth who desires to obtain a license to sell, solicit, or negotiate any of the classes of insurance<\/span> specified in § 38.2-3902<\/a> shall obtain that license only when that individual has passed a written examination prescribed by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any individual who is licensed prior to July 1, 1990, and whose license is restricted to the classes of insurance<\/span> specified in Category A of § 38.2-3902<\/a> shall be exempted from the written examination provision noted above. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Business entities, as defined in § 38.2-1800<\/a>, whether resident or nonresident, as well as nonresident individuals who desire to obtain a license to sell, solicit, or negotiate any of the classes of insurance<\/span> specified in § 38.2-3902<\/a> shall be eligible for licensing upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth in § 38.2-1836<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGENTS’ LICENSES REQUIRED (\u00a7 38.2-3919)\n\nA. Except as provided in subsection B, each individual who is a resident of this\nCommonwealth who desires to obtain a license to sell, solicit, or negotiate any\nof the classes of insurance specified in § 38.2-3902 shall obtain that\nlicense only when that individual has passed a written examination prescribed by\nthe Commission.\n\nB. Any individual who is licensed prior to July 1, 1990, and whose license is\nrestricted to the classes of insurance specified in Category A of §\n38.2-3902 shall be exempted from the written examination provision noted above.\n\nC. Business entities, as defined in § 38.2-1800, whether resident or\nnonresident, as well as nonresident individuals who desire to obtain a license\nto sell, solicit, or negotiate any of the classes of insurance specified in\n§ 38.2-3902 shall be eligible for licensing upon satisfaction of the\nrequirements set forth in § 38.2-1836.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 400, \u00a7 38.1-549.20; 1986, c. 562; 2001, c. 706.","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}}