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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 682 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 565 and 655; in 1994, chapter 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":217125,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73516,"identifier":"38.2-4517","token":"38.2\/45\/38.2-4517","url":"\/38.2-4517\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-4517\/","token":"38.2\/45\/38.2-4517","dublin_core":{"Title":"Licensing of nonstock corporation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-4517","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall operate a dental or optometric services plan<\/span> in this Commonwealth without a license issued by the Commission<\/span>. Each nonstock corporation<\/span> shall apply for a license and furnish any relevant information the Commission<\/span> requires. Each license shall expire at midnight on the following June 30. Application for a license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $500. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> to or renew a license of a nonstock corporation<\/span> unless it is satisfied that the financial condition, the method of operation, and the manner of doing business of the nonstock corporation<\/span> enable it to meet its contractual obligations to all subscribers<\/span> and that the nonstock corporation<\/span> has otherwise complied with all the requirements of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSING OF NONSTOCK CORPORATION (\u00a7 38.2-4517)\n\nA. No person shall operate a dental or optometric services plan in this\nCommonwealth without a license issued by the Commission. Each nonstock\ncorporation shall apply for a license and furnish any relevant information the\nCommission requires. Each license shall expire at midnight on the following June\n30. Application for a license shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable\napplication fee of $500.\n\nB. The Commission shall not issue to or renew a license of a nonstock\ncorporation unless it is satisfied that the financial condition, the method of\noperation, and the manner of doing business of the nonstock corporation enable\nit to meet its contractual obligations to all subscribers and that the nonstock\ncorporation has otherwise complied with all the requirements of law.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 682, \u00a7 38.1-906; 1986, c. 562; 1987, cc. 565, 655; 1994, c.\n503.","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}}