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This includes, but is not limited to, the Commission&#8217;s power to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, and impose penalties. The Commission shall be deemed a state court of competent jurisdiction, independent of its Bureau of Insurance, in all judicial proceedings to enforce the provisions of this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214796,"text":"The Commission is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under Titles 12.1 and 38.2 to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth so long as those powers are not specifically preempted by the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, as amended by the Risk Retention Amendments of 1986. This includes, but is not limited to, the Commission&#8217;s power to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, and impose penalties. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 585 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0843\">843<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":217749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58610,"identifier":"38.2-5110","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5110","url":"\/38.2-5110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-5110\/","token":"38.2\/51\/38.2-5110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission&#8217;s authority regarding risk retention groups and purchasing groups","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-5110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under Titles 12.1 and 38.2 to enforce the <span class=\"dictionary\">laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth so long as those powers are not specifically preempted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Product Liability<\/span> Risk Retention Act of 1981, as amended by the Risk Retention Amendments of 1986. This includes, but is not limited to, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span>&#8217;s power to investigate, <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">subpoenas<\/span>, conduct <span class=\"dictionary\">depositions<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">hearings<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span>, and impose penalties. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> shall be deemed a <span class=\"dictionary\">state<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> of competent <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, independent of its <span class=\"dictionary\">Bureau of Insurance<\/span>, in all judicial proceedings to enforce the provisions of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION&#8217;S AUTHORITY REGARDING RISK RETENTION GROUPS AND PURCHASING\nGROUPS (\u00a7 38.2-5110)\n\nThe Commission is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under\nTitles 12.1 and 38.2 to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth so long as those\npowers are not specifically preempted by the Product Liability Risk Retention\nAct of 1981, as amended by the Risk Retention Amendments of 1986. This includes,\nbut is not limited to, the Commission&#8217;s power to investigate, issue\nsubpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, and impose penalties.\nThe Commission shall be deemed a state court of competent jurisdiction,\nindependent of its Bureau of Insurance, in all judicial proceedings to enforce\nthe provisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 585; 1995, c. 843.","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}}