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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 1968, chapter 660; in 1970, chapter 470; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72546,"section_number":"65.2-1000","catch_line":"Tax for administrative fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-1000\/"},{"id":57348,"section_number":"65.2-817","catch_line":"Rates; cooperation between State Corporation Commission and Workers' Compensation Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-817\/"},{"id":80112,"section_number":"65.2-818","catch_line":"Minimum standards of service for insurers","order_by":null,"url":"\/65.2-818\/"}],"permalink":{"id":276749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70096,"identifier":"65.2-819","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-819","url":"\/65.2-819\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-819\/","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-819","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for violation of certain provisions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-819","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any person or persons who shall in this Commonwealth (i) act or assume to act as agent for any such insurance carrier whose authority to do business in this Commonwealth has been suspended, while such suspension remains in force, (ii) fail to comply with requirements or standards imposed under \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Rates; cooperation between State Corporation Commission and Workers&#039; Compensation Commission\" href=\"\/65.2-817\/\">65.2-817<\/a> and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Minimum standards of service for insurers\" href=\"\/65.2-818\/\">65.2-818<\/a> or of Chapter 10 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Tax for administrative fund\" href=\"\/65.2-1000\/\">65.2-1000<\/a> et seq.) of this title, or (iii) willfully make a false or fraudulent statement of the business or condition of any such insurance carrier, or a false or fraudulent return as therein provided, shall be deemed guilty of a <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span> and, upon <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span>, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">jury<\/span> trying the case.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS (\u00a7 65.2-819)\n\nAny person or persons who shall in this Commonwealth (i) act or assume to act as\nagent for any such insurance carrier whose authority to do business in this\nCommonwealth has been suspended, while such suspension remains in force, (ii)\nfail to comply with requirements or standards imposed under \u00a7\u00a7 65.2-817 and\n65.2-818 or of Chapter 10 (\u00a7 65.2-1000 et seq.) of this title, or (iii)\nwillfully make a false or fraudulent statement of the business or condition of\nany such insurance carrier, or a false or fraudulent return as therein provided,\nshall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished\nby a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not\nless than ten nor more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in\nthe discretion of the court or jury trying the case.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-114; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-117.1; 1970, c. 470; 1991,\nc. 355.","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}}