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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75597</law_id><section_number>38.2-1845.16</section_number><catch_line>Escrow or trust accounts</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="18">Insurance Agents</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4.1">Licensing of Public Adjusters</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>All funds received by, accepted by, or held by a <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> on behalf of an insured toward the <span class="dictionary">settlement</span> of a claim shall be handled in a fiduciary capacity and submitted for collection to or deposited in a separate noninterest-bearing fiduciary trust account or accounts in a financial institution licensed to do business in the Commonwealth no later than the close of the second business day from the receipt or acceptance of such funds. Such funds shall be held separately from any personal or nonbusiness funds, shall not be commingled or combined with other funds, and shall be reasonably ascertainable from the books of accounts and records of the <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span>. The <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> shall maintain an accurate record and itemization of the funds deposited into this account. Any such funds held by such <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> shall be disbursed within 30 calendar days of any invoice received by such <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> upon approval of the insured or claimant that the work has been satisfactorily completed.</p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 734, 735; 2019, c. 627.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
