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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>70584</law_id><section_number>38.2-1845.4</section_number><catch_line>Examinations</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 id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Examinations for <span class="dictionary">licenses</span> shall be conducted at least monthly at the times and places prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span>. Each applicant shall be required to pass the examination prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> as a condition for licensure unless otherwise exempted. <a id="paragraph-254674" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1845.4/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If the applicant fails to take the examination within 90 calendar days from the date his registration for the examination is accepted, the examination fee shall be forfeited, and the registration shall be considered withdrawn. <a id="paragraph-254675" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1845.4/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If the applicant fails to obtain the appropriate <span class="dictionary">license</span> from the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> within 183 calendar days from the date he passes the examination, the examination grade shall be considered invalid, and the examination fee and application processing fee shall be forfeited. Such applicant shall be required to reapply for the examination and to satisfy all appropriate prelicensing requirements. <a id="paragraph-254676" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1845.4/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> An individual who applies for a <span class="dictionary">resident</span> <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span>&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">license</span> in the Commonwealth who was previously licensed as a <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> in the individual&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">home state</span> shall not be required to complete any prelicensing examination. This exemption is only available if the individual is currently licensed in the applicant&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">home state</span> or if the application is received within 90 calendar days of the cancellation of the applicant&#x2019;s previous <span class="dictionary">license</span> in the applicant&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">home state</span> and if the applicant&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">home state</span> <span class="dictionary">issues</span> a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state&#x2019;s Producer Database records, maintained by the <span class="dictionary">NAIC</span>, its affiliates, or subsidiaries, indicate that the <span class="dictionary">public adjuster</span> is or was licensed in good standing in that state. <a id="paragraph-254677" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-1845.4/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 734, 735.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
