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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61470</law_id><section_number>38.2-601</section_number><catch_line>Application of article</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="6">Insurance Information and Privacy Protection</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Collection, Use, and Dissemination of Information</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The obligations imposed by this article shall apply to those <span class="dictionary">insurance institutions</span>, <span class="dictionary">agents</span> or <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">insurance-support organizations</span></span> that: <a id="paragraph-224518" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> In the case of life or accident and sickness insurance:
				a. Collect, receive or maintain information in connection with <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> that pertains to natural <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are residents of the Commonwealth; or
				b. Engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> with <span class="dictionary">applicants</span>, <span class="dictionary">individuals</span>, or <span class="dictionary">policyholders</span> who are residents of the Commonwealth; and <a id="paragraph-224519" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> In the case of property or casualty insurance:
				a. Collect, receive or maintain information in connection with <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> involving policies, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> or certificates of insurance delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the Commonwealth; or
				b. Engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> involving policies, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> or certificates of insurance delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-224520" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The rights granted by this article shall extend to: <a id="paragraph-224521" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> In the case of life or accident and sickness insurance, the following <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are residents of the Commonwealth:
				a. Natural <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are the subject of information collected, received or maintained in connection with <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span>; and
				b. <span class="dictionary">Applicants</span>, <span class="dictionary">individuals</span> or <span class="dictionary">policyholders</span> who engage in or seek to engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span>; and <a id="paragraph-224522" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#B1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> In the case of property or casualty insurance, the following <span class="dictionary">persons</span>:
				a. Natural <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are the subject of information collected, received or maintained in connection with <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> involving policies, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> or certificates of insurance delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the Commonwealth; and
				b. <span class="dictionary">Applicants</span>, <span class="dictionary">individuals</span>, or <span class="dictionary">policyholders</span> who engage in or seek to engage in <span class="dictionary">insurance transactions</span> involving policies, <span class="dictionary">contracts</span> or certificates of insurance delivered, issued for delivery or renewed in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-224523" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#B2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> For purposes of this section, a <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall be considered a resident of the Commonwealth if the <span class="dictionary">person</span>&#x2019;s last known mailing address, as shown in the records of the <span class="dictionary">insurance institution</span>, <span class="dictionary">agent</span> or <span class="dictionary">insurance-support organization</span>, is located in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-224524" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> Notwithstanding subsections A and B, this article shall not apply to information collected from the public records of a governmental authority and maintained by an <span class="dictionary">insurance institution</span> or its representatives for the purpose of insuring the title to real property located in the Commonwealth. <a id="paragraph-224525" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The provisions of this article shall apply only to insurance purchased primarily for personal, family or household purposes. <a id="paragraph-224526" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/38.2-601/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 389, &#xA7; 38.1-57.4; 1986, c. 562; 2001, c. 371; 2020, c. 264.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
