                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWER OF COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF
PUBLIC ADJUSTING; PENALTIES FOR REFUSAL TO PERMIT INVESTIGATION (§
38.2-1845.22)

The Commission shall have power to examine and investigate the business affairs
of any person engaged or alleged to be engaged in the business of public
adjusting in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person has engaged or is
engaging in any violation of this title. The Commission shall have the right to
examine all records relating to the business of public adjusting by any such
person in the Commonwealth to determine whether the person is now or has been
violating any of the provisions of this title. Any licensee under this article
or any person purporting to be a licensee under this article or any person whose
actions have led any person to believe that he is a licensee under this article
who refuses to permit the Commission or any of its employees or agents,
including employees of the Bureau of Insurance, to make an examination or who
fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this section, may, after
notice and an opportunity to be heard, be subject to any of the penalties
relating to licensees under this article, as provided in this title, including
the termination, denial, suspension, or revocation of his license.

HISTORY: 2012, cc. 734, 735; 2019, c. 675.