                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DISCRIMINATION IN ISSUANCE OF MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE (§ 38.2-2213)

No insurer or agent shall refuse to issue a motor vehicle insurance policy as
defined in § 38.2-2212 solely because of any one or more of the following
factors: the age, sex, residence, race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status of a person as a
foster care provider or a person in foster care, or lawful occupation, including
the military service, of the person seeking the coverage. Nothing in this
section prohibits any insurer from limiting the issuance of motor vehicle
insurance policies to those who are residents of this Commonwealth nor does this
section prohibit any insurer from limiting the issuance of motor vehicle
insurance policies only to persons engaging in or who have engaged in a
particular profession or occupation, or who are members of a particular
religious sect. Nothing in this section prohibits any insurer from setting rates
in accordance with relevant actuarial data.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 495, § 38.1-381.6; 1977, c. 181; 1983, c. 61; 1986, c. 562;
2019, c. 334; 2020, c. 1137.