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A producer who has been licensed in another state establishes legal residence in Massachusetts. Within what period must she apply for a Massachusetts resident producer license to use the path set aside for new residents?
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Why C is correct
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162O(b) gives a producer who moves to Massachusetts a defined window to convert to resident status: the application must be filed within 90 days of establishing legal residence. Filing inside the window lets the producer move onto the resident licensing track administered by the Massachusetts Division of Insurance; letting the window lapse means she is handled like any other new applicant rather than through the streamlined path built for producers arriving from another state.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Thirty days is shorter than the statutory window; M.G.L. c. 175, § 162O(b) allows 90 days, not 30.
- B) Six months would double the statutory window; the statute fixes the period at 90 days.
- D) 180 days is the term of a temporary producer license under M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q, not the new-resident application window.
Memory hook
Moved to Massachusetts? Ninety days to apply — then the streamlined door closes.