State RegulationsVA specificDifficulty 2/5
An applicant passed the Virginia prelicensing examination but never completed the licensing process. More than 183 calendar days after the examination requirement was satisfied, she submits a new application and asks to rely on her old passing score. What happens?
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Why A is correct
Va. Code § 38.2-1819 conditions issuance of a resident examination-required license on completion within 183 calendar days of satisfying the prelicensing examination requirement. An applicant who misses the window must satisfy all prelicensing requirements, including the examination, again before applying. The rule protects the currency of tested knowledge, and the Virginia Bureau of Insurance gives no extension mechanism for lapsed scores.
Why the other options are wrong
- B) Examination results do lapse; the statute expressly requires repeating the prelicensing requirements after the window closes.
- C) An insurer's hiring intentions have no effect on the statutory deadline or the lapsed score.
- D) The statute provides no penalty-payment mechanism to revive an expired examination result.
Memory hook
183 days gone means the exam is gone — Virginia makes you re-earn it.