State RegulationsVA specificDifficulty 2/5
As part of applying for a Virginia insurance producer license, what does Virginia law provide regarding legal service of process?
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Why C is correct
Va. Code § 38.2-1819 provides that filing a license application constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the clerk of the Commission as the applicant's agent to receive service of process for any proceeding arising from the exercise of the license. The appointment is built into the application itself, so every Virginia producer has a standing legal mailbox at the Commission from day one. This mechanism is administered by the Virginia Bureau of Insurance.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) No private attorney designation is required; the statute supplies the service agent automatically.
- B) Appointing insurers are not the producers' agents for service of process under the statute.
- D) The statute does not allow producers to choose a courthouse; the clerk of the Commission is the designated agent.
Memory hook
Apply for the license, and the Commission's clerk becomes your legal mailbox.