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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
21102975DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 59.1-441.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 59.1-441.2. Registration; fees.
A. It shall be is unlawful for any legal
services plan seller to offer, advertise, or execute, or cause to be executed
by the subscriber, any subscription contract in the Commonwealth unless the
legal services plan seller at the time of the offer, advertisement, sale, or
execution of a subscription contract has been properly registered with the
Commissioner or the legal services plan seller has submitted the
registration information and fee required by this section to the legal services
organization for which the seller will offer subscription contracts. The
registration shall (i) disclose the address, ownership, and affiliation with
the legal services organization and such other information as the Commissioner
may require consistent with the purposes of this chapter, (ii) be renewed
annually on July 1, and (iii) be accompanied by the appropriate registration
fee of $50 per each annual registration. Further, the registration shall be
accompanied by a late fee of $25 if the registration renewal is neither
postmarked nor received on or before July 1. A legal services plan seller's
initial or renewal registration may be accomplished either by the legal
services plan seller or on behalf of such seller by the legal services
organization for which the seller offers subscription contracts, and the Commissioner
shall accept any registration information or fee required to be submitted
pursuant to this chapter that is submitted to the Commissioner on a monthly
basis by the organization on behalf of such a legal services plan seller.
A legal services organization shall submit the registration information and
fees received pursuant to this section to the Commissioner, in a form and
manner prescribed by the Commissioner, no later than 30 days after the
information and fees are received by the organization.
B. Any legal services plan seller or legal services
organization that sells a subscription contract prior to registering
pursuant to this section violates the provisions of subsection A
shall pay a late filing fee of $100 for each 30-day period the registration is
late. This fee shall be in addition to all other penalties allowed by law.
C. A registration shall be amended within 21 days if there is a change in the information included in the registration. If the legal service plan seller has submitted such changes to the legal services organization for which the seller will offer subscription contracts, the legal services organization shall submit the amend registration, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner, no later than 30 days after such information is received by the organization.
D. Any matter subject to the insurance regulatory authority of the State Corporation Commission pursuant to Title 38.2 shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
E. All fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and shall be placed to the credit and special fund of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to be used in the administration of this chapter.
F. All insurance agent licenses issued by the State Corporation Commission including authority to sell legal services plan subscription contracts shall continue in effect for a period of 90 days following the effective date of this chapter, during which time those holding such authority from the State Corporation Commission shall apply for registration with the Department. At the end of the 90-day period, no insurance agent license shall include the authority to sell legal services plan subscription contracts.