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AL Code § 27-7-4.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-4.1 - Licenses - Required to Receive Payment, Etc.

Section 27-7-4.1Licenses - Required to receive payment, etc.  (a) No insurer or producer shall pay, directly or indirectly, any commission or other valuable consideration to any person for services as a producer or service representative within this state unless the person holds a currently valid license as a producer or service representative as to the kind or class of business involved as required by this chapter. (b) Any insurer or producer violating this section shall be liable for a fine in an amount of up to three times the amount of the commission paid. The fine shall be levied and collected by the commissioner. Upon failure to pay the fine the commissioner may, in the commissioner's discretion, revoke the license of the producer or the insurer's certificate of authority. (c) The provisions of this section shall not prevent any of the following: (1) Payment of renewal or other deferred commissions to any person solely because the person has ceased to hold a license to act as a producer. (2) Payment to the personal representative of a deceased producer. (3) Payment to a person holding a temporary producer license. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §2.)
AL Code § 27-7-4.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-4.3 - Licenses - Insurance Producer Examination.

Section 27-7-4.3Licenses - Insurance producer examination.  (a) A resident individual applying for an insurance producer license shall pass a written examination unless exempt pursuant to Section 27-7-5 or 27-7-29.1. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for which application is made, the duties and responsibilities of an insurance producer, and the insurance laws and regulations of this state. Examinations required by this section shall be developed and conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The commissioner may make arrangements, including contracting with an outside testing service, for administering examinations and collecting the nonrefundable fee set forth in Section 27-4-2. (c) Each individual applying for an examination shall remit a nonrefundable fee prescribed by the commissioner as set forth in Section 27-4-2. (d) An individual who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled or fails to pass the examination shall reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before being rescheduled for another examination. (e) No individual who has taken and failed to pass two examinations given pursuant to this section for a particular line of insurance shall be entitled to take any further examination for that line of insurance until after the expiration of three months from the date of the last examination which the individual failed to pass. If the individual thereafter fails to pass the examination after two more attempts, the individual shall not be eligible to take any further examination for that line of insurance until after the expiration of six months from the date of the last unsuccessful examination. An examination fee shall be paid for each and every examination. (f) If the commissioner has contracted with an outside testing service as provided for in subsection (b), fees approved by the commissioner for the examinations may, in the commissioner's discretion, be paid directly to the outside testing service and the fee shall be in lieu of, but not in excess of, the fees for the examination required under this section as specified in Section 27-4-2. (Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §2.)
AL Code § 27-7-4.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-4.4 - Fingerprints.

Section 27-7-4.4Fingerprints. (a) In order to make a determination of insurance producer license eligibility, the commissioner is authorized to require fingerprints of initial resident applicants for an insurance producer license and to submit the fingerprints and the fee required to perform the criminal history record checks to the Alabama Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for state and national criminal history record checks. (b) The commissioner shall require a criminal history record check on each initial resident applicant for insurance producer license in accordance with this section. The commissioner shall require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints, including a scanned file from a hard copy fingerprint, in order for the commissioner to obtain and receive national criminal history records from the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division. (c) The commissioner may contract for the collection, transmission, and resubmission of fingerprints required under this section. If the commissioner does so, the fee for collecting, transmitting, and retaining fingerprints shall be payable directly to the contractor by the applicant. The commissioner may agree to a reasonable fingerprinting fee to be charged by the contractor and both the contractor's fee and the fee required to perform the criminal history check shall be collected from the applicant by the contractor. (d) The commissioner is authorized to receive criminal history record information in lieu of the Alabama Department of Public Safety that submitted the fingerprints to the FBI. (e) The commissioner shall treat and maintain an applicant's fingerprints and any criminal history record information obtained under this section as confidential and shall apply security measures consistent with the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation standards for the electronic storage of fingerprints and necessary identifying information and limit the use of records solely to the purposes authorized in this section. The fingerprints and any criminal history record information shall not be subject to subpoena, other than one issued in a criminal action or investigation, and shall be confidential. (f) As used in this section, initial resident applicant means an initial home state license and an additional line of authority under an existing home state license where a criminal history record check has not been obtained. (g) This section shall not apply to limited lines producers as defined in Section 27-7-1. (h) The commissioner may promulgate reasonable regulations as are necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this section in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title. The commissioner may by regulation provide for the delayed enforcement of this section for up to 24 months following April 8, 2014, to allow for implementation. (Act 2012-312, p. 685, §2; Act 2014-296, p. 1072, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-6 - Licenses - Artificial Entities.

Section 27-7-6Licenses - Artificial entities. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §4; Acts 1959, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 73, p. 250; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §121; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-8 - Licenses - Application - Statement of Appointing Insurer for Agent.

Section 27-7-8Licenses - Application - Statement of appointing insurer for agent. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §5; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §123; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-9 - Licenses - Application - Statement of Appointing Agent or Broker for Solicitor.

Section 27-7-9Licenses - Application - Statement of appointing agent or broker for solicitor. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §5; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §124; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-10 - Licenses - Examination - Scope; Notification; When Given.

Section 27-7-10Licenses - Examination - Scope; notification; when given. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §6; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §125; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-10.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-10.1 - Licenses - Examination - Waiting Period for Person Failing Two Examinations.

Section 27-7-10.1Licenses - Examination - Waiting period for person failing two examinations. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1991, No. 91-483, p. 875, §2.)
AL Code § 27-7-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-11 - Licenses - Examination - Study Materials; Contents; Conduct; Grading.

Section 27-7-11Licenses - Examination - Study materials; contents; conduct; grading. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §6; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §126; Acts 1982, No. 82-401, p. 606, §1; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-12 - Licenses - Examination - Renewal or Continuation.

Section 27-7-12Licenses - Examination - Renewal or continuation. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §8; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §127.)
AL Code § 27-7-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-13 - Licenses - Examination - Exemptions; Exception.

Section 27-7-13Licenses - Examination - Exemptions; exception. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §6; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §128; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-14 - Licenses - Examination - Consultations With Experienced Persons.

Section 27-7-14Licenses - Examination - Consultations with experienced persons. The commissioner shall, from time to time as an aid to the efficient administration of this chapter, consult with individuals experienced in the insurance business, to include officers, employees, managing general agents, managers, and licensed producers engaged in the business, to the end that an orderly and effective program be developed as to scope, type, and conduct of written examinations and the times and places in the state when and where they shall be held. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §7; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §129; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §3.)
AL Code § 27-7-14.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-14.2 - Validity of Existing Licenses for Automobile and Industrial Fire Lines of Authority.

Section 27-7-14.2Validity of existing licenses for automobile and industrial fire lines of authority. (a) Every license for the automobile and industrial fire lines of authority in force immediately prior to January 1, 2013, and existing under any law amended by Act 2012-312 is valid until its expiration date on or after January 1, 2013, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the next renewal of a license for the automobile line of authority, the license shall be replaced with a license for the personal lines line of authority. Upon the next renewal of a license for the industrial fire line of authority, the license shall be replaced with a license for the property line of authority. (b) Any appointment for the automobile or industrial fire lines of authority in place immediately prior to January 1, 2013, and existing under any law amended by Act 2012-312 is valid until its expiration date on or after January 1, 2013, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the next renewal of an appointment for the automobile line of authority, the appointment shall be replaced with an appointment for the personal lines line of authority, and upon the next renewal of an appointment for the industrial fire line of authority, the appointment shall be replaced with an appointment for the property line of authority, and the appointments shall thereafter be subject to continuation or termination as though originally issued in accordance with Act 2012-312. (Act 2012-312, §4.)
AL Code § 27-7-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-15 - Licenses - Issuance or Refusal.

Section 27-7-15Licenses - Issuance or refusal. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §6; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §130.)
AL Code § 27-7-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-16 - Licenses - Reapplication or Reexamination Upon Denial; Fees Therefor.

Section 27-7-16Licenses - Reapplication or reexamination upon denial; fees therefor. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 91–483, p. 875, § 3, effective July 29, 1991. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §6, Act 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §131.)
AL Code § 27-7-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-17 - Licenses - Contents; Centralized Producer License Registry.

Section 27-7-17Licenses - Contents; centralized producer license registry. (a) The license of a producer or service representative shall state the name and address of the licensee, the personal identification number, date of issuance, the lines of authority, the expiration date, and any other information the commissioner deems necessary. (b) Licensees shall inform the commissioner by any means acceptable to the commissioner of a change in legal name, mailing address, or electronic mail address within 30 days of the change. Failure to timely inform the commissioner of a change in legal name, mailing address, or electronic mail address shall result in a penalty of fifty dollars ($50). (c) In order to assist in the performance of the commissioner's duties, the commissioner may contract with nongovernmental entities, including the NAIC or any affiliates or subsidiaries that the NAIC oversees, to perform any ministerial functions, including the collection of fees, related to producer licensing that the commissioner may deem appropriate. (d) The commissioner may participate, in whole or in part, with the NAIC or any affiliates or subsidiaries the NAIC oversees in a centralized producer license registry where the producer licenses and appointments may be centrally or simultaneously effected for all states that require a producer license and participate in the centralized producer license registry. (e) If the commissioner finds that participation in a centralized producer license registry is in the public interest, the commissioner may adopt any uniform standards and procedures as are necessary to participate in the registry, to include the central collection of all fees for licenses or appointments that are processed through the registry. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §132; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §5; Act 2012-312, p. 685, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-18 - Licenses - Continuation and Expiration; Exception.

Section 27-7-18Licenses - Continuation and expiration; exception. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §133; Acts 1988, No. 88-123, p. 159, §1.)
AL Code § 27-7-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-20 - Licenses - Proceedings to Suspend or Revoke.

Section 27-7-20Licenses - Proceedings to suspend or revoke. Repealed by Act 2012-312, §5, effective January 1, 2013. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §11; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §152.)
AL Code § 27-7-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-21 - Licenses - Notice of Refusal to Renew or of Suspension or Revocation.

Section 27-7-21Licenses - Notice of refusal to renew or of suspension or revocation. Repealed by Act 2012-312, §5, effective January 1, 2013. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §9; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §153.)
AL Code § 27-7-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-22 - Licenses - Return for Cancellation; Affidavit in Lieu Thereof.

Section 27-7-22Licenses - Return for cancellation; affidavit in lieu thereof. (a) All licenses issued under this chapter, though issued to a licensee, at all times are the property of the State of Alabama, and upon notice of any suspension, revocation, refusal to renew, expiration, or other termination of the license, the licensee, or other person having possession or custody thereof, shall promptly deliver the license to the commissioner for cancellation. (b) As to any license lost, stolen, or destroyed while in the possession of any such licensee or person, the commissioner may accept in lieu of return of the license the affidavit of the licensee or other person responsible for, or involved in, the safekeeping of, such license concerning the facts of such loss, theft, or destruction. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §154.)
AL Code § 27-7-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-23 - Temporary License - Generally.

Section 27-7-23Temporary license - Generally. (a) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, issue a temporary producer license without requiring an examination or prelicensing course if the commissioner deems the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in any of the following cases: (1) To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a licensed producer who dies or becomes mentally or physically disabled to allow adequate time for the sale of the insurance business owned by the producer or for the recovery or return of the producer to the business or to provide for the training and licensing of new personnel to operate the producer's business.  (2) To a member or employee of a business entity which is licensed as a producer, upon the death or disability of the individual designated in the business entity application or the license.  (3) To the designee of a licensed producer entering active service in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. (4) In any other circumstance where the commissioner deems that the public interest will best be served by the issuance of this license. (b) The temporary license shall be valid for a period of not over six months and, except as to one renewal in the case of disabling or confining illness or injury of the producer, shall not be renewed either to the then holder of the temporary license or to any other person for, or on behalf of, the producer. (c) The holder of a temporary license may be granted a regular producer's license upon taking and passing an examination as required under this chapter, if then otherwise qualified for the regular license. (d) If the temporary licensee becomes entitled to receive a regular license prior to expiration of the temporary license, he or she shall surrender the temporary license to the commissioner at the time the regular license is issued. (e) The applicant for a temporary license shall pay to the commissioner, prior to the issuance thereof, the applicable license fee as specified in Section 27-4-2. (f) The commissioner may by order limit the authority of any temporary licensee in any way deemed necessary to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds and the public. The commissioner may by order revoke a temporary license if the interests of insureds or the public are endangered. The temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §12; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §135; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §5.)
AL Code § 27-7-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-24 - Temporary License - Pending Examination of Agent.

Section 27-7-24Temporary license - Pending examination of agent. (a) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, issue a temporary license as producer to an applicant who is qualified for the license except as to having taken and passed a written examination therefor, if the applicant is actively engaged in a course of study, instruction, and field training approved by the commissioner and under the supervision of the insurer. The producer application shall be accompanied by the notice of appointment required by Section 27-7-30, along with the insurer's request for the issuance of a temporary license for the producer. The insurer shall be responsible for all acts and omissions of the licensee under the temporary license and within the scope of his or her employment or appointment. (b) The temporary license shall be valid for six months, within which period the licensee shall submit to a written examination for a regular producer's license and for such further time until the commissioner has notified the applicant of the result of the examination. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 27-10-1 also shall apply as to producers holding temporary licenses. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, § 12; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, § 136; Act 2001-702, p. 1509, § 5.)
AL Code § 27-7-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-25 - Temporary License - Agent Properly Licensed in Another State.

Section 27-7-25Temporary license - Agent properly licensed in another state. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1957, No. 530, p. 726, §12; Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §137.)
AL Code § 27-7-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 27 - Insurance.|Chapter 7 - Property, Casualty and Surety Insurance Representatives.|Section 27-7-27 - Solicitors.

Section 27-7-27Solicitors. Repealed by Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §16, effective January 1, 2002. (Acts 1971, No. 407, p. 707, §139.)