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CA Ins Code § 1630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 2 - Comprehensive Definitions|Section 1630.

1630.  “License term” as used in this chapter means all of that two-year period beginning as described in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1629, as applicable, and ending the second succeeding year on the last calendar day of the month in which the initial license was issued.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 770, Sec. 8.7.)
CA Ins Code § 1631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1631.

1631.  Unless exempt by the provisions of this article, a person shall not solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance, or act in any of the capacities defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1621) unless the person holds a valid license from the commissioner authorizing the person to act in that capacity. The issuance of a certificate of authority to an insurer does not exempt an insurer from complying with this article.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 321, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative January 1, 2002, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 321.)
CA Ins Code § 1631.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1631.5.

1631.5.  Nothing in this article shall be deemed to affect the current operations of the Healthy Families Program (Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) of Division 2) or the Access for Infants and Mothers Program (Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695) of Division 2).(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 321, Sec. 3.5. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative January 1, 2002, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 321.)
CA Ins Code § 1632 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1632.

1632.  Unless prohibited in this article, a person otherwise eligible for a license may be authorized to act in one or more of the capacities specified in this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1420, Sec. 8. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 77 of Ch. 1420.)
CA Ins Code § 1633 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1633.

1633.  Any person who transacts insurance without a valid license so to act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 279, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Ins Code § 1633.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1633.5.

1633.5.  It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that the regulations prescribed herein be the exclusive regulations relating to the conduct of insurance business by persons licensed to act in any of the capacities defined hereunder, any local regulations or ordinances notwithstanding.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 749.)
CA Ins Code § 1634 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1634.

1634.  No license is required under this chapter for a person to act in any of the following capacities:(a) As a full-time salaried employee of a title insurer, controlled escrow company or an underwritten title company.(b) As a salaried solicitor or agent of a mortgage insurer or mortgage guaranty insurer provided no part of the compensation of the person is on a commission basis.(c) As the attorney in fact of a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange.(d) As a life and disability insurance analyst.(e) As a surplus line broker or special lines surplus line broker.(f) As a bail agent, bail solicitor or bail permittee.(g) As an employee, not paid on a commission basis, of a home protection company, including, but not limited to, soliciting, negotiating, or effecting home protection contracts by the employee.(h) As an employee of a creditor who secures and forwards information for the purpose of obtaining group credit life, credit disability, or involuntary unemployment insurance, or for enrolling individuals in a group credit life, credit disability, or involuntary unemployment insurance plan or issuing certificates of insurance thereunder where no commission is paid to the employee for those services.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 439, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004. Operative July 1, 2004, by Sec. 7 of Ch. 439.)
CA Ins Code § 1637 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1637.

1637.  An organization may hold any license or licenses necessary to act in the following capacities under this chapter and no others:(a) A license to act as a life agent.(b) A license to act as an accident and health or sickness agent.(c) A license to act as a property broker-agent.(d) A license to act as a casualty broker-agent.(e) A license to act as a cargo shipper’s agent.(f) A license to act as a personal lines licensee.(g) A license to act as a credit insurance agent.(h) A license to act as a car rental agent.(i) A nonresident license to act as a limited lines licensee pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1639.(j) A license to act as a self-service storage agent.(k) A license to act as a limited lines automobile insurance agent.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 9. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1638 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1638.

1638.  (a) A nonresident license is a license issued to a person not a resident of this state.A person is a resident of this state if either of the following applies:(1) A person occupies a dwelling in this state and intends this state to be that person’s domicile.(2) A person maintains that person’s principal place of business in this state.(b) A person licensed under this chapter may designate only one state as that person’s resident state.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1638.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1638.5.

1638.5.  Unless denied licensure pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 1666), a nonresident person shall receive a production agency license if that nonresident person meets the following requirements:(a) The person is currently licensed and in good standing in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in which the person is licensed as a resident producer.(b) The person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid the fees required by Section 1750.5.(c) The person has submitted or transmitted to the Insurance Commissioner the application for licensure that the person submitted to the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in which the person is licensed as a resident, or submitted or transmitted to the commissioner, a completed National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Uniform Nonresident Application.(d) The state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in which the person holds a resident producer license awards nonresident producer licenses to residents of this state on the same basis.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 3. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1639 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1639.

1639.  The following types of licenses under this chapter may be issued to nonresidents:(a) A property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(b) A personal lines broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625.5, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(c) A life agent or an accident and health or sickness agent if the nonresident possesses a resident license in another state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada to transact life insurance or disability insurance.(d) A nonresident may be granted authority to transact variable life and variable annuity contracts if the person has been granted that authority by the state where the resident license is maintained. To qualify for this authority, the nonresident is required to also be licensed as a life agent in the state where the resident license is maintained.(e) A surplus line broker and a special lines surplus broker if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state or territory of the United States where the resident license is maintained.(f) A credit insurance agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(g) A car rental agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(h) A cargo shipper’s agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(i) A limited lines license if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained. As used in this section, “limited lines license” means any authority granted by the resident state that restricts the authority of the license to less than the total authority granted by any of the types of licenses identified in this section.(j) A self-service storage agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 10. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1639.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1639.1.

1639.1.  (a) The class or classes of insurance which a nonresident person is licensed to transact under that nonresident person’s resident license shall be determined according to the definitions of classes of insurance in Sections 101 to 120, inclusive. A certificate from the insurance regulatory authority of the nonresident’s home state may be accepted as evidence of the applicant’s license status and the capacity or capacities in which that nonresident person is licensed. The Insurance Commissioner may also verify the producer’s licensing status through the Producer Database maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries.(b) A nonresident producer who moves from one state to another state or a resident producer who moves from this state to another state shall file a change of address and provide certification from the new resident state within 30 days of the change of legal residence. No fee or license application is required.(c) The license authority granted to the nonresident shall not exceed the class or classes of insurance granted by the license issued under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 4. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1640.

1640.  A person authorized to act as an insurance solicitor is not eligible at the same time to act as an insurance agent or broker, and a person authorized to act as either an insurance agent or broker is not eligible at the same time to act as an insurance solicitor.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1420, Sec. 12. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 77 of Ch. 1420.)
CA Ins Code § 1642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1642.

1642.  An insurer or reciprocal or interinsurance exchange is not eligible for any license under this chapter; but a corporation rendering sales services in connection with a separate account may be licensed irrespective of the extent of ownership of the corporation by an insurer. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to prohibit an insurer or reciprocal or interinsurance exchange from licensing its employees who solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 321, Sec. 4.7. Effective January 1, 2001. Operative January 1, 2002, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 321.)
CA Ins Code § 1644 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1644.

1644.  A person under 18 years of age is not eligible to apply for a license pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800) of Part 2 of Division 1, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 254, Sec. 1. (AB 800) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Ins Code § 1646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1646.

1646.  An organization is not eligible for a license under this chapter if its articles of incorporation or association or agreement of copartnership forbid it to act in the capacity for which a license is sought.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 4.)
CA Ins Code § 1649.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1649.5.

1649.5.  Notwithstanding Section 1642, an insurer may own or control, whether directly or indirectly, a separate entity licensed under this chapter as a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or life agent as defined in Section 1621, 1622, or 1623, respectively. Insurance transacted by a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent with and on behalf of the owning or controlling insurer shall be in its capacity as an insurance agent.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 13. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1650.

1650.  Every license issued under this chapter shall state thereon all the following:(a) The name of the licensee.(b) The capacity of the license.(c) The conditions, if any, subject to which the license is issued.(d) The effective date and expiration date of the license.(e) If issued to an organization, by separate listing attached to it, the name of each natural person who is qualified to be named thereon pursuant to the provisions of Section 1628.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1420, Sec. 19. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 77 of Ch. 1420.)
CA Ins Code § 1651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 3 - Licensing|Section 1651.

1651.  The commissioner shall at all times retain full property rights in any document evidencing any license issued pursuant to Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8 of this part. The commissioner may require the surrender of said document for any proper reason.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 5. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1652.

1652.  (a) A license under this chapter, Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831), of Part 2 of Division 1, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 shall be applied for, and renewed by the filing with the commissioner of a written application therefor. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner, which form shall prescribe the disclosure of information that will aid the commissioner in determining whether the prerequisites for the license sought have been met. The applicant shall declare, under penalty of perjury, that the contents of the application are true and correct.(b) The forms prescribed by the commissioner other than for renewal applications may require authenticated fingerprints of any of the following:(1) Individual applicants.(2) Specified partners or officers of organization applicants.(3) The individuals who are to transact insurance for an organization applicant.(c) The forms may require the fingerprints to be affixed to the application or to an attachment to be affixed to the application. The commissioner, in the commissioner’s discretion, may require the fingerprints on applications for any, some, or all of the licenses issued pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831), provided that as to any one such type of license the requirement is applied without discrimination to all applicants within specified classifications. The classifications may be made upon any or all of the following bases:(1) Length of continuous residence in this state.(2) Whether or not previously or currently licensed by the commissioner.(3) Whether or not currently licensed by specified regulatory agencies of the State of California which require fingerprints on applications for licenses and routinely process the fingerprints for positive identification.(4) Other reasonable criteria.(d) The commissioner may decline to act on an incomplete or defective application until an amended application which completes the prescribed form is filed with the commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 6. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1655.

1655.  No application for a license shall be deemed filed unless the document has been submitted by a means of electronic service approved by the commissioner, and the proper filing fee, including any required application fee for any qualifying examination required by this chapter, Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800) of Part 2 of Division 1, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 for the license applied for has been paid. However, an applicant may, for good cause shown, request an exemption to the electronic filing requirement.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 254, Sec. 3. (AB 800) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Ins Code § 1656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1656.

1656.  Every applicant for an organizational license shall provide the names of all licensed natural persons who may exercise the power and perform the duties under the license. Applicants for a nonresident organizational license are required to name at least one natural person from a state other than California who may exercise the power and perform the duties under their license. Additional natural persons endorsed to that license may be residents of other states, including California.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 417, Sec. 12. (AB 1696) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Ins Code § 1656.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1656.1.

1656.1.  (a) Every application for a license filed by a corporation shall contain the names and addresses of all stockholders owning 10 percent or more of the corporation’s stock and of all officers and directors of the corporation.(b) Every such licensed corporation shall file a written notice with the commissioner of all changes, except address changes, of its stockholders who own 10 percent or more of the corporation’s stock and of all officers and directors of the corporation. Notification to the commissioner shall be sent within 30 days of the date that the licensed corporation learns of a change of its stockholders who own 10 percent or more of the corporation’s stock and of all officers and directors of the corporation.(c) The commissioner may require the application or notice or both to also disclose additional information necessary to determine whether the applicant or licensee is in compliance with Section 1668.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 627, Sec. 5. (AB 1511) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Ins Code § 1656.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1656.2.

1656.2.  (a) Every application for a license filed by a limited liability company shall contain the names and addresses of all members owning 10 percent or more of the membership interests of the limited liability company, and of all managers, officers, and directors, if any, of the limited liability company.(b) Every licensed limited liability company shall file a written notice with the commissioner of all changes, except address changes, of its members owning 10 percent or more of the membership interests of the limited liability company and of all managers, officers, and directors, if any, of the limited liability company. Notification to the commissioner shall be sent within 30 days of the date that the licensed limited liability company learns of a change of its members who own 10 percent or more of the membership interests of the limited liability company and of the managers, officers, and directors, if any, of the limited liability company.(c) The commissioner may require the application or notice or both to also disclose additional information to determine whether the applicant or licensee is in compliance with Section 1668.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 627, Sec. 6. (AB 1511) Effective January 1, 2022.)