§ 38.2-1868.1. Proof of compliance; late filing penalties, exemption or waiver
A. As used in this article:
"Proof of compliance" shall mean all documents, forms and fees specified by the Board for (i) filing proof of completion of Board-approved continuing education courses for the appropriate number of hours and for the appropriate content or (ii) filing proof of meeting the exemption requirements set forth in subsection B or C of § 38.2-1871.
"Received by the Board or its administrator" shall mean delivered into the possession of the Board or its administrator at the business address of the Board's administrator.
B. Each agent holding one or more licenses subject to the continuing education requirements of this article shall complete all continuing education course, exemption, or waiver requirements by no later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, and shall submit to the Board or its administrator proof of compliance with or exemption from the continuing education requirements in the form and manner required by the Board.
C. Such proof of compliance must be received by the Board or its administrator by the close of business on February 28 of the following year, or the next working day thereafter if February 28 falls on a weekend.
D. Agents shall be permitted to submit proof of compliance for an additional period of time, until the close of business on March 31, or the next working day thereafter if March 31 falls on a weekend, of such year subject to payment by the agent, in addition to any filing fee imposed by the Board for timely filing of proof of compliance, of a late filing penalty of $250, payable to the Board in such manner as may be prescribed by the Board. No agent whose proof of compliance is received during the extension provided by this subdivision shall be considered in compliance with the continuing education requirements unless the filing fee and the late filing penalty described herein have been paid by the close of business on March 31, or the next working day thereafter if March 31 falls on a weekend.
After the March 31 deadline, agents who have obtained the requisite continuing education course credits in the time permitted for obtaining such credits, but who have failed to submit proof of compliance, shall be provided a final opportunity to submit the proof of compliance after the Commission has issued notice of impending termination of their licenses, if such agents submit proof of compliance and pay the filing fees and the $500 penalty as provided in subdivision D 1 of § 38.2-1869 within the 30 calendar day notice period provided pursuant to such subdivision.
E. Failure of an agent to furnish proof of compliance by the applicable date specified in subsection C or D of this section shall result in the imposition of the penalties set forth in § 38.2-1869.
F. Agents seeking a waiver of some or all of the course credit requirements for a biennium pursuant to § 38.2-1870 shall submit all documentation, forms, and fees specified by the Board so as to be received by the Board or its administrator as set forth in § 38.2-1870.
G. Any agent holding one or more licenses subject to this article who fails to submit complete documentation showing proof of compliance with continuing education requirements, as well as all specified forms and fees, so as to be received by the Board or its administrator by the close of business on the dates described in this section shall be deemed to be in noncompliance with the requirements of this article.
(1996, c. 159; 1998, c. 46; 2000, c. 522; 2001, c. 706; 2006, c. 589.)
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