§ 1625.55. — 1625.55. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 566, Sec. 2.)

California § 1625.55.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code INS: Insurance Code - INS
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE
• Part 2.: PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE
• Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Production Agencies
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Comprehensive Definitions

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(a)
A limited lines automobile insurance agent is a person authorized to transact automobile insurance, as defined in Section 660. A limited lines automobile insurance agent license is a license to so act.
(b)
A license under this section shall be applied for and renewed, following successful completion of a qualifying examination on this code, ethics, and products sold under the license, in the same manner as provided in this chapter for a license to act as a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent.
(c)
The commissioner shall require in advance a fee for filing any applications, renewals thereof, or changes in
outstanding licenses, or for the filing of other required documents at an amount designated in this chapter for a personal lines licensee, and for filing any notice of appointment or notice of termination at an amount specified in Section 1751.3.
(d)
A person licensed as a limited lines automobile insurance agent who makes an application to the commissioner to become a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent pursuant to Section 1625 or a personal lines agent pursuant to Section 1625.5 shall do all of the following:
(1)
Submit an application on a form provided by the commissioner.
(2)
Take and pass a qualifying examination pursuant to Section 1676.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 566, Sec. 2. (AB 943) Effective January 1, 2026.