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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0706\">706<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1439601,"object_type":"law","relational_id":361580,"identifier":"38.2-1836.1","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1836.1","url":"\/38.2-1836.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/38.2-1836.1\/","token":"38.2\/18\/3\/38.2-1836.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Commission to delegate certain functions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 38.2-1836.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to assist in the performance of its duties, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> with nongovernmental entities, including the <span class=\"dictionary\">NAIC<\/span> or any affiliates or subsidiaries that the <span class=\"dictionary\">NAIC<\/span> oversees, to perform any ministerial functions, including licensing examination administration, the collection of fees related to producer licensing and appointments, and such other functions as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may deem appropriate.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO DELEGATE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS (\u00a7 38.2-1836.1)\n\nIn order to assist in the performance of its duties, the Commission may contract\nwith nongovernmental entities, including the NAIC or any affiliates or\nsubsidiaries that the NAIC oversees, to perform any ministerial functions,\nincluding licensing examination administration, the collection of fees related\nto producer licensing and appointments, and such other functions as the\nCommission may deem appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 706.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}