{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/3.2-3927.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/3.2-3927.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/3.2-3927.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/3.2-3927.html"}],"law_id":357634,"edition_id":2,"section_id":357634,"structure_id":51160,"section_number":"3.2-3927","catch_line":"Evidence of financial responsibility required of licensed pesticide business","history":"1975, c. 377, \u00a7 3.1-249.9; 1981, c. 260; 1984, c. 272; 1987, cc. 258, 291; 1989, c. 575, \u00a7 3.1-249.49; 1993, c. 773; 2008, c. 860.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Board shall not issue a pesticide business license until the business has furnished evidence of financial responsibility, consisting of a liability insurance policy from a person authorized to do business in the Commonwealth that protects persons who suffer legal damages as a result of the use of any pesticide by the applicant. Financial responsibility need not apply to damages or injury to agricultural crops, plants, or property being worked upon by the applicant. The Board by regulation may establish and prescribe the conditions for financial responsibility.\n\nB\n\nThe amount of financial responsibility shall be established by the Board at a minimum of $100,000 for property damage; $100,000 for personal injury to or death of one person; and $300,000 per occurrence. The Board may accept a liability insurance policy containing a deductible clause in an amount considered usual and customary in the industry, with the provision that the insurer shall pay all claims in full and that the amount of the deductible shall be recoverable only from the insured. 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 377 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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1981, chapter 260; in 1984, chapter 272; in 1987, chapters 258 and 291; in 1989, chapter 575; in 1993, chapter 773; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1422965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":357634,"identifier":"3.2-3927","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/2\/3.2-3927","url":"\/3.2-3927\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-3927\/","token":"3.2\/III\/39\/2\/3.2-3927","dublin_core":{"Title":"Evidence of financial responsibility required of licensed pesticide business","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-3927","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> a pesticide business<\/span> license until the business has furnished evidence<\/span> of financial responsibility, consisting of a liability insurance policy from a person authorized to do business in the Commonwealth that protects persons who suffer legal damages<\/span> as a result of the use<\/span> of any pesticide by the applicant. Financial responsibility need not apply to damages<\/span> or injury to agricultural crops, plants, or property being worked upon by the applicant. The Board<\/span> by regulation may establish and prescribe the conditions for financial responsibility. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The amount of financial responsibility shall be established by the Board<\/span> at a minimum of $100,000 for property damage; $100,000 for personal injury to or death of one person; and $300,000 per occurrence. The Board<\/span> may accept a liability insurance policy containing a deductible clause in an amount considered usual and customary in the industry, with the provision that the insurer shall pay all claims in full and that the amount of the deductible shall be recoverable only from the insured. The Board<\/span> may adopt regulations governing the provision of additional evidence<\/span> of financial responsibility based upon annual gross revenue of the applicant or his employer’s business and an assessment of the risks of the applicant or his employer’s business to persons, property, and the environment. Such financial responsibility shall be maintained at not less than such amount at all times during the licensed<\/span> period. The applicant shall notify the Board<\/span> 10 days prior to any reduction at the request of the applicant or cancellation by the insurer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED OF LICENSED PESTICIDE BUSINESS (\u00a7\n3.2-3927)\n\nA. The Board shall not issue a pesticide business license until the business has\nfurnished evidence of financial responsibility, consisting of a liability\ninsurance policy from a person authorized to do business in the Commonwealth\nthat protects persons who suffer legal damages as a result of the use of any\npesticide by the applicant. Financial responsibility need not apply to damages\nor injury to agricultural crops, plants, or property being worked upon by the\napplicant. The Board by regulation may establish and prescribe the conditions\nfor financial responsibility.\n\nB. The amount of financial responsibility shall be established by the Board at a\nminimum of $100,000 for property damage; $100,000 for personal injury to or\ndeath of one person; and $300,000 per occurrence. The Board may accept a\nliability insurance policy containing a deductible clause in an amount\nconsidered usual and customary in the industry, with the provision that the\ninsurer shall pay all claims in full and that the amount of the deductible shall\nbe recoverable only from the insured. The Board may adopt regulations governing\nthe provision of additional evidence of financial responsibility based upon\nannual gross revenue of the applicant or his employer’s business and an\nassessment of the risks of the applicant or his employer’s business to\npersons, property, and the environment. Such financial responsibility shall be\nmaintained at not less than such amount at all times during the licensed period.\nThe applicant shall notify the Board 10 days prior to any reduction at the\nrequest of the applicant or cancellation by the insurer.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 377, \u00a7 3.1-249.9; 1981, c. 260; 1984, c. 272; 1987, cc. 258,\n291; 1989, c. 575, \u00a7 3.1-249.49; 1993, c. 773; 2008, c. 860.","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"}}