{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-json\/6.2-2036.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-text\/6.2-2036.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-xml\/6.2-2036.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2026\/code-html\/6.2-2036.html"}],"law_id":374077,"edition_id":2,"section_id":374077,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2036","catch_line":"Other reporting requirements","history":"2020, c. 785.","full_text":"A\n\nWithin 15 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, a licensee shall file a written report with the Commission describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the licensee:\n\n1\n\nThe filing of bankruptcy, reorganization, or receivership proceedings by or against the licensee;\n\n2\n\nThe institution of administrative or regulatory proceedings against the licensee by any governmental authority;\n\n3\n\nAny felony indictments of the licensee or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;\n\n4\n\nAny felony conviction of the licensee or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;\n\n5\n\nThe institution of an action against the licensee under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196 et seq.) by the Attorney General or any other governmental authority; or\n\n6\n\nSuch other event as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.\n\nB\n\nWithin 30 days of judgment against the licensee in a civil action relating to the debt settlement services agreement of a consumer, a licensee shall file a written report with the Commission describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the licensee.\n\nC\n\nWithin 10 days of receipt of any qualified audit, a licensee shall notify the Commission and describe what steps are being taken to address concerns raised in the audit.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1396452,"text":"Within 15 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, a licensee shall file a written report with the Commission describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the licensee:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":1396453,"text":"The filing of bankruptcy, reorganization, or receivership proceedings by or against the licensee;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":1396454,"text":"The institution of administrative or regulatory proceedings against the licensee by any governmental authority;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":1396455,"text":"Any felony indictments of the licensee or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":1396456,"text":"Any felony conviction of the licensee or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":1396457,"text":"The institution of an action against the licensee under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196 et seq.) by the Attorney General or any other governmental authority; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":1396458,"text":"Such other event as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"B"},"7":{"id":1396459,"text":"Within 30 days of judgment against the licensee in a civil action relating to the debt settlement services agreement of a consumer, a licensee shall file a written report with the Commission describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the licensee.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A6","next_prefix":"C"},"8":{"id":1396460,"text":"Within 10 days of receipt of any qualified audit, a licensee shall notify the Commission and describe what steps are being taken to address concerns raised in the audit.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"ancestry":[{"id":53199,"edition_id":2,"name":"Debt Settlement Services Providers","identifier":"20.1","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":8,"parent_id":53187,"metadata":{"child_laws":25,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:12:48","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:08","permalink":{"id":1493733,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53199,"identifier":"20.1","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1","url":"\/6.2\/III\/20.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53187,"edition_id":2,"name":"Other Regulated Providers of Financial Services","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":53152,"metadata":{"child_laws":332,"child_structures":12},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:12:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:28:07","permalink":{"id":1492723,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53187,"identifier":"III","token":"6.2\/III","url":"\/6.2\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53152,"edition_id":2,"name":"Financial Institutions and Services","identifier":"6.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":10,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":961,"child_structures":89},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:11:41","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:27:53","permalink":{"id":1490251,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53152,"identifier":"6.2","token":"6.2","url":"\/6.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":374066,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2026","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/6.2-2026\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2026","metadata":false},{"id":374067,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2027","catch_line":"License requirement; exceptions","url":"\/6.2-2027\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2027","metadata":false},{"id":374068,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2028","catch_line":"Application for license; form; content; fee","url":"\/6.2-2028\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2028","metadata":false},{"id":374069,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2029","catch_line":"Bond required","url":"\/6.2-2029\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2029","metadata":false},{"id":374071,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2030","catch_line":"Investigation of applications","url":"\/6.2-2030\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2030","metadata":false},{"id":374072,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2031","catch_line":"Qualifications","url":"\/6.2-2031\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2031","metadata":false},{"id":374073,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2032","catch_line":"Licenses; places of business; changes","url":"\/6.2-2032\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2032","metadata":false},{"id":374074,"structure_id":53199,"section_number":"6.2-2033","catch_line":"Acquisition of control; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0785\">785<\/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":[{"id":372741,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1493775,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374077,"identifier":"6.2-2036","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2036","url":"\/6.2-2036\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-2036\/","token":"6.2\/III\/20.1\/6.2-2036","dublin_core":{"Title":"Other reporting requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-2036","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Within 15 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, a <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> shall file a written report with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>: <a id=\"paragraph-1396452\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The filing of <span class=\"dictionary\">bankruptcy<\/span>, reorganization, or receivership proceedings by or against the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1396453\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The institution of administrative or regulatory proceedings against the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> by any governmental authority; <a id=\"paragraph-1396454\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">indictments<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or <span class=\"dictionary\">principals<\/span>, if known; <a id=\"paragraph-1396455\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Any <span class=\"dictionary\">felony<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">conviction<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> or any of its members, partners, directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or <span class=\"dictionary\">principals<\/span>, if known; <a id=\"paragraph-1396456\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The institution of an action against the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> under the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Consumer<\/span> Protection Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Title\" href=\"\/59.1-196\/\">59.1-196<\/a> et seq.) by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> or any other governmental authority; or <a id=\"paragraph-1396457\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A6\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">6.<\/span> Such other event as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may prescribe by regulation. <a id=\"paragraph-1396458\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#A6\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Within 30 days of <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> against the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> in a <span class=\"dictionary\">civil action<\/span> relating to the <span class=\"dictionary\">debt settlement services<\/span> agreement of a <span class=\"dictionary\">consumer<\/span>, a <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> shall file a written report with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> describing such event and its expected impact on the business of the <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1396459\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Within 10 days of receipt of any qualified audit, a <span class=\"dictionary\">licensee<\/span> shall notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> and describe what steps are being taken to address concerns raised in the audit. <a id=\"paragraph-1396460\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/6.2-2036\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 6.2-2036)\n\nA. Within 15 days following the occurrence of any of the following events, a\nlicensee shall file a written report with the Commission describing such event\nand its expected impact on the business of the licensee:\n\n   1. The filing of bankruptcy, reorganization, or receivership proceedings by or\n   against the licensee;\n\n   2. The institution of administrative or regulatory proceedings against the\n   licensee by any governmental authority;\n\n   3. Any felony indictments of the licensee or any of its members, partners,\n   directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;\n\n   4. Any felony conviction of the licensee or any of its members, partners,\n   directors, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, or principals, if known;\n\n   5. The institution of an action against the licensee under the Virginia\n   Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196 et seq.) by the Attorney General or\n   any other governmental authority; or\n\n   6. Such other event as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.\n\nB. Within 30 days of judgment against the licensee in a civil action relating to\nthe debt settlement services agreement of a consumer, a licensee shall file a\nwritten report with the Commission describing such event and its expected impact\non the business of the licensee.\n\nC. Within 10 days of receipt of any qualified audit, a licensee shall notify the\nCommission and describe what steps are being taken to address concerns raised in\nthe audit.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 785.","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"}}