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It has been modified 3 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 1956, chapter 358; in 1968, chapter 660; in 1991, chapter 355.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1503767,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376693,"identifier":"65.2-822","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-822","url":"\/65.2-822\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/65.2-822\/","token":"65.2\/8\/65.2-822","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action by State Corporation Commission upon application","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 65.2-822","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The State Corporation <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> may, if in its <span class=\"dictionary\">judgment<\/span> it deems such action to be justified after reviewing all information pertaining to the applicant or policyholder available from its records, the records of the Workers&#8217; Compensation <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> or from other sources:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Refuse to assign an application; <a id=\"paragraph-1406543\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-822\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Approve the rejection of an application by an insurance carrier; <a id=\"paragraph-1406544\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-822\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Approve the cancellation of a workers&#8217; compensation policy by an insurance carrier; or <a id=\"paragraph-1406545\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-822\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Refuse to approve the renewal or the reassignment of an expiring policy. <a id=\"paragraph-1406546\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/65.2-822\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION BY STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION UPON APPLICATION (\u00a7 65.2-822)\n\nThe State Corporation Commission may, if in its judgment it deems such action to\nbe justified after reviewing all information pertaining to the applicant or\npolicyholder available from its records, the records of the Workers&#8217;\nCompensation Commission or from other sources:\n\n1. Refuse to assign an application;\n\n2. Approve the rejection of an application by an insurance carrier;\n\n3. Approve the cancellation of a workers&#8217; compensation policy by an\ninsurance carrier; or\n\n4. Refuse to approve the renewal or the reassignment of an expiring policy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 65-114.3; 1956, c. 358; 1968, c. 660, \u00a7 65.1-121; 1991,\nc. 355.","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"}}