District Of Columbia § 31-1631.04 - Licensure.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 31-1631.04 — Licensure., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-1631.04. Licensure.
31-1631.04The Commissioner shall issue a license to an applicant for a public insurance adjuster’s license who:
Has paid the applicable fee established by the Commissioner by rule;
Passes a written examination for which a fee may be charged; and
Has sufficient experience, training, and instruction concerning the adjusting of first party claims for damages or losses under insurance contracts that insure the real or personal property of the insured, as determined by the Commissioner in accordance with regulations issued pursuant to this chapter.
The Commissioner may issue a license to any applicant without an examination if:
The applicant holds a like license in good standing from another state and the public official having supervision of public insurance adjusters in the other state certifies that the applicant has passed a written examination; and
The other state recognizes public insurance adjusters with District public insurance adjuster licenses for the purpose of licensing the applicant without the requirement of an examination.
A license issued pursuant to this section shall continue in force from the date of issuance until April 30th of the next odd-numbered year, unless suspended, revoked, or otherwise terminated prior thereto. Requests for renewal of the license shall be made to the Commissioner and accompanied by the license fee. Unless a request for renewal, accompanied by the appropriate fee, is received by the termination date, the license shall expire.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-1631.04 ("Licensure.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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