Mississippi § 83-17-515 - Examination requirement; exceptions; subject matter; manual.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 83-17-515 — Examination requirement; exceptions; subject matter; manual., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 83-17-515. Examination requirement; exceptions; subject matter; manual.
Each applicant for a license as a public adjuster, before the issuance of such license, shall personally take and pass, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, an examination as a test of his qualifications and competency; but the requirement of an examination shall not apply to any of the following: An applicant for the renewal of a license issued hereunder; An applicant who is licensed as a public adjuster, as defined by this article, in another state with which state a reciprocal agreement has been entered into by the commissioner; or Any person who has completed a course or training program in adjusting for losses as prescribed and approved by the commissioner and is certified to the commissioner upon completion of the course that such person has completed the course or training program, and has passed an examination testing his knowledge and qualification, as prescribed by the commissioner. Each examination for a license as a public adjuster shall be as the commissioner may prescribe and shall be of sufficient scope reasonably to test the applicant’s knowledge relative to the kinds of insurance which may be dealt with under the license applied for and the duties, responsibilities and laws of this state applicable to such a licensee. The commissioner shall prepare and make available to applicants a manual or instructions specifying in general terms the subjects which may be covered in any examination for such a license.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 83-17-515 cover?
Section 83-17-515 ("Examination requirement; exceptions; subject matter; manual.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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