{"code":"INS","codeName":"Insurance Code","section":"1631","citation":"Ins. Code, § 1631","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE [100. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE [680. - 1879.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Production Agencies [1621. - 1758.993.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Licensing [1631. - 1651.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/division-1/part-2/chapter-5/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 321, Sec. 3.   Effective January 1, 2001.   Operative January 1, 2002, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 321.","effective":"2001-01-01","html":"<p>Unless exempt by the provisions of this article, a person shall not solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance, or act in any of the capacities defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/ins/1621\">1621</a>) unless the person holds a valid license from the commissioner authorizing the person to act in that capacity. The issuance of a certificate of authority to an insurer does not exempt an insurer from complying with this article.</p>","text":"Unless exempt by the provisions of this article, a person shall not solicit, negotiate, or effect contracts of insurance, or act in any of the capacities defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1621) unless the person holds a valid license from the commissioner authorizing the person to act in that capacity. The issuance of a certificate of authority to an insurer does not exempt an insurer from complying with this article.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/insurance-code/licensing-1631","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}