California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1638

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 2. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.
(a)A nonresident license is a license issued to a person not a resident of this state.

A person is a resident of this state if either of the following applies:

(1)A person occupies a dwelling in this state and intends this state to be that person’s domicile.
(2)A person maintains that person’s principal place of business in this state.
(b)A person licensed under this chapter may designate only one state as that person’s resident state.

Cite this section

Cal. Ins. Code § 1638 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ins/division-1-general-rules-governing-insurance/part-2-the-business-of-insurance/chapter-5-production-agencies/article-3-licensing/section-1638

Other sections in Article 3 - Licensing

§ 1631§ 1631.5§ 1632§ 1633§ 1633.5§ 1634§ 1635§ 1637§ 1638§ 1638.5§ 1639§ 1639.1§ 1640§ 1642§ 1644§ 1646§ 1647.5§ 1649.5§ 1650§ 1651

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