Cal. INS § 1638
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 1638, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
(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.
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.
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