Insurance Code section 1638


(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.

Source: Section 1638, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=1638.­ (updated Jul. 23, 2021; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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