West Virginia Code § 33-12B-14

Current address of adjusters to be filed; effective notice of appearance
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at hearing before commissioner.
(a) Each adjuster shall file with the commissioner the complete address of his principal place
of business and the complete address of his residence including the name and number of the
street, or if the street where the business is located is not numbered, the number of the post
office box. An adjuster shall also file with the commissioner the adjuster's eleectronic mail
address. An adjuster licensed on July 1, 2021, shall provide the commissioner with the
licensee's electronic mail address in connection with the licensee's nexrt license renewal
application. Within 30 days of a change of business or residence address or electronic mail
address by an adjuster, the adjuster must file with the commissioner notice of such change
of address. The commissioner shall maintain the information provided pursuant to this
subsection for each adjuster on file. t
(b) When conducting any hearing authorized by §33-2-13 of this code which concerns any
adjuster, the commissioner shall give notice of such hearing and the matters to be
determined therein to such adjuster by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the
last address filed by such person or entity purssuant to this section.
(c) If an adjuster fails to appear at such hearing, the hearing may proceed, at which time the
commissioner shall establish that nogtice was sent to such person pursuant to this section
prior to the entry of any orders adverse to the interests of such adjuster based upon the
allegations against such persoen which were set forth in the notice of hearing. Certified
copies of all orders entered by the commissioner shall be sent to the person affected therein
by certified mail, returnL receipt requested, at the last address filed by such person with the
commissioner.
(d) An adjuster who fails to appear at a hearing of which notice has been provided pursuant
to this section, and who has had an adverse order entered by the commissioner against them
as a result of their failure to so appear may, within 30 calendar days of the entry of such
advWerse order, file with the commissioner a written verified appeal with any relevant
documents attached thereto, which demonstrates good and reasonable cause for the
adjuster's failure to appear, and may request reconsideration of the matter and a new
hearing. The commissioner in his or her discretion, and upon a finding that the adjuster has
shown good and reasonable cause for his or her failure to appear, shall issue an order that
the previous order be rescinded, that the matter be reconsidered, and that a new hearing be
set.
(e) Orders entered pursuant to this section are subject to the judicial review provisions of
§33-2-14 of this code.

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