(a)
(1) Unless exempt under § 23-64-302, an insurance producer licensed in this state shall successfully complete and report the courses of instruction required by this section within the biennial period prescribed by rule of the Insurance Commissioner for the insurance producer to satisfy the continuing education requirements necessary to continue the insurance producer's license.
(2) The exemptions in § 23-64-302(3) and (4) do not apply to an insurance producer licensed after July 1, 2003.
(3) A resident insurance producer who qualified for an exemption under § 23-64-302(3) or (4) and then moved to another state may maintain the exemption when the insurance producer returns to this state if upon application to the commissioner for a reinstatement of the exemption the insurance producer has been continuously licensed in this state as a resident or nonresident insurance producer from the time he or she first qualified for the exemption.
(b) An individual who holds a title insurance license shall complete the minimum number of hours of continuing education courses established by rule of the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner may promulgate rules containing the continuing education requirements for insurance producers licensed in this state as necessary for continued uniformity among the states.
(d) The commissioner may hire an independent contractor to administer all or part of this subchapter in a fair and impartial manner.