26.1-26-25. Exceptions from examination

26.1-26-25. Exceptions from examination The requirement for a written examination is subject to the following exceptions: 1. An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state may not be required to complete any prelicensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the application is received within ninety days of the cancellation of the applicant's previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state's insurance producer database records, maintained by the national association of insurance commissioners, its affiliates, or subsidiaries, indicate that the insurance producer is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested. 2. A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state shall make application within ninety days of establishing legal residence in this state to become a resident licensee pursuant to section 26.1-26-13.2. A prelicensing education or examination may not be required of that person to obtain any line of authority previously held in the prior state unless the commissioner determines otherwise by rule. 3. An applicant may be licensed without examination to market a specific product type if the commissioner finds by rule the specific product type does not require the same professional competency demanded for other product types. 4. An applicant for a license to write only a specific product type may be licensed subject to reduced examination requirements if the commissioner finds by rule that the requirements for licensure would otherwise be too burdensome and unrelated to that specific product type.