O.C.G.A. § 43-45-17 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 45 / Section 43-45-17
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-45-17
Status: in_force

The Commissioner is authorized and directed to enforce this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter and is authorized to utilize any employee of the Department of Agriculture. The Commissioner may inspect any materials used or work performed by persons engaged in the business of household pest control, wood-destroying organism control, or fumigation in this state. The Commissioner shall be authorized, after notice and hearing, to revoke, suspend, or cancel any license, certification, or registration issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter, for conviction or imposition of a final order imposing a civil penalty pursuant to Section 14 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 1 as amended, or for conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide for the enforcement of this chapter by the Commissioner and to provide for the licensing, certification, and registration of those persons engaged in the business of structural pest control by the commission. It is the further intent of this chapter to provide that the commission shall advise the Commissioner with respect to the enforcement of this chapter. In connection therewith, the Commissioner, his designated agent, or a designated hearing officer is authorized to exercise the authority granted the commission to hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, and compel the production of documents and papers.

1 7 U.S.C.A. § 136l.
O.C.G.A. § 43-4b-27 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 4B / Section 43-4b-27
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-4B-27
Status: in_force

No person shall engage in the practice or business of a ticket broker, or be employed as general manager for a person engaged in the practice or business of a ticket broker, who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-3 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 43-15-3
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-15-3
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors existing on June 30, 2021, is continued in existence thereafter as the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board, and the members serving on the board on June 30, 2021, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office on the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.

(a) The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors existing on June 30, 2021, is continued in existence thereafter as the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board, and the members serving on the board on June 30, 2021, shall continue to serve out their respective terms of office on the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.

(b) The board shall consist of six professional engineers, two professional land surveyors, and a member appointed from the public at large who has no connection with the professions of engineering and land surveying, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of five years. Of the professional engineers appointed to the board, one shall be a structural engineer, one shall be a mechanical engineer, one shall be an electrical engineer, two shall be civil or sanitary engineers, and one shall be from any discipline of engineering. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.

(b) The board shall consist of six professional engineers, two professional land surveyors, and a member appointed from the public at large who has no connection with the professions of engineering and land surveying, all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of five years. Of the professional engineers appointed to the board, one shall be a structural engineer, one shall be a mechanical engineer, one shall be an electrical engineer, two shall be civil or sanitary engineers, and one shall be from any discipline of engineering. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.

(c) Each member shall hold office until his or her successor has been duly appointed and qualified. All successors shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment.

(c) Each member shall hold office until his or her successor has been duly appointed and qualified. All successors shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment.

(d) A vacancy on the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, in the same manner as the original appointment to the position vacated, for the unexpired term.

(d) A vacancy on the membership of the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, in the same manner as the original appointment to the position vacated, for the unexpired term.

(e) Professional engineers appointed to the board shall have been engaged in the practice of engineering in their respective disciplines for at least 12 years and shall have been in responsible charge of important engineering work in their respective disciplines for at least five years. Professional land surveyors appointed to the board shall have been engaged in the practice of land surveying for at least 12 years and shall have been in responsible charge of important land surveying work for at least five years. Responsible charge of engineering or land surveying teaching may be construed as responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work, respectively.

(e) Professional engineers appointed to the board shall have been engaged in the practice of engineering in their respective disciplines for at least 12 years and shall have been in responsible charge of important engineering work in their respective disciplines for at least five years. Professional land surveyors appointed to the board shall have been engaged in the practice of land surveying for at least 12 years and shall have been in responsible charge of important land surveying work for at least five years. Responsible charge of engineering or land surveying teaching may be construed as responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work, respectively.

(f) The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or any other sufficient and just cause.

(f) The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, neglect of duty, or any other sufficient and just cause.

(g) On and after July 1, 2021, the board shall be a separate and distinct budget unit as defined in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act”; provided, however, that the board shall be an attached agency for administrative purposes only to the Secretary of State as provided in Code Section 50-4-3 and shall not be considered a division as that term is defined in Code Section 43-1-1 . The board shall neither be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State nor be under the direction of the director of the professional licensing boards division of the Secretary of State. The board shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of this title.

(g) On and after July 1, 2021, the board shall be a separate and distinct budget unit as defined in Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act”; provided, however, that the board shall be an attached agency for administrative purposes only to the Secretary of State as provided in Code Section 50-4-3 and shall not be considered a division as that term is defined in Code Section 43-1-1 . The board shall neither be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State nor be under the direction of the director of the professional licensing boards division of the Secretary of State. The board shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of this title.

(h) The responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be vested in the board, and the board shall have all of the duties, powers, and authority granted by or necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(h) The responsibility for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be vested in the board, and the board shall have all of the duties, powers, and authority granted by or necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(i) The board shall in its discretion appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director who shall be a full-time employee of the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall be charged with such other duties and powers as provided in Code Section 43-15-5 or as delegated by the board.

(i) The board shall in its discretion appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director who shall be a full-time employee of the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall be charged with such other duties and powers as provided in Code Section 43-15-5 or as delegated by the board.

(j) The board members, executive director, and other employees of the board shall be allowed reimbursement for travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, the same as other state officers and employees.

(j) The board members, executive director, and other employees of the board shall be allowed reimbursement for travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, the same as other state officers and employees.

(k) The venue of any action involving members of the board shall be the county in which is found the primary office of the board. Any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon the board may be served upon the executive director, but the executive director shall not be considered a member of the board in determining the venue of any such action, and no court shall have jurisdiction over any such action solely by virtue of the executive director residing or maintaining a residence within its jurisdiction.

(k) The venue of any action involving members of the board shall be the county in which is found the primary office of the board. Any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon the board may be served upon the executive director, but the executive director shall not be considered a member of the board in determining the venue of any such action, and no court shall have jurisdiction over any such action solely by virtue of the executive director residing or maintaining a residence within its jurisdiction.
O.C.G.A. § 43-43-3 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-43-3
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-43-3
Status: in_force

Should a scrap metal processor be presented the certificate of title or vehicle license plate for any vehicle or scrap vehicle purchased, that scrap metal processor shall mail or deliver the same to the Department of Revenue as required by law. In lieu of a certificate of title, an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-3-36 shall be obtained by a scrap metal processor. All other requirements of subsection (a) of Code Section 40-3-36 shall be complied with, including maintenance of a copy of such affidavit, and any other rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
O.C.G.A. § 43-19-7 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-19-7
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-19-7
Status: in_force

All appeals from a decision of the board, all documents or applications required by law to be filed with the board, and any notice or legal process to be served upon the board shall be filed with or served upon the division director at his or her office.
O.C.G.A. § 43-1-3 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-1-3
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-1-3
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the division director: (1) To bring together and keep all records relating to the professional licensing boards; (2) To receive all applications for licenses; (3) With the consent of the board concerned, to schedule the time and place for examinations; (4) To schedule the time and place for all hearings; (5) To issue certificates upon authority of the professional licensing board concerned; and (6) Except as otherwise provided by law, to collect all fees required by law in connection with the licensing of trades and professions under such boards and to remit the same to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division director is authorized to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees required under this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to allow the division director to retain any funds required by the Constitution of Georgia to be paid into the state treasury; and provided, further, that the division director shall comply with all provisions of Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act,” except Code Section 45-12-92 , prior to expending any such funds.

(a) It shall be the duty of the division director:

(1) To bring together and keep all records relating to the professional licensing boards;

(1) To bring together and keep all records relating to the professional licensing boards;

(2) To receive all applications for licenses;

(2) To receive all applications for licenses;

(3) With the consent of the board concerned, to schedule the time and place for examinations;

(3) With the consent of the board concerned, to schedule the time and place for examinations;

(4) To schedule the time and place for all hearings;

(4) To schedule the time and place for all hearings;

(5) To issue certificates upon authority of the professional licensing board concerned; and

(5) To issue certificates upon authority of the professional licensing board concerned; and

(6) Except as otherwise provided by law, to collect all fees required by law in connection with the licensing of trades and professions under such boards and to remit the same to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division director is authorized to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees required under this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to allow the division director to retain any funds required by the Constitution of Georgia to be paid into the state treasury; and provided, further, that the division director shall comply with all provisions of Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act,” except Code Section 45-12-92 , prior to expending any such funds.

(6) Except as otherwise provided by law, to collect all fees required by law in connection with the licensing of trades and professions under such boards and to remit the same to the state treasurer for deposit into the general fund of the state. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the division director is authorized to retain all funds received as collection fees for use in defraying the cost of collection of fees required under this chapter; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to allow the division director to retain any funds required by the Constitution of Georgia to be paid into the state treasury; and provided, further, that the division director shall comply with all provisions of Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45, the “Budget Act,” except Code Section 45-12-92 , prior to expending any such funds.

(b) All orders and processes of the professional licensing boards shall be signed and attested by the division director, or his or her designee, in the name of the particular professional licensing board, with the seal of such board attached. Any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon any of the professional licensing boards may be served upon the division director.

(b) All orders and processes of the professional licensing boards shall be signed and attested by the division director, or his or her designee, in the name of the particular professional licensing board, with the seal of such board attached. Any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon any of the professional licensing boards may be served upon the division director.
O.C.G.A. § 43-3-8 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 43-3-8
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-3-8
Status: in_force

(a) The board may promulgate and amend, from time to time, such rules or regulations, consistent with this chapter and Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” as it deems consistent with or required for the public welfare, for the administration of any provision of this chapter, or for the orderly conduct of the board's affairs. Such rules or regulations may include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) Procedure for governing the conduct of matters before the board; (2) Professional conduct for establishing and maintaining high standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy; (3) Continuing professional education requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant; (4) Governance of individuals or firms engaged in this state in the practice of public accountancy; (5) Governance of firms established or maintained for the practice of public accountancy in this state and the conditions upon which licensure shall be granted, including any requirements that the board may deem necessary to monitor the practice of public accountancy to determine whether acceptable standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy are being maintained; and (6) Any and all other rules or regulations which the board deems necessary or appropriate in exercising its functions under this chapter.

(a) The board may promulgate and amend, from time to time, such rules or regulations, consistent with this chapter and Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” as it deems consistent with or required for the public welfare, for the administration of any provision of this chapter, or for the orderly conduct of the board's affairs. Such rules or regulations may include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(1) Procedure for governing the conduct of matters before the board;

(1) Procedure for governing the conduct of matters before the board;

(2) Professional conduct for establishing and maintaining high standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy;

(2) Professional conduct for establishing and maintaining high standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy;

(3) Continuing professional education requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant;

(3) Continuing professional education requirements for licensure as a certified public accountant;

(4) Governance of individuals or firms engaged in this state in the practice of public accountancy;

(4) Governance of individuals or firms engaged in this state in the practice of public accountancy;

(5) Governance of firms established or maintained for the practice of public accountancy in this state and the conditions upon which licensure shall be granted, including any requirements that the board may deem necessary to monitor the practice of public accountancy to determine whether acceptable standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy are being maintained; and

(5) Governance of firms established or maintained for the practice of public accountancy in this state and the conditions upon which licensure shall be granted, including any requirements that the board may deem necessary to monitor the practice of public accountancy to determine whether acceptable standards of competence and integrity in the practice of public accountancy are being maintained; and

(6) Any and all other rules or regulations which the board deems necessary or appropriate in exercising its functions under this chapter.

(6) Any and all other rules or regulations which the board deems necessary or appropriate in exercising its functions under this chapter.

(b) The board shall adopt rules or regulations setting the professional standards in performing attest and compilation services, taking into account the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants Statements on Auditing Standards, the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services, the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements, and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(b) The board shall adopt rules or regulations setting the professional standards in performing attest and compilation services, taking into account the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants Statements on Auditing Standards, the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services, the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements, and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(c) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, the board shall give notice of its intended action in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” In connection with any rule-making proceeding, formal or informal, the board shall have the power to conduct hearings as provided in, and in accordance with, Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” No such notice shall be required prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any interpretive rules, regulations, or general statements of policy, provided that such rules, regulations, or general statements shall be advisory only.

(c) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, the board shall give notice of its intended action in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” In connection with any rule-making proceeding, formal or informal, the board shall have the power to conduct hearings as provided in, and in accordance with, Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” No such notice shall be required prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any interpretive rules, regulations, or general statements of policy, provided that such rules, regulations, or general statements shall be advisory only.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11-20 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-11-20
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-11-20
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit accredited dental colleges or advanced dental education programs from maintaining on-campus training clinics and affiliated sites for the purpose of educational training of dental students or dental residents approved by the board under the supervision of licensed dentists or instructors; nor shall this chapter prevent licensed dental practitioners of other states and countries from giving clinics before any dental society or association of this state whose objects are the advancement and improvement of dentistry as a science.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit accredited dental colleges or advanced dental education programs from maintaining on-campus training clinics and affiliated sites for the purpose of educational training of dental students or dental residents approved by the board under the supervision of licensed dentists or instructors; nor shall this chapter prevent licensed dental practitioners of other states and countries from giving clinics before any dental society or association of this state whose objects are the advancement and improvement of dentistry as a science.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent students of accredited dental colleges or residents in advanced dental education programs in this state from engaging in activities otherwise defined as the practice of dentistry, provided that said students work under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed dentist or instructor as a part of a training clinic; nor shall this chapter prevent students of accredited dental hygiene schools in this state from engaging in activities otherwise defined as the practice of dental hygiene, provided that said students work under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed dentist or dental hygienist as a part of an on-campus training clinic or at affiliated sites approved by said schools, colleges, or programs and the board for the purpose of educational training. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent said schools or colleges of dentistry or dental hygiene or advanced dental education programs from establishing and collecting charges for services rendered by training students or residents under the supervision of a licensed dentist, licensed dental hygienist, or instructor. These charges shall not exceed charges made by similar dental schools and colleges and advanced dental education programs located within the United States.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent students of accredited dental colleges or residents in advanced dental education programs in this state from engaging in activities otherwise defined as the practice of dentistry, provided that said students work under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed dentist or instructor as a part of a training clinic; nor shall this chapter prevent students of accredited dental hygiene schools in this state from engaging in activities otherwise defined as the practice of dental hygiene, provided that said students work under the direct supervision and responsibility of a licensed dentist or dental hygienist as a part of an on-campus training clinic or at affiliated sites approved by said schools, colleges, or programs and the board for the purpose of educational training. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent said schools or colleges of dentistry or dental hygiene or advanced dental education programs from establishing and collecting charges for services rendered by training students or residents under the supervision of a licensed dentist, licensed dental hygienist, or instructor. These charges shall not exceed charges made by similar dental schools and colleges and advanced dental education programs located within the United States.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the administration of a board approved clinical licensure examination as a prerequisite for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist in this state. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the conducting of a Georgia clinical licensure examination by a board approved examiner who is licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist in another jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the taking of a Georgia clinical licensure examination by an individual who is eligible to apply for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist in this state.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the administration of a board approved clinical licensure examination as a prerequisite for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist in this state. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the conducting of a Georgia clinical licensure examination by a board approved examiner who is licensed as a dentist or dental hygienist in another jurisdiction. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the taking of a Georgia clinical licensure examination by an individual who is eligible to apply for licensure as a dentist or dental hygienist in this state.
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-16 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 43-29-16
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-29-16
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any dispensing optician, either directly or indirectly, to participate in any manner in the division, assignment, rebate, splitting, or refunding of service fees or costs of completed eyeglasses or parts thereof with a physician, optometrist, or other person or persons.
O.C.G.A. § 43-39a-22-1 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 39A / Section 43-39a-22-1
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-39A-22.1
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “conviction data” means a record of a finding or verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere with regard to any crime, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought, or a record of a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt.

(a) As used in this Code section, the term “conviction data” means a record of a finding or verdict of guilty or plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere with regard to any crime, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought, or a record of a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt.

(b) After the board has opened an investigation authorized by Code Section 43-39A-22 , the board shall be authorized to obtain conviction data with respect to an applicant or appraiser who is the subject of such investigation. The board may require any applicant or appraiser who is the subject of an investigation conducted pursuant to Code Section 43-39A-22 and who has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or been granted first offender treatment upon being charged with any criminal offense other than a traffic violation or any traffic violation that involved driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, homicide or feticide by vehicle, fleeing the scene of an accident, attempting to elude a police officer, or impersonating a law enforcement officer to submit to the board two complete sets of classifiable fingerprints of the applicant or appraiser. Upon receipt thereof, the board shall submit both sets of fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center which shall promptly transmit one set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report. The Georgia Crime Information Center shall retain the other set of fingerprints and promptly conduct a search of its own records and records to which it has access. The Georgia Crime Information Center shall notify the board in writing of any derogatory finding, including, but not limited to, any conviction data regarding the fingerprint records check or if there is no such finding. All conviction data received by the board shall be used by it for the exclusive purpose of carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, shall not be a public record, shall be privileged, and shall not be disclosed to any other person or agency except as provided in Code Section 43-39A-22 .

(b) After the board has opened an investigation authorized by Code Section 43-39A-22 , the board shall be authorized to obtain conviction data with respect to an applicant or appraiser who is the subject of such investigation. The board may require any applicant or appraiser who is the subject of an investigation conducted pursuant to Code Section 43-39A-22 and who has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or been granted first offender treatment upon being charged with any criminal offense other than a traffic violation or any traffic violation that involved driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, homicide or feticide by vehicle, fleeing the scene of an accident, attempting to elude a police officer, or impersonating a law enforcement officer to submit to the board two complete sets of classifiable fingerprints of the applicant or appraiser. Upon receipt thereof, the board shall submit both sets of fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center which shall promptly transmit one set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report. The Georgia Crime Information Center shall retain the other set of fingerprints and promptly conduct a search of its own records and records to which it has access. The Georgia Crime Information Center shall notify the board in writing of any derogatory finding, including, but not limited to, any conviction data regarding the fingerprint records check or if there is no such finding. All conviction data received by the board shall be used by it for the exclusive purpose of carrying out its responsibilities under this chapter, shall not be a public record, shall be privileged, and shall not be disclosed to any other person or agency except as provided in Code Section 43-39A-22 .
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-250 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 34 / Section 43-34-250
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-34-250
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint an advisory committee. The advisory committee shall include licensed cosmetic laser practitioners licensed under this article and such members as the board in its discretion may determine. The advisory committee shall include at least one person licensed to practice medicine under this chapter and specialized in a field with expertise in the biologic behavior of the skin. Members shall receive no compensation for service on the committee. The committee shall have such advisory duties and responsibilities as the board may determine, including but not limited to consulting with the board on the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of licenses and the promulgation of rules and regulations under this article. The initial members of the advisory committee may include persons eligible for licensing under this article. Subsequent advisory committee members must be licensed pursuant to this article.
O.C.G.A. § 43-19-11 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-19-11
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-19-11
Status: in_force

An application for registration as a geologist or certification in a specialty shall be made under oath and shall show the applicant's education and a detailed summary of his geologic work. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee fixed by the board.
O.C.G.A. § 43-39a-24 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 39A / Section 43-39a-24
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-39A-24
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this Code section, on and after July 1, 1991, it shall be unlawful for anyone to engage in real estate appraisal activity in this state without first obtaining an appraiser classification as provided in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person who is licensed to practice in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which such person is licensed.

(a) Except as provided in this Code section, on and after July 1, 1991, it shall be unlawful for anyone to engage in real estate appraisal activity in this state without first obtaining an appraiser classification as provided in this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any person who is licensed to practice in this state under any other law from engaging in the practice for which such person is licensed.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Individuals: (A) Who do not render significant professional assistance in arriving at a real estate appraisal analysis, opinion, or conclusion; or (B) Who assist an appraiser in the preparation of an appraisal report but do not sign that report or make any representations regarding it to any third party; (2) A real estate licensee licensed in accordance with Chapter 40 of this title who, in the ordinary course of real estate brokerage business, gives a broker's price opinion, competitive market analysis, or any other written or oral opinion to a potential seller, purchaser, landlord, tenant, or third party as to the recommended listing, lease, rental, or purchase price of real estate or real property; provided, however, that this opinion as to the listing, lease, rental, or purchase price shall not be referred to as an appraisal; (3) A registered forester registered pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12, who appraises or evaluates standing or growing timber located in this state and issues an appraisal or valuation on such timber as permitted under such registration, except that, when an appraisal or valuation of standing or growing timber is to be used in a federally related loan transaction, such registered forester must obtain the proper appraiser classification under this chapter, if required by federal law and the Appraisal Subcommittee; (4) Any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which, as owner, as the spouse of an owner, as general partner of a limited partnership, as officer of a corporation, as lessor, or as prospective purchaser or lessee or its regular employees, expresses an opinion of value on real estate or real property leased or to be acquired by such owner; (5) Any person who testifies to the value of real estate or real property in the courts of this state; (6) Any officer or employee of a government agency in the conduct of official duties, except when the appraisal is being used by a government agency exercising its power of eminent domain; or (7) Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, a person appraising real estate or real property exclusively for the use of a bank, a savings and loan association, or a credit union.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Individuals: (A) Who do not render significant professional assistance in arriving at a real estate appraisal analysis, opinion, or conclusion; or (B) Who assist an appraiser in the preparation of an appraisal report but do not sign that report or make any representations regarding it to any third party;

(1) Individuals:

(A) Who do not render significant professional assistance in arriving at a real estate appraisal analysis, opinion, or conclusion; or

(A) Who do not render significant professional assistance in arriving at a real estate appraisal analysis, opinion, or conclusion; or

(B) Who assist an appraiser in the preparation of an appraisal report but do not sign that report or make any representations regarding it to any third party;

(B) Who assist an appraiser in the preparation of an appraisal report but do not sign that report or make any representations regarding it to any third party;

(2) A real estate licensee licensed in accordance with Chapter 40 of this title who, in the ordinary course of real estate brokerage business, gives a broker's price opinion, competitive market analysis, or any other written or oral opinion to a potential seller, purchaser, landlord, tenant, or third party as to the recommended listing, lease, rental, or purchase price of real estate or real property; provided, however, that this opinion as to the listing, lease, rental, or purchase price shall not be referred to as an appraisal;

(2) A real estate licensee licensed in accordance with Chapter 40 of this title who, in the ordinary course of real estate brokerage business, gives a broker's price opinion, competitive market analysis, or any other written or oral opinion to a potential seller, purchaser, landlord, tenant, or third party as to the recommended listing, lease, rental, or purchase price of real estate or real property; provided, however, that this opinion as to the listing, lease, rental, or purchase price shall not be referred to as an appraisal;

(3) A registered forester registered pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12, who appraises or evaluates standing or growing timber located in this state and issues an appraisal or valuation on such timber as permitted under such registration, except that, when an appraisal or valuation of standing or growing timber is to be used in a federally related loan transaction, such registered forester must obtain the proper appraiser classification under this chapter, if required by federal law and the Appraisal Subcommittee;

(3) A registered forester registered pursuant to the provisions of Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 12, who appraises or evaluates standing or growing timber located in this state and issues an appraisal or valuation on such timber as permitted under such registration, except that, when an appraisal or valuation of standing or growing timber is to be used in a federally related loan transaction, such registered forester must obtain the proper appraiser classification under this chapter, if required by federal law and the Appraisal Subcommittee;

(4) Any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which, as owner, as the spouse of an owner, as general partner of a limited partnership, as officer of a corporation, as lessor, or as prospective purchaser or lessee or its regular employees, expresses an opinion of value on real estate or real property leased or to be acquired by such owner;

(4) Any individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which, as owner, as the spouse of an owner, as general partner of a limited partnership, as officer of a corporation, as lessor, or as prospective purchaser or lessee or its regular employees, expresses an opinion of value on real estate or real property leased or to be acquired by such owner;

(5) Any person who testifies to the value of real estate or real property in the courts of this state;

(5) Any person who testifies to the value of real estate or real property in the courts of this state;

(6) Any officer or employee of a government agency in the conduct of official duties, except when the appraisal is being used by a government agency exercising its power of eminent domain; or

(6) Any officer or employee of a government agency in the conduct of official duties, except when the appraisal is being used by a government agency exercising its power of eminent domain; or

(7) Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, a person appraising real estate or real property exclusively for the use of a bank, a savings and loan association, or a credit union.

(7) Unless otherwise required by federal law or regulation, a person appraising real estate or real property exclusively for the use of a bank, a savings and loan association, or a credit union.

(c) The exceptions provided by subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to any person who holds an appraiser classification.

(c) The exceptions provided by subsection (b) of this Code section shall not apply to any person who holds an appraiser classification.
O.C.G.A. § 43-28-15 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 28 / Section 43-28-15
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-28-15
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of:

(1) Any person licensed under any other law of the state, including but not limited to, physicians and persons working under the supervision of physicians, nurses, clinical psychologists, speech pathologists and audiologists, dentists, chiropractors, and physical therapists, from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;

(1) Any person licensed under any other law of the state, including but not limited to, physicians and persons working under the supervision of physicians, nurses, clinical psychologists, speech pathologists and audiologists, dentists, chiropractors, and physical therapists, from engaging in the profession or occupation for which he or she is licensed;

(2) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant by the government of the United States if such a person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he or she is employed;

(2) Any person employed as an occupational therapist or an occupational therapy assistant by the government of the United States if such a person provides occupational therapy solely under the direction or control of the organization by which he or she is employed;

(3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational program which is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency acceptable to the board and if such person is designated by a title which clearly indicates such person's status as a student or trainee;

(3) Any person pursuing a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy in an educational program which is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency acceptable to the board and if such person is designated by a title which clearly indicates such person's status as a student or trainee;

(4) Any person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of Code Section 43-28-9 if such activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement of that Code section;

(4) Any person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of Code Section 43-28-9 if such activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement of that Code section;

(5) Any person enrolled in a course of study designed to develop advanced occupational therapy skills when the occupational therapy activities are required as part of an educational program sponsored by an educational institution approved by the board and conducted under the supervision of an occupational therapist licensed under this article. If such person provides occupational therapy services outside the scope of the educational program, he or she shall then be required to be licensed in accordance with this article;

(5) Any person enrolled in a course of study designed to develop advanced occupational therapy skills when the occupational therapy activities are required as part of an educational program sponsored by an educational institution approved by the board and conducted under the supervision of an occupational therapist licensed under this article. If such person provides occupational therapy services outside the scope of the educational program, he or she shall then be required to be licensed in accordance with this article;

(6) Any occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed or certified by an agency recognized by the board providing consultation, as defined by rule, related to direct patient care if such services are performed for not more than 30 days in a calendar year;

(6) Any occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed or certified by an agency recognized by the board providing consultation, as defined by rule, related to direct patient care if such services are performed for not more than 30 days in a calendar year;

(7) Any person employed as an occupational therapy aide and working under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist licensed in this state;

(7) Any person employed as an occupational therapy aide and working under the direct supervision of an occupational therapist licensed in this state;

(8) Any person licensed under any other law of the state from providing orthotics within his or her scope of practice; or

(8) Any person licensed under any other law of the state from providing orthotics within his or her scope of practice; or

(9) Persons registered as rehabilitation suppliers by the State Board of Workers' Compensation, including those registered before July 1, 1992, but only when practicing rehabilitation counseling as a designated principal rehabilitation supplier pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 34 and only so long as they do not use any titles other than titles describing the certifications or licenses they are required to hold under Code Section 34-9-200.1 .

(9) Persons registered as rehabilitation suppliers by the State Board of Workers' Compensation, including those registered before July 1, 1992, but only when practicing rehabilitation counseling as a designated principal rehabilitation supplier pursuant to Chapter 9 of Title 34 and only so long as they do not use any titles other than titles describing the certifications or licenses they are required to hold under Code Section 34-9-200.1 .
O.C.G.A. § 43-13-2 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-13-2
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-13-2
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “ Commercial driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class A or Class B motor vehicles in this state. (2) “ Department ” means the Department of Driver Services acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents. (3) “ Driver training course ” means instruction for the purpose of assisting persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state and which may be offered through in-person instruction, online courses, or remote participation platforms. (4) “ Driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state, except for motorcycle operator safety training programs conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Driver Services pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 40. The term shall also include any public school system offering a driver training course during the regular school day as part of a student curriculum at no cost to the student. (5) “ Driver's license examiners ” means examiners appointed by the Department of Driver Services for the purpose of giving driver's license examinations. (6) “ Motor vehicle ” means every vehicle which is self-propelled upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon, a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (7) “ Person ” means every natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or school.

(a) As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “ Commercial driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class A or Class B motor vehicles in this state.

(1) “ Commercial driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class A or Class B motor vehicles in this state.

(2) “ Department ” means the Department of Driver Services acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.

(2) “ Department ” means the Department of Driver Services acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.

(3) “ Driver training course ” means instruction for the purpose of assisting persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state and which may be offered through in-person instruction, online courses, or remote participation platforms.

(3) “ Driver training course ” means instruction for the purpose of assisting persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state and which may be offered through in-person instruction, online courses, or remote participation platforms.

(4) “ Driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state, except for motorcycle operator safety training programs conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Driver Services pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 40. The term shall also include any public school system offering a driver training course during the regular school day as part of a student curriculum at no cost to the student.

(4) “ Driver training school, ” except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, means any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation giving driving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year for the purpose of assisting such persons to meet the requirements for licensed driving of Class C or Class M motor vehicles in this state, except for motorcycle operator safety training programs conducted by or on behalf of the Department of Driver Services pursuant to Chapter 15 of Title 40. The term shall also include any public school system offering a driver training course during the regular school day as part of a student curriculum at no cost to the student.

(5) “ Driver's license examiners ” means examiners appointed by the Department of Driver Services for the purpose of giving driver's license examinations.

(5) “ Driver's license examiners ” means examiners appointed by the Department of Driver Services for the purpose of giving driver's license examinations.

(6) “ Motor vehicle ” means every vehicle which is self-propelled upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon, a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(6) “ Motor vehicle ” means every vehicle which is self-propelled upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon, a public highway except devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(7) “ Person ” means every natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or school.

(7) “ Person ” means every natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, corporation, or school.

(b) The terms “commercial driver training school” as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section and “driver training school” as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not include: (1) Hospitals and state licensed rehabilitation centers offering a driver training course for the purpose of rehabilitating persons to maintain or obtain a Class C license; provided, however, that such facilities shall be required to file a memorandum of understanding with the commissioner of driver services in the prescribed format of the department; (2) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation offering a for-hire defensive driving safety course for the purpose of providing training to assist persons to obtain a Class C or Class M license through means of behind-the-wheel training, simulator training, or offering a defensive driving safety course consisting of less than 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. These entities shall be required to obtain a limited license as a driver training school, register and identify all of its vehicles, and shall become subject to the same insurance requirements for a driver training school as outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . Limited driver training schools offering classroom or simulator training only will not be required to comply with the liability insurance requirements outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . The commissioner of driver services shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the qualifications and establish the application fees for the driver training school limited license. The commissioner shall issue the driver training school limited license if the application is complete and the applicant demonstrates compliance with the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the commissioner regarding insurance and safety. The driver training school limited license shall be valid for a period of four years; or (3) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which offers occasional driver training instruction. These entities may obtain a temporary driver training permit for a period of seven consecutive days beginning and ending on the dates specified on the face of the permit. Temporary driver training permits shall be obtained by schools, individuals, or other entities which offer occasional driver training instruction that do not maintain a permanent classroom located within the state. The fee for each temporary driver training permit shall be $100.00 per week and $25.00 for each vehicle. No temporary driver training permit shall be issued without the commissioner of driver services having first received satisfactory proof that the applicant meets the insurance requirements as defined in Code Section 43-13-4 and the vehicle and safety requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations of the commissioner. A temporary driver training permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous location at any time instruction is being given and a copy of such permit shall be located in each vehicle that is registered for the purpose of providing instruction.

(b) The terms “commercial driver training school” as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section and “driver training school” as defined in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not include:

(1) Hospitals and state licensed rehabilitation centers offering a driver training course for the purpose of rehabilitating persons to maintain or obtain a Class C license; provided, however, that such facilities shall be required to file a memorandum of understanding with the commissioner of driver services in the prescribed format of the department;

(1) Hospitals and state licensed rehabilitation centers offering a driver training course for the purpose of rehabilitating persons to maintain or obtain a Class C license; provided, however, that such facilities shall be required to file a memorandum of understanding with the commissioner of driver services in the prescribed format of the department;

(2) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation offering a for-hire defensive driving safety course for the purpose of providing training to assist persons to obtain a Class C or Class M license through means of behind-the-wheel training, simulator training, or offering a defensive driving safety course consisting of less than 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. These entities shall be required to obtain a limited license as a driver training school, register and identify all of its vehicles, and shall become subject to the same insurance requirements for a driver training school as outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . Limited driver training schools offering classroom or simulator training only will not be required to comply with the liability insurance requirements outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . The commissioner of driver services shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the qualifications and establish the application fees for the driver training school limited license. The commissioner shall issue the driver training school limited license if the application is complete and the applicant demonstrates compliance with the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the commissioner regarding insurance and safety. The driver training school limited license shall be valid for a period of four years; or

(2) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation offering a for-hire defensive driving safety course for the purpose of providing training to assist persons to obtain a Class C or Class M license through means of behind-the-wheel training, simulator training, or offering a defensive driving safety course consisting of less than 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training. These entities shall be required to obtain a limited license as a driver training school, register and identify all of its vehicles, and shall become subject to the same insurance requirements for a driver training school as outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . Limited driver training schools offering classroom or simulator training only will not be required to comply with the liability insurance requirements outlined in Code Section 43-13-4 . The commissioner of driver services shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the qualifications and establish the application fees for the driver training school limited license. The commissioner shall issue the driver training school limited license if the application is complete and the applicant demonstrates compliance with the laws of this state and the rules and regulations of the commissioner regarding insurance and safety. The driver training school limited license shall be valid for a period of four years; or

(3) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which offers occasional driver training instruction. These entities may obtain a temporary driver training permit for a period of seven consecutive days beginning and ending on the dates specified on the face of the permit. Temporary driver training permits shall be obtained by schools, individuals, or other entities which offer occasional driver training instruction that do not maintain a permanent classroom located within the state. The fee for each temporary driver training permit shall be $100.00 per week and $25.00 for each vehicle. No temporary driver training permit shall be issued without the commissioner of driver services having first received satisfactory proof that the applicant meets the insurance requirements as defined in Code Section 43-13-4 and the vehicle and safety requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations of the commissioner. A temporary driver training permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous location at any time instruction is being given and a copy of such permit shall be located in each vehicle that is registered for the purpose of providing instruction.

(3) Any person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which offers occasional driver training instruction. These entities may obtain a temporary driver training permit for a period of seven consecutive days beginning and ending on the dates specified on the face of the permit. Temporary driver training permits shall be obtained by schools, individuals, or other entities which offer occasional driver training instruction that do not maintain a permanent classroom located within the state. The fee for each temporary driver training permit shall be $100.00 per week and $25.00 for each vehicle. No temporary driver training permit shall be issued without the commissioner of driver services having first received satisfactory proof that the applicant meets the insurance requirements as defined in Code Section 43-13-4 and the vehicle and safety requirements as set forth in the rules and regulations of the commissioner. A temporary driver training permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous location at any time instruction is being given and a copy of such permit shall be located in each vehicle that is registered for the purpose of providing instruction.
O.C.G.A. § 43-37-5 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 37 / Section 43-37-5
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-37-5
Status: in_force

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting or preventing a county or municipality from licensing dealers in precious metals or gems or from establishing and imposing additional requirements or qualifications on dealers in precious metals or gems.
O.C.G.A. § 43-40-15 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 40 / Section 43-40-15
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-40-15
Status: in_force

(a) Licenses shall be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of such qualifications has been presented to the commission. The commission may deny a license to a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership if a stockholder, member, or partner or any combination thereof which owns more than a 20 percent interest therein does not bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity; has been convicted of any of the crimes enumerated in subsection (b) of this Code section; or has been disciplined by any legally constituted regulatory agency for violating a law regulating the sale of real estate.

(a) Licenses shall be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of such qualifications has been presented to the commission. The commission may deny a license to a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership if a stockholder, member, or partner or any combination thereof which owns more than a 20 percent interest therein does not bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity; has been convicted of any of the crimes enumerated in subsection (b) of this Code section; or has been disciplined by any legally constituted regulatory agency for violating a law regulating the sale of real estate.

(b)(1) As used in this Code section, the term: (A) “ Conviction ” means a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought; a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt pursuant to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. (B) “ Felony ” means any offense committed: (i) Within this state and deemed a felony under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; or (ii) In another state and deemed a felony under the laws of that state or the laws of the United States. (1.1) No person who has a conviction shall be eligible to become an applicant for a license or an approval authorized by this chapter unless such person has successfully completed all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for such conviction, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has a single conviction, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval. (1.2) A person who has a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state shall be eligible to become an applicant for a licensure or an approval authorized by this chapter only if: (A) Such person has satisfied all terms and conditions of any conviction such person may have had before making application for licensure or approval, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has been convicted of a single felony or of a single crime of moral turpitude, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; (B) No criminal charges for forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude are pending against the person; and (C) Such person presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the person now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public. (2) Where an applicant for any license or approval authorized by this chapter has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or other like offense or offenses or has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude and has been convicted thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state such conviction in itself may be sufficient ground for refusal of a license or approval authorized by this chapter. An applicant for licensure as an associate broker or a broker who has been convicted of any offense enumerated in this paragraph may be licensed by the commission as an associate broker or a broker only if: (A) At least ten years have passed since the applicant was convicted, sentenced, or released from any incarceration, whichever is later; (B) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant; and (C) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(b)(1) As used in this Code section, the term: (A) “ Conviction ” means a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought; a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt pursuant to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. (B) “ Felony ” means any offense committed: (i) Within this state and deemed a felony under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; or (ii) In another state and deemed a felony under the laws of that state or the laws of the United States.

(b)(1) As used in this Code section, the term:

(A) “ Conviction ” means a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought; a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt pursuant to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude.

(A) “ Conviction ” means a finding or verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude, regardless of whether an appeal of the conviction has been brought; a sentencing to first offender treatment without an adjudication of guilt pursuant to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude.

(B) “ Felony ” means any offense committed: (i) Within this state and deemed a felony under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; or (ii) In another state and deemed a felony under the laws of that state or the laws of the United States.

(B) “ Felony ” means any offense committed:

(i) Within this state and deemed a felony under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; or

(i) Within this state and deemed a felony under the laws of this state or under the laws of the United States; or

(ii) In another state and deemed a felony under the laws of that state or the laws of the United States.

(ii) In another state and deemed a felony under the laws of that state or the laws of the United States.

(1.1) No person who has a conviction shall be eligible to become an applicant for a license or an approval authorized by this chapter unless such person has successfully completed all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for such conviction, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has a single conviction, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval.

(1.1) No person who has a conviction shall be eligible to become an applicant for a license or an approval authorized by this chapter unless such person has successfully completed all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for such conviction, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has a single conviction, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval.

(1.2) A person who has a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state shall be eligible to become an applicant for a licensure or an approval authorized by this chapter only if: (A) Such person has satisfied all terms and conditions of any conviction such person may have had before making application for licensure or approval, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has been convicted of a single felony or of a single crime of moral turpitude, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; (B) No criminal charges for forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude are pending against the person; and (C) Such person presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the person now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(1.2) A person who has a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state shall be eligible to become an applicant for a licensure or an approval authorized by this chapter only if:

(A) Such person has satisfied all terms and conditions of any conviction such person may have had before making application for licensure or approval, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has been convicted of a single felony or of a single crime of moral turpitude, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval;

(A) Such person has satisfied all terms and conditions of any conviction such person may have had before making application for licensure or approval, provided that if such individual has multiple convictions, at least five years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval; and provided, further, that if such individual has been convicted of a single felony or of a single crime of moral turpitude, at least two years shall have passed since the individual satisfied all terms and conditions of any sentence imposed for the last conviction before making application for licensure or approval;

(B) No criminal charges for forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude are pending against the person; and

(B) No criminal charges for forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude are pending against the person; and

(C) Such person presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the person now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(C) Such person presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the person now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(2) Where an applicant for any license or approval authorized by this chapter has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or other like offense or offenses or has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude and has been convicted thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state such conviction in itself may be sufficient ground for refusal of a license or approval authorized by this chapter. An applicant for licensure as an associate broker or a broker who has been convicted of any offense enumerated in this paragraph may be licensed by the commission as an associate broker or a broker only if: (A) At least ten years have passed since the applicant was convicted, sentenced, or released from any incarceration, whichever is later; (B) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant; and (C) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(2) Where an applicant for any license or approval authorized by this chapter has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or other like offense or offenses or has been convicted of a felony, a sexual offense, a probation violation, or a crime involving moral turpitude and has been convicted thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any other state such conviction in itself may be sufficient ground for refusal of a license or approval authorized by this chapter. An applicant for licensure as an associate broker or a broker who has been convicted of any offense enumerated in this paragraph may be licensed by the commission as an associate broker or a broker only if:

(A) At least ten years have passed since the applicant was convicted, sentenced, or released from any incarceration, whichever is later;

(A) At least ten years have passed since the applicant was convicted, sentenced, or released from any incarceration, whichever is later;

(B) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant; and

(B) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant; and

(C) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(C) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(c) Where an applicant or licensee has been found guilty of a violation of the federal fair housing law or Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 by an administrative law judge or a court of competent jurisdiction and after any appeal of such conviction is concluded, such conviction may in itself be a sufficient ground for refusal of a license or the imposition of any sanction permitted by this chapter.

(c) Where an applicant or licensee has been found guilty of a violation of the federal fair housing law or Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 by an administrative law judge or a court of competent jurisdiction and after any appeal of such conviction is concluded, such conviction may in itself be a sufficient ground for refusal of a license or the imposition of any sanction permitted by this chapter.

(d) Where an applicant or licensee has made a false statement of material fact on his or her application or caused to be submitted or been a party to preparing or submitting any falsified application to the commission, such action may, in itself, be a sufficient ground for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license.

(d) Where an applicant or licensee has made a false statement of material fact on his or her application or caused to be submitted or been a party to preparing or submitting any falsified application to the commission, such action may, in itself, be a sufficient ground for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license.

(e) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a license, as provided for by this chapter, shall also be grounds for refusal to grant a license.

(e) Grounds for suspension or revocation of a license, as provided for by this chapter, shall also be grounds for refusal to grant a license.

(f) The conduct provided for in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (h) of this Code section which relates to the denial of a real estate license to an applicant shall also be grounds for imposition of any sanction permitted by this chapter when the conduct is that of a licensee.

(f) The conduct provided for in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (h) of this Code section which relates to the denial of a real estate license to an applicant shall also be grounds for imposition of any sanction permitted by this chapter when the conduct is that of a licensee.

(g) Whenever the commission initiates an investigation as permitted by Code Section 43-40-27 to determine whether a licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or its rules and regulations and such licensee has: (1) Surrendered or voluntarily surrenders the license to the commission; (2) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to meet educational requirements provided by law; or (3) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to pay any required fees, the commission may issue an order revoking such licensee's license. The order shall be effective ten days after the order is served on the licensee unless the licensee makes a written request for a hearing before the commission, in which event, the commission shall file a notice of hearing in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Service shall be accomplished as provided for in Code Section 43-40-26 .

(g) Whenever the commission initiates an investigation as permitted by Code Section 43-40-27 to determine whether a licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or its rules and regulations and such licensee has:

(1) Surrendered or voluntarily surrenders the license to the commission;

(1) Surrendered or voluntarily surrenders the license to the commission;

(2) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to meet educational requirements provided by law; or

(2) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to meet educational requirements provided by law; or

(3) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to pay any required fees,

(3) Allowed or allows the license to lapse due to failure to pay any required fees,

the commission may issue an order revoking such licensee's license. The order shall be effective ten days after the order is served on the licensee unless the licensee makes a written request for a hearing before the commission, in which event, the commission shall file a notice of hearing in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Service shall be accomplished as provided for in Code Section 43-40-26 .

(h) Whenever any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state has disciplined the license of an applicant for any license authorized by this chapter or whenever such an applicant has allowed a license to lapse or has surrendered a license to any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state after that body has initiated an investigation or a disciplinary process regarding such applicant's license, such discipline, lapsing, or surrender in itself may be a sufficient ground for refusal of a license. Whenever any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state has revoked the license of an applicant for any license authorized by this chapter or whenever such an applicant has allowed a license to lapse or has surrendered a license to any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state after that body has initiated an investigation or a disciplinary process regarding such applicant's license, the commission may issue an associate broker's or a broker's license only if: (1) At least ten years have passed since the date that the applicant's occupational license was revoked or surrendered; (2) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant at the time of application; and (3) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(h) Whenever any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state has disciplined the license of an applicant for any license authorized by this chapter or whenever such an applicant has allowed a license to lapse or has surrendered a license to any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state after that body has initiated an investigation or a disciplinary process regarding such applicant's license, such discipline, lapsing, or surrender in itself may be a sufficient ground for refusal of a license. Whenever any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state has revoked the license of an applicant for any license authorized by this chapter or whenever such an applicant has allowed a license to lapse or has surrendered a license to any occupational licensing body of this state or any other state after that body has initiated an investigation or a disciplinary process regarding such applicant's license, the commission may issue an associate broker's or a broker's license only if:

(1) At least ten years have passed since the date that the applicant's occupational license was revoked or surrendered;

(1) At least ten years have passed since the date that the applicant's occupational license was revoked or surrendered;

(2) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant at the time of application; and

(2) No criminal charges are pending against the applicant at the time of application; and

(3) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(3) The applicant presents to the commission satisfactory proof that the applicant now bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of a licensee in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.

(i) Whenever any licensee is convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (b) of this Code section, such licensee shall notify the commission of that conviction within ten days from the date of the conviction. Such licensee's license may be revoked by the commission 60 days after the licensee's conviction unless the licensee has made a written request to the commission for a hearing during that 60 day period. Following any such hearing, the commission in its discretion may impose upon such licensee any disciplinary action or sanction permitted by this chapter or impose no disciplinary action or sanction. If a licensee fails to make a written request for a hearing during the 60 day period after the conviction, then the commission, upon discovery of the conviction, shall have the option of revoking the licensee's license without the licensee being entitled to a hearing or the commission in its discretion may impose upon such licensee any other disciplinary action or sanction permitted by this chapter or impose no disciplinary action or sanction.

(i) Whenever any licensee is convicted of any offense enumerated in subsection (b) of this Code section, such licensee shall notify the commission of that conviction within ten days from the date of the conviction. Such licensee's license may be revoked by the commission 60 days after the licensee's conviction unless the licensee has made a written request to the commission for a hearing during that 60 day period. Following any such hearing, the commission in its discretion may impose upon such licensee any disciplinary action or sanction permitted by this chapter or impose no disciplinary action or sanction. If a licensee fails to make a written request for a hearing during the 60 day period after the conviction, then the commission, upon discovery of the conviction, shall have the option of revoking the licensee's license without the licensee being entitled to a hearing or the commission in its discretion may impose upon such licensee any other disciplinary action or sanction permitted by this chapter or impose no disciplinary action or sanction.

(j) Whenever the commission revokes or suspends the license of a community association manager, a salesperson, an associate broker, or a broker, then any school or instructor approval which such licensee holds shall also be revoked or suspended. Whenever a licensee surrenders a real estate license as provided for in subsection (g) of this Code section, any school or instructor approval which such licensee holds shall also be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this Code section.

(j) Whenever the commission revokes or suspends the license of a community association manager, a salesperson, an associate broker, or a broker, then any school or instructor approval which such licensee holds shall also be revoked or suspended. Whenever a licensee surrenders a real estate license as provided for in subsection (g) of this Code section, any school or instructor approval which such licensee holds shall also be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this Code section.

(k) Where an applicant or licensee has been found not in compliance with an order for child support as provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3 , such action shall be sufficient grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license. In such actions, the hearing and appeal procedures provided for in those Code sections shall be the only such procedures required under this chapter.

(k) Where an applicant or licensee has been found not in compliance with an order for child support as provided in Code Section 19-6-28.1 or 19-11-9.3 , such action shall be sufficient grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license. In such actions, the hearing and appeal procedures provided for in those Code sections shall be the only such procedures required under this chapter.

(l) Where an applicant or licensee has been found to be a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status under the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program as determined by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation or who has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program, such finding shall not be grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license.

(l) Where an applicant or licensee has been found to be a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status under the Georgia Higher Education Loan Program as determined by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation or who has been certified by any entity of the federal government for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program, such finding shall not be grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license.

(m) Where the commission has previously sanctioned any applicant for a license under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” such sanction may in itself be a sufficient ground for refusing the license.

(m) Where the commission has previously sanctioned any applicant for a license under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” such sanction may in itself be a sufficient ground for refusing the license.
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8-2 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 14 / Section 43-14-8-2
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-14-8.2
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this Code section only, “division” means the “Division of Utility Contractors.”

(a) For purposes of this Code section only, “division” means the “Division of Utility Contractors.”

(b)(1) After June 30, 1994, no sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation shall have the right to engage in the business of utility contracting unless such business holds a utility contractor license and there is regularly connected with such business a person or persons who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter. Such utility manager must be actually engaged in the performance of such business on a full-time basis and oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of the business. In cases where a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation has more than one permanent office, then each permanent office shall be registered with the division and at least one person who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter shall be stationed in each office on a full-time basis and shall oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of that office. (2) The requirements of this Code section shall not prevent any person holding a valid license issued by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, or any division thereof, pursuant to this chapter, from performing any work defined in the Code section or sections under which the license held by said person was issued.

(b)(1) After June 30, 1994, no sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation shall have the right to engage in the business of utility contracting unless such business holds a utility contractor license and there is regularly connected with such business a person or persons who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter. Such utility manager must be actually engaged in the performance of such business on a full-time basis and oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of the business. In cases where a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation has more than one permanent office, then each permanent office shall be registered with the division and at least one person who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter shall be stationed in each office on a full-time basis and shall oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of that office.

(b)(1) After June 30, 1994, no sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation shall have the right to engage in the business of utility contracting unless such business holds a utility contractor license and there is regularly connected with such business a person or persons who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter. Such utility manager must be actually engaged in the performance of such business on a full-time basis and oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of the business. In cases where a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation has more than one permanent office, then each permanent office shall be registered with the division and at least one person who holds a valid utility manager certificate issued under this chapter shall be stationed in each office on a full-time basis and shall oversee the utility contracting work of all employees of that office.

(2) The requirements of this Code section shall not prevent any person holding a valid license issued by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, or any division thereof, pursuant to this chapter, from performing any work defined in the Code section or sections under which the license held by said person was issued.

(2) The requirements of this Code section shall not prevent any person holding a valid license issued by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board, or any division thereof, pursuant to this chapter, from performing any work defined in the Code section or sections under which the license held by said person was issued.

(c) Any corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship desiring to qualify and be issued a utility contractor license under the provisions of this subsection shall: (1) Submit a completed application to the division on the form provided indicating: (A) The names and addresses of proprietor, partners, or officers of such applicant; (B) The place and date such partnership was formed or such corporation was incorporated; and (C) The name of the qualifying utility manager holding a current certificate who is employed for each permanent office location of the business from which utility contracting is performed; (2) Submit its safety policy which must meet the minimum standards established by the board; (3) Pay or have paid the required fees; and (4) Not be otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(c) Any corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship desiring to qualify and be issued a utility contractor license under the provisions of this subsection shall:

(1) Submit a completed application to the division on the form provided indicating: (A) The names and addresses of proprietor, partners, or officers of such applicant; (B) The place and date such partnership was formed or such corporation was incorporated; and (C) The name of the qualifying utility manager holding a current certificate who is employed for each permanent office location of the business from which utility contracting is performed;

(1) Submit a completed application to the division on the form provided indicating:

(A) The names and addresses of proprietor, partners, or officers of such applicant;

(A) The names and addresses of proprietor, partners, or officers of such applicant;

(B) The place and date such partnership was formed or such corporation was incorporated; and

(B) The place and date such partnership was formed or such corporation was incorporated; and

(C) The name of the qualifying utility manager holding a current certificate who is employed for each permanent office location of the business from which utility contracting is performed;

(C) The name of the qualifying utility manager holding a current certificate who is employed for each permanent office location of the business from which utility contracting is performed;

(2) Submit its safety policy which must meet the minimum standards established by the board;

(2) Submit its safety policy which must meet the minimum standards established by the board;

(3) Pay or have paid the required fees; and

(3) Pay or have paid the required fees; and

(4) Not be otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(4) Not be otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(d) The decision of the division as to the qualifications of applicants shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive.

(d) The decision of the division as to the qualifications of applicants shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive.

(e) It shall be the duty of the utility manager certificate holders and the licensed utility contractor to notify the division, in accordance with board rules, of severance of connection between such utility contractor and the utility manager certificate holder or holders upon whom the qualification of the utility contractor rested.

(e) It shall be the duty of the utility manager certificate holders and the licensed utility contractor to notify the division, in accordance with board rules, of severance of connection between such utility contractor and the utility manager certificate holder or holders upon whom the qualification of the utility contractor rested.

(f) In the event that a licensed utility contractor temporarily does not have employed a utility manager certificate holder to oversee its utility contracting work, upon notice by such utility contractor to the division within five days following the last day of employment of the utility manager certificate holder, the division shall grant the utility contractor a 90 day grace period in which to employ a utility manager certificate holder to oversee its utility contracting work before any action may be taken by the division to revoke the utility contractor's license. The division may, at its discretion, upon application by the utility contractor showing good cause grant one additional 90 day grace period. Grace periods totaling not more than 180 days may be granted during any two-year period. Failure to have employed a utility manager certificate holder to oversee the utility contracting work of the utility contractor shall be grounds for the revocation or suspension of the utility contractor license after a notice of hearing.

(f) In the event that a licensed utility contractor temporarily does not have employed a utility manager certificate holder to oversee its utility contracting work, upon notice by such utility contractor to the division within five days following the last day of employment of the utility manager certificate holder, the division shall grant the utility contractor a 90 day grace period in which to employ a utility manager certificate holder to oversee its utility contracting work before any action may be taken by the division to revoke the utility contractor's license. The division may, at its discretion, upon application by the utility contractor showing good cause grant one additional 90 day grace period. Grace periods totaling not more than 180 days may be granted during any two-year period. Failure to have employed a utility manager certificate holder to oversee the utility contracting work of the utility contractor shall be grounds for the revocation or suspension of the utility contractor license after a notice of hearing.

(g) All applicants for renewal of utility contractor licenses provided for by this Code section shall be required to submit with the required fee a completed application on a form provided by the division. (h) It shall be unlawful for any person to contract with any other person for the performance of utility contracting work who is known by such person not to have a current, valid license as a utility contractor pursuant to this chapter.

(g) All applicants for renewal of utility contractor licenses provided for by this Code section shall be required to submit with the required fee a completed application on a form provided by the division.

(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to contract with any other person for the performance of utility contracting work who is known by such person not to have a current, valid license as a utility contractor pursuant to this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-34 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 34 / Section 43-34-34
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-34-34
Status: in_force

A person who held a valid provisional license on or before April 16, 1979, shall be able to renew such license annually without any one-time-only renewal limitation, as long as such person continues to meet the other requirements specified in this article and does not otherwise violate this article.
O.C.G.A. § 43-33-14 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Section 43-33-14
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-33-14
Status: in_force

The board shall determine the competence of applicants to practice as physical therapists or as physical therapist assistants by any method or procedure which the board deems necessary to test the applicant's qualifications.
O.C.G.A. § 43-11a-6 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 11A / Section 43-11a-6
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-11A-6
Status: in_force

The board shall meet annually and shall elect from its members a chairperson, vice chairperson, and any other officers as deemed necessary who shall hold office according to the rules adopted by the board. In addition to its annual meeting, the board shall hold at least two other meetings each year as provided by the rules adopted by the board.
O.C.G.A. § 43-24a-9 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 24A / Section 43-24a-9
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-24A-9
Status: in_force

(a) A provisional permit to practice as a provisionally permitted massage therapist shall, upon proper application, be issued for a six-month period to an applicant who meets the following criteria: (1) Holds and maintains a valid license as a massage therapist in another state; (2) Is not a resident of this state as confirmed in a secure and verifiable document, as defined in Code Section 50-36-2 ; (3) Has not had a license or permit to practice as a massage therapist voided, revoked, suspended, denied, or annulled by this state or another state, territory, or jurisdiction; and (4) Has not been convicted of a felony in the courts of this state, any other state, territory, or country, or in the courts of the United States, including, but not limited to, a plea of nolo contendere entered to such charge or the affording of first offender treatment to any such charge in the same manner as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-1-19 .

(a) A provisional permit to practice as a provisionally permitted massage therapist shall, upon proper application, be issued for a six-month period to an applicant who meets the following criteria:

(1) Holds and maintains a valid license as a massage therapist in another state;

(1) Holds and maintains a valid license as a massage therapist in another state;

(2) Is not a resident of this state as confirmed in a secure and verifiable document, as defined in Code Section 50-36-2 ;

(2) Is not a resident of this state as confirmed in a secure and verifiable document, as defined in Code Section 50-36-2 ;

(3) Has not had a license or permit to practice as a massage therapist voided, revoked, suspended, denied, or annulled by this state or another state, territory, or jurisdiction; and

(3) Has not had a license or permit to practice as a massage therapist voided, revoked, suspended, denied, or annulled by this state or another state, territory, or jurisdiction; and

(4) Has not been convicted of a felony in the courts of this state, any other state, territory, or country, or in the courts of the United States, including, but not limited to, a plea of nolo contendere entered to such charge or the affording of first offender treatment to any such charge in the same manner as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-1-19 .

(4) Has not been convicted of a felony in the courts of this state, any other state, territory, or country, or in the courts of the United States, including, but not limited to, a plea of nolo contendere entered to such charge or the affording of first offender treatment to any such charge in the same manner as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-1-19 .

(b) A provisional permit shall require the applicant to work under the supervision of a licensed massage therapist in good standing with the board. If an applicant has met the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section and submits the applicable license fee, the applicant shall be granted a provisional permit to practice massage therapy in this state. Upon receipt of such application and fee, a provisional permit shall be administratively issued.

(b) A provisional permit shall require the applicant to work under the supervision of a licensed massage therapist in good standing with the board. If an applicant has met the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section and submits the applicable license fee, the applicant shall be granted a provisional permit to practice massage therapy in this state. Upon receipt of such application and fee, a provisional permit shall be administratively issued.

(c) A provisional permit may be voided if the board determines that the person holding such permit no longer meets one or more of the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section.

(c) A provisional permit may be voided if the board determines that the person holding such permit no longer meets one or more of the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section.

(d) A provisional permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall have the same force and effect as a permanent license until the time of its expiration.

(d) A provisional permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall have the same force and effect as a permanent license until the time of its expiration.

(e) A provisional permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall expire on the same date as a license issued under this chapter to a holder of a provisional permit who has passed the examination pursuant to Code Section 43-24A-8 .

(e) A provisional permit issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section shall expire on the same date as a license issued under this chapter to a holder of a provisional permit who has passed the examination pursuant to Code Section 43-24A-8 .
O.C.G.A. § 43-29-18 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 29 / Section 43-29-18
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-29-18
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any person to hold himself out as being able, or to offer, undertake, or attempt, by any means or method, to examine eyes or to diagnose, treat, correct, relieve, operate, or prescribe for any human ailment, deficiency, deformity, disease, injury, pain, or physical condition.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize or permit any person to hold himself out as being able, or to offer, undertake, or attempt, by any means or method, to examine eyes or to diagnose, treat, correct, relieve, operate, or prescribe for any human ailment, deficiency, deformity, disease, injury, pain, or physical condition.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict, in any respect, the practice of medicine by duly licensed physicians authorized to practice under Article 2 of Chapter 34 of this title or the practice of optometry by duly licensed optometrists authorized to practice under Chapter 30 of this title. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict a duly licensed physician or optometrist from the practices enumerated and defined in this chapter; and such licensed physician or optometrist shall have all the rights and privileges which may accrue under this chapter to dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict, in any respect, the practice of medicine by duly licensed physicians authorized to practice under Article 2 of Chapter 34 of this title or the practice of optometry by duly licensed optometrists authorized to practice under Chapter 30 of this title. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict a duly licensed physician or optometrist from the practices enumerated and defined in this chapter; and such licensed physician or optometrist shall have all the rights and privileges which may accrue under this chapter to dispensing opticians licensed under this chapter.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impede, limit, prevent, or restrict the furnishing, selling, or supplying of any commodities or services by any manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, vendor, or distributor of any commodities or services to any manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, vendor, or distributor thereof or to or as agent for any physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician or to any clinic, infirmary, or hospital or to any school, college, or university.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impede, limit, prevent, or restrict the furnishing, selling, or supplying of any commodities or services by any manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, vendor, or distributor of any commodities or services to any manufacturer, wholesaler, jobber, vendor, or distributor thereof or to or as agent for any physician, optometrist, or dispensing optician or to any clinic, infirmary, or hospital or to any school, college, or university.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an unlicensed person from performing merely mechanical work upon inert materials in an optical office or laboratory.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an unlicensed person from performing merely mechanical work upon inert materials in an optical office or laboratory.

(e) The services and appliances relating to optical dispensing shall be dispensed, furnished, or supplied to the intended wearer or user thereof only upon prescription issued by a physician or an optometrist; but duplications, replacements, reproductions, or repetitions may be done without prescription, in which event any such act shall be construed to be optical dispensing the same as if performed on the basis of an original written prescription.

(e) The services and appliances relating to optical dispensing shall be dispensed, furnished, or supplied to the intended wearer or user thereof only upon prescription issued by a physician or an optometrist; but duplications, replacements, reproductions, or repetitions may be done without prescription, in which event any such act shall be construed to be optical dispensing the same as if performed on the basis of an original written prescription.

(f) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require an employee of a licensed physician or a licensed optometrist to secure a license under this chapter or be otherwise subject to this chapter, so long as such employee is working exclusively for and under the direct supervision of such licensed physician or optometrist or licensed optician and does not hold himself out to the public generally as a dispensing optician.

(f) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require an employee of a licensed physician or a licensed optometrist to secure a license under this chapter or be otherwise subject to this chapter, so long as such employee is working exclusively for and under the direct supervision of such licensed physician or optometrist or licensed optician and does not hold himself out to the public generally as a dispensing optician.
O.C.G.A. § 43-9-9 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-9-9
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-9-9
Status: in_force

Persons licensed to practice chiropractic under the laws of any other state having requirements equal to those of this chapter may, in the discretion of the board, be issued a license to practice chiropractic in this state without written examination upon the payment of a fee in an amount established by the board.
O.C.G.A. § 43-10-8 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 43-10-8
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses §43-10-8
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any individual to pursue barbering or the occupation of cosmetology in this state unless he or she has first completed the required hours for and obtained the appropriate certificate of registration as provided in this chapter.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any individual to pursue barbering or the occupation of cosmetology in this state unless he or she has first completed the required hours for and obtained the appropriate certificate of registration as provided in this chapter.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any individual to hold himself or herself out as a master cosmetologist without having first obtained a certificate of registration as a master cosmetologist which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform all the services mentioned in paragraph (11) of Code Section 43-10-1 . Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any individual who held a valid master cosmetologist license in this state on March 29, 1983, from practicing as a master cosmetologist.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any individual to hold himself or herself out as a master cosmetologist without having first obtained a certificate of registration as a master cosmetologist which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform all the services mentioned in paragraph (11) of Code Section 43-10-1 . Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any individual who held a valid master cosmetologist license in this state on March 29, 1983, from practicing as a master cosmetologist.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any individual to hold himself or herself out as a master barber, barber II, barber instructor, or barber apprentice without having first obtained the certificate of registration for such.

(c) It shall be unlawful for any individual to hold himself or herself out as a master barber, barber II, barber instructor, or barber apprentice without having first obtained the certificate of registration for such.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely hair design services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as a hair designer upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely hair design services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as a hair designer upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (9) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely cosmetic skin care services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as an esthetician level upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (8) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely cosmetic skin care services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as an esthetician level upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (8) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely cosmetic nail care services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as a nail technician level upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (12) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(f) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any individual desiring to perform solely cosmetic nail care services shall be allowed to obtain a certificate of registration as a nail technician level upon completing the required hours therefor, which certifies that the holder thereof shall be authorized to perform some or all of the services mentioned in paragraph (12) of Code Section 43-10-1 .

(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any current or discharged member of the military may apply to the board for the immediate issuance of a certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter, provided that such individual holds a license or certification from another state for which the training, experience, and testing substantially meet or exceed the requirements in this state to obtain the certificate of registration for which such individual is applying. (2) As used in this subsection, the term: (A) “ Discharge ” means an honorable discharge or a general discharge from active military service. The term “discharge” shall not mean a discharge under other than honorable conditions, a bad conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge. (B) “ Military ” means any regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the Georgia Army National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard.

(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any current or discharged member of the military may apply to the board for the immediate issuance of a certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter, provided that such individual holds a license or certification from another state for which the training, experience, and testing substantially meet or exceed the requirements in this state to obtain the certificate of registration for which such individual is applying.

(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any current or discharged member of the military may apply to the board for the immediate issuance of a certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter, provided that such individual holds a license or certification from another state for which the training, experience, and testing substantially meet or exceed the requirements in this state to obtain the certificate of registration for which such individual is applying.

(2) As used in this subsection, the term: (A) “ Discharge ” means an honorable discharge or a general discharge from active military service. The term “discharge” shall not mean a discharge under other than honorable conditions, a bad conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge. (B) “ Military ” means any regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the Georgia Army National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard.

(2) As used in this subsection, the term:

(A) “ Discharge ” means an honorable discharge or a general discharge from active military service. The term “discharge” shall not mean a discharge under other than honorable conditions, a bad conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge.

(A) “ Discharge ” means an honorable discharge or a general discharge from active military service. The term “discharge” shall not mean a discharge under other than honorable conditions, a bad conduct discharge, or a dishonorable discharge.

(B) “ Military ” means any regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the Georgia Army National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard.

(B) “ Military ” means any regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the Georgia Army National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard.

(h) It shall also be unlawful for any person or persons to operate a beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering without first having obtained a certificate of registration for such shop, salon, or school as provided in this chapter. Any beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall register with the division director of the professional licensing boards prior to opening.

(h) It shall also be unlawful for any person or persons to operate a beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering without first having obtained a certificate of registration for such shop, salon, or school as provided in this chapter. Any beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall register with the division director of the professional licensing boards prior to opening.

(i) This chapter shall have uniform application throughout the state so that no master cosmetologist, cosmetologist, hair designer, nail technician, esthetician, master barber, barber II, beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall be exempt from regulation.

(i) This chapter shall have uniform application throughout the state so that no master cosmetologist, cosmetologist, hair designer, nail technician, esthetician, master barber, barber II, beauty shop, beauty salon, barber shop, school of cosmetology, school of hair design, school of esthetics, school of nail care, or school of barbering shall be exempt from regulation.
O.C.G.A. § 43-26-39 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 26 / Section 43-26-39
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-26-39
Status: in_force

(a) Licenses issued under this article shall be renewed biennially prior to the expiration of the license according to schedules and fees decided by the board and approved by the division director.

(a) Licenses issued under this article shall be renewed biennially prior to the expiration of the license according to schedules and fees decided by the board and approved by the division director.

(b) A license shall be renewed for any licensed practical nurse who remits the required fee and complies with the requirements established by the board.

(b) A license shall be renewed for any licensed practical nurse who remits the required fee and complies with the requirements established by the board.

(b.1) Beginning with the 2017 license renewal cycle, an applicant for license renewal under this article shall meet one of the following continuing competency requirements during the previous licensure period: (1) Completion of 20 continuing education hours by a board approved provider; or (2) Completion of an accredited academic program of study in registered professional nursing, as recognized by the board. Failure to meet the minimum continuing competency requirement for renewal of a license shall be grounds for denial of a renewal application. The board may waive or modify the requirements contained in this subsection in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the board, in its discretion, deems appropriate. An applicant who is renewing a license for the first time shall not be required to meet the requirements of this subsection until the time of the second renewal if the applicant's initial license period is six months or less.

(b.1) Beginning with the 2017 license renewal cycle, an applicant for license renewal under this article shall meet one of the following continuing competency requirements during the previous licensure period:

(1) Completion of 20 continuing education hours by a board approved provider; or

(1) Completion of 20 continuing education hours by a board approved provider; or

(2) Completion of an accredited academic program of study in registered professional nursing, as recognized by the board.

(2) Completion of an accredited academic program of study in registered professional nursing, as recognized by the board.

Failure to meet the minimum continuing competency requirement for renewal of a license shall be grounds for denial of a renewal application. The board may waive or modify the requirements contained in this subsection in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the board, in its discretion, deems appropriate. An applicant who is renewing a license for the first time shall not be required to meet the requirements of this subsection until the time of the second renewal if the applicant's initial license period is six months or less.

(c) The voluntary surrender of a license or the failure to renew a license by the end of an established renewal period shall have the same effect as revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement at the discretion of the board. The board may restore and reissue a license and, as a condition thereof, may impose any disciplinary sanction provided by Code Section 43-1-19 upon such grounds as specified in Code Sections 43-1-19 and 43-26-40 .

(c) The voluntary surrender of a license or the failure to renew a license by the end of an established renewal period shall have the same effect as revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement at the discretion of the board. The board may restore and reissue a license and, as a condition thereof, may impose any disciplinary sanction provided by Code Section 43-1-19 upon such grounds as specified in Code Sections 43-1-19 and 43-26-40 .

(d) Any license that is not renewed by the end of the renewal period may not thereafter be renewed, and the licensee must apply for reinstatement. Applicants for reinstatement shall meet continuing competency requirements as established by the board.

(d) Any license that is not renewed by the end of the renewal period may not thereafter be renewed, and the licensee must apply for reinstatement. Applicants for reinstatement shall meet continuing competency requirements as established by the board.

(e) The board may issue a temporary permit to qualified applicants under such terms and conditions as specified in the rules and regulations of the board, but in no event shall such a temporary permit be issued to an applicant who has failed to pass the required examination.

(e) The board may issue a temporary permit to qualified applicants under such terms and conditions as specified in the rules and regulations of the board, but in no event shall such a temporary permit be issued to an applicant who has failed to pass the required examination.

(f) Other criteria for reinstatement may be determined by the rules of the board, including, but not limited to, additional coursework, a refresher course, supervised clinical practice, or examination by the board.

(f) Other criteria for reinstatement may be determined by the rules of the board, including, but not limited to, additional coursework, a refresher course, supervised clinical practice, or examination by the board.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-2 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 43-15-2
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-15-2
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “ Board ” means the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board created in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-3 .

(1) “ Board ” means the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board created in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-3 .

(2) “ Certificate ” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-12 .

(2) “ Certificate ” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-12 .

(3) “ Certificate of registration ” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-9 or 43-15-16 .

(3) “ Certificate of registration ” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-9 or 43-15-16 .

(4) “ Current certificate of registration ” means a certificate of registration which has not expired or been revoked and the rights under which have not been suspended or otherwise restricted by the board.

(4) “ Current certificate of registration ” means a certificate of registration which has not expired or been revoked and the rights under which have not been suspended or otherwise restricted by the board.

(4.1) “ Current license ” means a license issued under Code Section 43-15-13 which has not expired or been revoked and the rights under which have not been suspended or otherwise restricted by the board.

(4.1) “ Current license ” means a license issued under Code Section 43-15-13 which has not expired or been revoked and the rights under which have not been suspended or otherwise restricted by the board.

(5) “ Engineer-in-training ” means an individual who meets the qualifications for and to whom the board has duly issued an engineer-in-training certificate.

(5) “ Engineer-in-training ” means an individual who meets the qualifications for and to whom the board has duly issued an engineer-in-training certificate.

(5.1) “ Executive Director ” means the executive director appointed by the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board pursuant to Code Section 43-15-3 .

(5.1) “ Executive Director ” means the executive director appointed by the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board pursuant to Code Section 43-15-3 .

(6) “ Land surveying ” means any service, work, or practice, the adequate performance of which requires the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the requirements of relevant law in the evaluation and location of property rights, as applied to: (A) Measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and manmade features in the air, on the surface of the earth, in underground works, and on the beds of bodies of water, for the purpose of determining and reporting positions, topography, areas, and volumes; (B) Establishing or reestablishing, locating or relocating, or setting or resetting of monumentation for any property, easement, or right of way boundaries, or the boundary of any estate or interest therein; (C) The platting and layout of lands and subdivisions thereof, including alignment and grades of streets and roads, excluding thoroughfares; (D) The design, platting, and layout, incidental to subdivisions of any tract of land by a land surveyor, of: (i) Grading plans and site plans; (ii) Erosion and sediment control plans, including detention ponds, provided that no impoundment shall be designed on a live (perennial) stream; provided, further, that such detention ponds: (I) Contain no more than five acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or are no more than ten feet in height for a dry storage pond; (II) Are no more than six feet in height for a permanent (wet) storage pond; or (III) Contain no more than three acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) if the height is more than ten feet but less than 13 feet for a dry storage pond; (iii) Storm-water management plans and facilities, including hydrologic studies and temporary sediment basins, provided that the contributing drainage area shall not be larger than 100 acres; and (iv) Extension of existing water distribution piping and gravity sewers, eight inches in diameter or smaller, provided that off-site length shall not exceed 1,000 feet, the design and construction of which shall conform to the local government ordinances and regulations, and such extensions shall be subjected to the review and approval of a local government which has been delegated approval authority by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, provided that the design of any storm-water management plans, facilities, water distribution lines, and sanitary sewer collection systems shall be performed only by such professional land surveyors who are qualified to do so as provided in Code Section 43-15-13.1 ; (E) Conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys, layout or stake-out of proposed construction, or the preparation of as-built surveys which relate to property, easement, or right of way boundaries; (F) Utilization of measurement devices or systems, such as aerial photogrammetry, geodetic positioning systems, land information systems, or similar technology for evaluation or location of property, easement, or right of way boundaries; or (G) The preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, drawings, exhibits, field notes, or property descriptions representing these services.

(6) “ Land surveying ” means any service, work, or practice, the adequate performance of which requires the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the requirements of relevant law in the evaluation and location of property rights, as applied to:

(A) Measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and manmade features in the air, on the surface of the earth, in underground works, and on the beds of bodies of water, for the purpose of determining and reporting positions, topography, areas, and volumes;

(A) Measuring and locating lines, angles, elevations, natural and manmade features in the air, on the surface of the earth, in underground works, and on the beds of bodies of water, for the purpose of determining and reporting positions, topography, areas, and volumes;

(B) Establishing or reestablishing, locating or relocating, or setting or resetting of monumentation for any property, easement, or right of way boundaries, or the boundary of any estate or interest therein;

(B) Establishing or reestablishing, locating or relocating, or setting or resetting of monumentation for any property, easement, or right of way boundaries, or the boundary of any estate or interest therein;

(C) The platting and layout of lands and subdivisions thereof, including alignment and grades of streets and roads, excluding thoroughfares;

(C) The platting and layout of lands and subdivisions thereof, including alignment and grades of streets and roads, excluding thoroughfares;

(D) The design, platting, and layout, incidental to subdivisions of any tract of land by a land surveyor, of: (i) Grading plans and site plans; (ii) Erosion and sediment control plans, including detention ponds, provided that no impoundment shall be designed on a live (perennial) stream; provided, further, that such detention ponds: (I) Contain no more than five acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or are no more than ten feet in height for a dry storage pond; (II) Are no more than six feet in height for a permanent (wet) storage pond; or (III) Contain no more than three acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) if the height is more than ten feet but less than 13 feet for a dry storage pond; (iii) Storm-water management plans and facilities, including hydrologic studies and temporary sediment basins, provided that the contributing drainage area shall not be larger than 100 acres; and (iv) Extension of existing water distribution piping and gravity sewers, eight inches in diameter or smaller, provided that off-site length shall not exceed 1,000 feet, the design and construction of which shall conform to the local government ordinances and regulations, and such extensions shall be subjected to the review and approval of a local government which has been delegated approval authority by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, provided that the design of any storm-water management plans, facilities, water distribution lines, and sanitary sewer collection systems shall be performed only by such professional land surveyors who are qualified to do so as provided in Code Section 43-15-13.1 ;

(D) The design, platting, and layout, incidental to subdivisions of any tract of land by a land surveyor, of:

(i) Grading plans and site plans;

(i) Grading plans and site plans;

(ii) Erosion and sediment control plans, including detention ponds, provided that no impoundment shall be designed on a live (perennial) stream; provided, further, that such detention ponds: (I) Contain no more than five acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or are no more than ten feet in height for a dry storage pond; (II) Are no more than six feet in height for a permanent (wet) storage pond; or (III) Contain no more than three acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) if the height is more than ten feet but less than 13 feet for a dry storage pond;

(ii) Erosion and sediment control plans, including detention ponds, provided that no impoundment shall be designed on a live (perennial) stream; provided, further, that such detention ponds:

(I) Contain no more than five acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or are no more than ten feet in height for a dry storage pond;

(I) Contain no more than five acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) or are no more than ten feet in height for a dry storage pond;

(II) Are no more than six feet in height for a permanent (wet) storage pond; or

(II) Are no more than six feet in height for a permanent (wet) storage pond; or

(III) Contain no more than three acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) if the height is more than ten feet but less than 13 feet for a dry storage pond;

(III) Contain no more than three acre-feet of water storage at maximum pool (top of dam) if the height is more than ten feet but less than 13 feet for a dry storage pond;

(iii) Storm-water management plans and facilities, including hydrologic studies and temporary sediment basins, provided that the contributing drainage area shall not be larger than 100 acres; and

(iii) Storm-water management plans and facilities, including hydrologic studies and temporary sediment basins, provided that the contributing drainage area shall not be larger than 100 acres; and

(iv) Extension of existing water distribution piping and gravity sewers, eight inches in diameter or smaller, provided that off-site length shall not exceed 1,000 feet, the design and construction of which shall conform to the local government ordinances and regulations, and such extensions shall be subjected to the review and approval of a local government which has been delegated approval authority by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources,

(iv) Extension of existing water distribution piping and gravity sewers, eight inches in diameter or smaller, provided that off-site length shall not exceed 1,000 feet, the design and construction of which shall conform to the local government ordinances and regulations, and such extensions shall be subjected to the review and approval of a local government which has been delegated approval authority by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources,

provided that the design of any storm-water management plans, facilities, water distribution lines, and sanitary sewer collection systems shall be performed only by such professional land surveyors who are qualified to do so as provided in Code Section 43-15-13.1 ;

(E) Conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys, layout or stake-out of proposed construction, or the preparation of as-built surveys which relate to property, easement, or right of way boundaries;

(E) Conducting horizontal and vertical control surveys, layout or stake-out of proposed construction, or the preparation of as-built surveys which relate to property, easement, or right of way boundaries;

(F) Utilization of measurement devices or systems, such as aerial photogrammetry, geodetic positioning systems, land information systems, or similar technology for evaluation or location of property, easement, or right of way boundaries; or

(F) Utilization of measurement devices or systems, such as aerial photogrammetry, geodetic positioning systems, land information systems, or similar technology for evaluation or location of property, easement, or right of way boundaries; or

(G) The preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, drawings, exhibits, field notes, or property descriptions representing these services.

(G) The preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, drawings, exhibits, field notes, or property descriptions representing these services.

(7) “ Land surveyor intern ” means an individual who meets the qualifications for and to whom the board has duly issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training.

(7) “ Land surveyor intern ” means an individual who meets the qualifications for and to whom the board has duly issued a certificate as a land surveyor-in-training.

(8) “ Person ” means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including, by way of illustration and not limitation, a partnership, corporation, association, or governmental agency.

(8) “ Person ” means an individual or any legal or commercial entity, including, by way of illustration and not limitation, a partnership, corporation, association, or governmental agency.

(9) “ Professional engineer ” means an individual who is qualified, by reason of knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences, and the principles by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to mankind in structures and machines, acquired by professional education and practical experience, to engage in the practice of professional engineering and who possesses a current certificate of registration as a professional engineer issued by the board.

(9) “ Professional engineer ” means an individual who is qualified, by reason of knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences, and the principles by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to mankind in structures and machines, acquired by professional education and practical experience, to engage in the practice of professional engineering and who possesses a current certificate of registration as a professional engineer issued by the board.

(10) “ Professional engineering ” means the practice of the arts and sciences, known as engineering, by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to mankind in structures and machines and shall include any professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, designing, or responsible supervision of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of engineering principles and data and training in the application of mathematical and physical sciences. An individual shall be construed to practice or offer to practice professional engineering, within the meaning of this chapter, who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as a professional engineer or engineer or as able or qualified to perform engineering services or who performs any of the services set out in this paragraph. Nothing contained in this chapter shall include the work ordinarily performed by individuals who operate or maintain machinery or equipment.

(10) “ Professional engineering ” means the practice of the arts and sciences, known as engineering, by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to mankind in structures and machines and shall include any professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, designing, or responsible supervision of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of engineering principles and data and training in the application of mathematical and physical sciences. An individual shall be construed to practice or offer to practice professional engineering, within the meaning of this chapter, who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as a professional engineer or engineer or as able or qualified to perform engineering services or who performs any of the services set out in this paragraph. Nothing contained in this chapter shall include the work ordinarily performed by individuals who operate or maintain machinery or equipment.

(11) “ Professional land surveyor ” or “ registered land surveyor ” or “ land surveyor ” means an individual who is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying and who possesses a current license as a professional land surveyor issued by the board. An individual shall be construed to practice or offer to practice land surveying within the meaning of this chapter who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, cards, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as able or qualified to perform or who does perform land surveying services.

(11) “ Professional land surveyor ” or “ registered land surveyor ” or “ land surveyor ” means an individual who is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying and who possesses a current license as a professional land surveyor issued by the board. An individual shall be construed to practice or offer to practice land surveying within the meaning of this chapter who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, cards, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as able or qualified to perform or who does perform land surveying services.

(12) “ Professional structural engineer ” means a professional engineer with specialized knowledge and expertise in the practice of structural engineering. Such person shall be qualified by reason of knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences, and principles by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures, acquired through professional education and practical experience, to engage in the practice of structural engineering. Such persons shall further possess a current certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer issued by the board.

(12) “ Professional structural engineer ” means a professional engineer with specialized knowledge and expertise in the practice of structural engineering. Such person shall be qualified by reason of knowledge of mathematics, physical sciences, and principles by which mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures, acquired through professional education and practical experience, to engage in the practice of structural engineering. Such persons shall further possess a current certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer issued by the board.

(13) “ Structural engineering ” means the practice of a specialized branch of professional engineering involving the design or analysis of designated structures as defined by the board, and shall include any professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, designing, analyzing, or responsible supervision of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private designated structures, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of structural engineering principles and data and training in the application of mathematical and physical sciences. A person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice structural engineering, within the meaning of this chapter, who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as a professional structural engineer or as able or qualified to perform structural engineering services or who does perform any of the services set out in this paragraph.

(13) “ Structural engineering ” means the practice of a specialized branch of professional engineering involving the design or analysis of designated structures as defined by the board, and shall include any professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, designing, analyzing, or responsible supervision of construction or operation, in connection with any public or private designated structures, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of structural engineering principles and data and training in the application of mathematical and physical sciences.

A person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice structural engineering, within the meaning of this chapter, who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents or holds himself or herself out as a professional structural engineer or as able or qualified to perform structural engineering services or who does perform any of the services set out in this paragraph.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-10 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 34 / Section 43-34-10
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-34-10
Status: in_force

Any licensee, certificate holder, or permit holder who is convicted under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, territory, or country of a felony as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section 16-1-3 shall be required to notify the board of the conviction within ten days of the conviction. The failure to notify the board of a conviction shall be considered grounds for revocation of his or her license, certificate, permit, or other authorization to conduct a profession regulated under this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 43-35-15 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 35 / Section 43-35-15
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-35-15
Status: in_force

(a) Licenses shall expire biennially. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the board.

(a) Licenses shall expire biennially. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the board.

(b)(1) In order to maintain and enhance the professional competence of podiatrists licensed under the provisions of this chapter and for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of this state: (A) As a requirement for the biennial renewal of his or her license, a podiatric physician must submit proof to the board of the completion of not less than 50 hours of approved continuing education in the preceding two years; (B) A podiatrist licensed by reciprocity under Code Section 43-35-13 or by examination during the first six months of the biennial licensing cycle, September through February, shall be required to obtain the full 50 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the following 12 months, March through February, the podiatrist shall be required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the last six months, March through August, the podiatrist shall be exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennial licensing cycle. (2) In lieu of individual state regulations, the board will recognize for continuing education purposes all providers and sponsors of programs approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(b)(1) In order to maintain and enhance the professional competence of podiatrists licensed under the provisions of this chapter and for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of this state: (A) As a requirement for the biennial renewal of his or her license, a podiatric physician must submit proof to the board of the completion of not less than 50 hours of approved continuing education in the preceding two years; (B) A podiatrist licensed by reciprocity under Code Section 43-35-13 or by examination during the first six months of the biennial licensing cycle, September through February, shall be required to obtain the full 50 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the following 12 months, March through February, the podiatrist shall be required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the last six months, March through August, the podiatrist shall be exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennial licensing cycle.

(b)(1) In order to maintain and enhance the professional competence of podiatrists licensed under the provisions of this chapter and for the protection of the health and welfare of the people of this state:

(A) As a requirement for the biennial renewal of his or her license, a podiatric physician must submit proof to the board of the completion of not less than 50 hours of approved continuing education in the preceding two years;

(A) As a requirement for the biennial renewal of his or her license, a podiatric physician must submit proof to the board of the completion of not less than 50 hours of approved continuing education in the preceding two years;

(B) A podiatrist licensed by reciprocity under Code Section 43-35-13 or by examination during the first six months of the biennial licensing cycle, September through February, shall be required to obtain the full 50 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the following 12 months, March through February, the podiatrist shall be required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the last six months, March through August, the podiatrist shall be exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennial licensing cycle.

(B) A podiatrist licensed by reciprocity under Code Section 43-35-13 or by examination during the first six months of the biennial licensing cycle, September through February, shall be required to obtain the full 50 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the following 12 months, March through February, the podiatrist shall be required to obtain 30 hours of continuing education; if licensed during the last six months, March through August, the podiatrist shall be exempt from continuing education requirements for that biennial licensing cycle.

(2) In lieu of individual state regulations, the board will recognize for continuing education purposes all providers and sponsors of programs approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.

(2) In lieu of individual state regulations, the board will recognize for continuing education purposes all providers and sponsors of programs approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
O.C.G.A. § 43-3-18 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 3 / Section 43-3-18
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-3-18
Status: in_force

(a) A license to engage in the practice of public accountancy in this state shall be issued by the executive director, at the direction of the board, to each individual who is certificated as a certified public accountant under Code Section 43-3-9 or 43-3-12 or who shall have furnished evidence, satisfactory to the board, of compliance with the continuing professional education requirements of Code Section 43-3-19 , and to firms licensed under Code Section 43-3-16 , provided that such firms are maintained and licensed as required under Code Sections 43-3-16 and 43-3-17 . There shall be a biennial license fee in an amount to be determined by the board.

(a) A license to engage in the practice of public accountancy in this state shall be issued by the executive director, at the direction of the board, to each individual who is certificated as a certified public accountant under Code Section 43-3-9 or 43-3-12 or who shall have furnished evidence, satisfactory to the board, of compliance with the continuing professional education requirements of Code Section 43-3-19 , and to firms licensed under Code Section 43-3-16 , provided that such firms are maintained and licensed as required under Code Sections 43-3-16 and 43-3-17 . There shall be a biennial license fee in an amount to be determined by the board.

(b) Individuals may practice under substantial equivalency practice privileges as follows: (1) An individual whose office location designation by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is in any other state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements, shall have all the privileges of license holders of this state, and may practice public accountancy in this state without the requirement to obtain a license under this chapter or to otherwise notify the board or pay any license fee if the individual: (A) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which requires, as a condition of licensure, that an individual: (i) Has at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university; (ii) Achieves a passing grade on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination; and (iii) Possesses at least one year of experience, including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic, or public practice all of which was verified by a licensee; or (B) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph but such individual's certified public accountant qualifications are substantially equivalent to those requirements. Any individual who passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and holds a current license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012, may be exempt from the education requirement in division (1)(A)(i) of this subsection for purposes of this subparagraph; (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services, as such services are defined in the board's rules or regulations, whether in person or by mail, telephone, or electronic means, under this Code section shall be granted substantial equivalency practice privileges in this state and no notice, license, fee, or other submission shall be provided by any such individual. Such an individual shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection; (3) An individual licensee of any other state exercising the privilege afforded under this subsection, and any firm that employs such individual, shall simultaneously consent, as a condition of exercising this privilege: (A) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board; (B) To comply with the provisions of this chapter and the board's rules or regulations; (C) That in the event the individual's license issued by any other state designated by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is not current, the individual shall cease practicing public accountancy in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and (D) To the appointment of the board that issued the individual's license as the individual's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by this state's board against the individual; (4) An individual who qualifies for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under this Code section who, for a client who specifies a location in this state to which any service under subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-3-2 is directed, may only perform such services through a firm that is licensed with the board under Code Section 43-3-16 ; and (5) An individual qualifying for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide expert witness services in this state and shall be deemed to be in compliance with Code Section 24-7-702 for purposes of such services.

(b) Individuals may practice under substantial equivalency practice privileges as follows:

(1) An individual whose office location designation by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is in any other state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements, shall have all the privileges of license holders of this state, and may practice public accountancy in this state without the requirement to obtain a license under this chapter or to otherwise notify the board or pay any license fee if the individual: (A) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which requires, as a condition of licensure, that an individual: (i) Has at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university; (ii) Achieves a passing grade on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination; and (iii) Possesses at least one year of experience, including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic, or public practice all of which was verified by a licensee; or (B) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph but such individual's certified public accountant qualifications are substantially equivalent to those requirements. Any individual who passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and holds a current license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012, may be exempt from the education requirement in division (1)(A)(i) of this subsection for purposes of this subparagraph;

(1) An individual whose office location designation by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is in any other state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements, shall have all the privileges of license holders of this state, and may practice public accountancy in this state without the requirement to obtain a license under this chapter or to otherwise notify the board or pay any license fee if the individual:

(A) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which requires, as a condition of licensure, that an individual: (i) Has at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university; (ii) Achieves a passing grade on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination; and (iii) Possesses at least one year of experience, including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic, or public practice all of which was verified by a licensee; or

(A) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which requires, as a condition of licensure, that an individual:

(i) Has at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university;

(i) Has at least 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university;

(ii) Achieves a passing grade on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination; and

(ii) Achieves a passing grade on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination; and

(iii) Possesses at least one year of experience, including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic, or public practice all of which was verified by a licensee; or

(iii) Possesses at least one year of experience, including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic, or public practice all of which was verified by a licensee; or

(B) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph but such individual's certified public accountant qualifications are substantially equivalent to those requirements. Any individual who passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and holds a current license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012, may be exempt from the education requirement in division (1)(A)(i) of this subsection for purposes of this subparagraph;

(B) Holds a current license as a certified public accountant from any other state which does not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph but such individual's certified public accountant qualifications are substantially equivalent to those requirements. Any individual who passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and holds a current license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012, may be exempt from the education requirement in division (1)(A)(i) of this subsection for purposes of this subparagraph;

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services, as such services are defined in the board's rules or regulations, whether in person or by mail, telephone, or electronic means, under this Code section shall be granted substantial equivalency practice privileges in this state and no notice, license, fee, or other submission shall be provided by any such individual. Such an individual shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection;

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services, as such services are defined in the board's rules or regulations, whether in person or by mail, telephone, or electronic means, under this Code section shall be granted substantial equivalency practice privileges in this state and no notice, license, fee, or other submission shall be provided by any such individual. Such an individual shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this subsection;

(3) An individual licensee of any other state exercising the privilege afforded under this subsection, and any firm that employs such individual, shall simultaneously consent, as a condition of exercising this privilege: (A) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board; (B) To comply with the provisions of this chapter and the board's rules or regulations; (C) That in the event the individual's license issued by any other state designated by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is not current, the individual shall cease practicing public accountancy in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and (D) To the appointment of the board that issued the individual's license as the individual's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by this state's board against the individual;

(3) An individual licensee of any other state exercising the privilege afforded under this subsection, and any firm that employs such individual, shall simultaneously consent, as a condition of exercising this privilege:

(A) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board;

(A) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board;

(B) To comply with the provisions of this chapter and the board's rules or regulations;

(B) To comply with the provisions of this chapter and the board's rules or regulations;

(C) That in the event the individual's license issued by any other state designated by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is not current, the individual shall cease practicing public accountancy in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and

(C) That in the event the individual's license issued by any other state designated by such individual for purposes of substantial equivalency and reciprocity is not current, the individual shall cease practicing public accountancy in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and

(D) To the appointment of the board that issued the individual's license as the individual's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by this state's board against the individual;

(D) To the appointment of the board that issued the individual's license as the individual's agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by this state's board against the individual;

(4) An individual who qualifies for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under this Code section who, for a client who specifies a location in this state to which any service under subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-3-2 is directed, may only perform such services through a firm that is licensed with the board under Code Section 43-3-16 ; and

(4) An individual who qualifies for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under this Code section who, for a client who specifies a location in this state to which any service under subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-3-2 is directed, may only perform such services through a firm that is licensed with the board under Code Section 43-3-16 ; and

(5) An individual qualifying for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide expert witness services in this state and shall be deemed to be in compliance with Code Section 24-7-702 for purposes of such services.

(5) An individual qualifying for the substantial equivalency practice privileges under paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide expert witness services in this state and shall be deemed to be in compliance with Code Section 24-7-702 for purposes of such services.

(c) Subsection (b) of this Code section shall not be applied or construed to allow an individual to engage in the practice of public accountancy in this state based on substantial equivalency practice privileges unless such individual holds a current license as a certified public accountant in any other state which grants similar reciprocity to license holders in this state.

(c) Subsection (b) of this Code section shall not be applied or construed to allow an individual to engage in the practice of public accountancy in this state based on substantial equivalency practice privileges unless such individual holds a current license as a certified public accountant in any other state which grants similar reciprocity to license holders in this state.
O.C.G.A. § 43-34-66 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 34 / Section 43-34-66
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-34-66
Status: in_force

(a) Any document evidencing licensure issued by the board is the property of the board and must be surrendered on demand.

(a) Any document evidencing licensure issued by the board is the property of the board and must be surrendered on demand.

(b) Every person who holds a license issued by the board in accordance with this article and who is engaged in the active practice of acupuncture or the active practice of auricular (ear) detoxification therapy as an auricular (ear) detoxification technician shall display the document evidencing licensure in an appropriate and public manner.

(b) Every person who holds a license issued by the board in accordance with this article and who is engaged in the active practice of acupuncture or the active practice of auricular (ear) detoxification therapy as an auricular (ear) detoxification technician shall display the document evidencing licensure in an appropriate and public manner.

(c) Every person who holds a license issued by the board shall inform the board of any change of address.

(c) Every person who holds a license issued by the board shall inform the board of any change of address.
O.C.G.A. § 43-19-18 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-19-18
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-19-18
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to registering as a geologist, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Such specialties may be created by the board by regulation, with such regulations to contain any required additional qualifications. Only a registered geologist is eligible for certification in a specialty. Application may be submitted for both registration as a geologist and certification in a specialty at the same time, but the applicant must be approved for registration as a geologist before being considered for certification in a specialty. The certification in a specialty is dependent, in every case, upon the approval of registration as a geologist.

(a) In addition to registering as a geologist, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Such specialties may be created by the board by regulation, with such regulations to contain any required additional qualifications. Only a registered geologist is eligible for certification in a specialty. Application may be submitted for both registration as a geologist and certification in a specialty at the same time, but the applicant must be approved for registration as a geologist before being considered for certification in a specialty. The certification in a specialty is dependent, in every case, upon the approval of registration as a geologist.

(b) An applicant for certification in a specialty shall meet all of the requirements of a registered geologist and such special requirements as the board may establish by regulation.

(b) An applicant for certification in a specialty shall meet all of the requirements of a registered geologist and such special requirements as the board may establish by regulation.
O.C.G.A. § 43-27-5 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 27 / Section 43-27-5
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-27-5
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To issue, renew, and reinstate the licenses of duly qualified applicants for licensure; (2) To deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise sanction licenses to practice as an administrator; (3) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter; (4) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations by an administrator of the rules, regulations, or statutes of the Department of Community Health or the Department of Human Services, provided that the board shall investigate those violations only after revocation, limitation, or restriction of participation of the long-term care facility of which such individual is the administrator in the medical assistance program, if applicable, or the license issued by the Department of Community Health and make written findings as to the causes of the alleged violations; (5) To conduct hearings upon charges into alleged violations of this chapter; (6) To prepare or approve all examinations for licensure as an administrator; (7) To develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive or maintain a license as a personal care home administrator, as an assisted living community administrator, and as a nursing home administrator; (8) To conduct a continuing study and investigation of long-term care facilities and administrators of such long-term care facilities within the state for the purpose of improving the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators; and (9) To adopt such rules and regulations as shall be reasonably necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. The board shall have the authority to establish, provide, or approve various education programs or courses for personal care home administrators, for assisted living community administrators, and for nursing home administrators and to prescribe rules and regulations requiring applicants for licenses as administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being admitted to the examination or issued a license and requiring licensed administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being issued any license renewal.

(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To issue, renew, and reinstate the licenses of duly qualified applicants for licensure;

(1) To issue, renew, and reinstate the licenses of duly qualified applicants for licensure;

(2) To deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise sanction licenses to practice as an administrator;

(2) To deny, suspend, revoke, or otherwise sanction licenses to practice as an administrator;

(3) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter;

(3) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter;

(4) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations by an administrator of the rules, regulations, or statutes of the Department of Community Health or the Department of Human Services, provided that the board shall investigate those violations only after revocation, limitation, or restriction of participation of the long-term care facility of which such individual is the administrator in the medical assistance program, if applicable, or the license issued by the Department of Community Health and make written findings as to the causes of the alleged violations;

(4) To initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations by an administrator of the rules, regulations, or statutes of the Department of Community Health or the Department of Human Services, provided that the board shall investigate those violations only after revocation, limitation, or restriction of participation of the long-term care facility of which such individual is the administrator in the medical assistance program, if applicable, or the license issued by the Department of Community Health and make written findings as to the causes of the alleged violations;

(5) To conduct hearings upon charges into alleged violations of this chapter;

(5) To conduct hearings upon charges into alleged violations of this chapter;

(6) To prepare or approve all examinations for licensure as an administrator;

(6) To prepare or approve all examinations for licensure as an administrator;

(7) To develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive or maintain a license as a personal care home administrator, as an assisted living community administrator, and as a nursing home administrator;

(7) To develop, impose, and enforce standards which must be met by individuals in order to receive or maintain a license as a personal care home administrator, as an assisted living community administrator, and as a nursing home administrator;

(8) To conduct a continuing study and investigation of long-term care facilities and administrators of such long-term care facilities within the state for the purpose of improving the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators; and

(8) To conduct a continuing study and investigation of long-term care facilities and administrators of such long-term care facilities within the state for the purpose of improving the standards imposed for the licensing of such administrators; and

(9) To adopt such rules and regulations as shall be reasonably necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. The board shall have the authority to establish, provide, or approve various education programs or courses for personal care home administrators, for assisted living community administrators, and for nursing home administrators and to prescribe rules and regulations requiring applicants for licenses as administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being admitted to the examination or issued a license and requiring licensed administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being issued any license renewal.

(9) To adopt such rules and regulations as shall be reasonably necessary for the implementation and enforcement of this chapter. The board shall have the authority to establish, provide, or approve various education programs or courses for personal care home administrators, for assisted living community administrators, and for nursing home administrators and to prescribe rules and regulations requiring applicants for licenses as administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being admitted to the examination or issued a license and requiring licensed administrators to attend such programs or courses as a prerequisite to their being issued any license renewal.

(b) Nothing in this chapter or in the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter shall be construed to require an applicant for a license as an administrator who is certified by a recognized church or religious denomination which teaches reliance on spiritual means alone for healing as having been approved to administer institutions certified by such church or denomination for the care and treatment of the sick in accordance with its teachings to demonstrate proficiency in any medical techniques or to meet any medical educational qualifications or medical standards not in accord with the remedial care and treatment provided in such institutions.

(b) Nothing in this chapter or in the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter shall be construed to require an applicant for a license as an administrator who is certified by a recognized church or religious denomination which teaches reliance on spiritual means alone for healing as having been approved to administer institutions certified by such church or denomination for the care and treatment of the sick in accordance with its teachings to demonstrate proficiency in any medical techniques or to meet any medical educational qualifications or medical standards not in accord with the remedial care and treatment provided in such institutions.
O.C.G.A. § 43-39a-20 — GA Code / Title 43 / Chapter 39A / Section 43-39a-20
Georgia Code Title 43. Professions and Businesses § 43-39A-20
Status: in_force

(a) A client or employer may retain or employ an appraiser to act as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased valuation or analysis. A client or employer may also retain or employ an appraiser to provide specialized services to facilitate the client's or employer's objectives. In either case, the appraisal and the appraisal report must comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(a) A client or employer may retain or employ an appraiser to act as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased valuation or analysis. A client or employer may also retain or employ an appraiser to provide specialized services to facilitate the client's or employer's objectives. In either case, the appraisal and the appraisal report must comply with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “specialized services” as defined in Code Section 43-39A-2 means those appraisal services which do not fall within the definition of independent appraisal assignment. The term “specialized services” may include valuation work and analysis work. Regardless of the intention of the client or employer, if the appraiser would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion, the work is classified as an independent appraisal assignment and not “specialized services.”

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “specialized services” as defined in Code Section 43-39A-2 means those appraisal services which do not fall within the definition of independent appraisal assignment. The term “specialized services” may include valuation work and analysis work. Regardless of the intention of the client or employer, if the appraiser would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion, the work is classified as an independent appraisal assignment and not “specialized services.”

(c) An appraiser may not accept a fee for an independent appraisal assignment that is contingent upon the appraiser's reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis, valuation, or opinion or is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion, analysis, or valuation reached or upon the consequences resulting from the independent appraisal assignment.

(c) An appraiser may not accept a fee for an independent appraisal assignment that is contingent upon the appraiser's reporting a predetermined estimate, analysis, valuation, or opinion or is contingent upon the opinion, conclusion, analysis, or valuation reached or upon the consequences resulting from the independent appraisal assignment.

(d) An appraiser who enters into an agreement to perform specialized services may be paid a fixed fee or a fee that is contingent on the results achieved by the specialized services.

(d) An appraiser who enters into an agreement to perform specialized services may be paid a fixed fee or a fee that is contingent on the results achieved by the specialized services.

(e) If an appraiser enters into an agreement to perform specialized services for a contingent fee, this fact shall be clearly stated in each written and oral report. In each written report, this fact shall be clearly stated in a prominent location in such report, in each letter of transmittal, and in the certification statement made by the appraiser in such report.

(e) If an appraiser enters into an agreement to perform specialized services for a contingent fee, this fact shall be clearly stated in each written and oral report. In each written report, this fact shall be clearly stated in a prominent location in such report, in each letter of transmittal, and in the certification statement made by the appraiser in such report.

(f) Any appraiser who performs specialized services for which any other law requires licensure, certification, or registration must first obtain that licensure, certification, or registration before undertaking any such specialized services.

(f) Any appraiser who performs specialized services for which any other law requires licensure, certification, or registration must first obtain that licensure, certification, or registration before undertaking any such specialized services.