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GA Code § 43-20-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers|§ 43-20-18. Injunctions

 The board shall have the power to bring an action to enjoin any person, firm, or corporation who, without being licensed or issued a permit by the board, dispenses hearing aids in this state. The action shall be filed in the county in which such person resides or practices or in the county where the firm or corporation maintains an office or practices. If it shall appear that the person, firm, or corporation is guilty of dispensing hearing aids without a license or permit issued by the board, then such person, firm, or corporation shall be enjoined from dispensing hearing aids without a valid license or permit throughout the state. It is declared that such unlicensed activities are a menace and a nuisance and are dangerous to the public health, safety, and welfare; and, therefore, it shall not be necessary, in order to obtain relief, as provided in this Code section, for the board to allege or prove that there is no adequate remedy at law.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 653, § 19; Code 1933, § 84-5619, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1728, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-20-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers|§ 43-20-19. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

  This chapter shall not apply to a person who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state or to a person who is licensed as an audiologist under Chapter 44 of this title.   This chapter shall not apply to a person while he is working as an employee of a federal, state, county, or municipal agency or a duly chartered educational institution or a training center, provided that such person does not engage in the sale, rental, or lease of hearing aids.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person licensed under any other law of this state from operating within the scope of that license, provided that such person does not engage in the sale, rental, or lease of hearing aids.   Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization maintaining an established business address from engaging in the business of selling or offering for sale hearing aid devices or instruments at retail, provided that it holds a dealer's license issued under this chapter and that it employs only properly licensed persons who engage in the sale or dispensing of such products to the purchaser and user thereof. Such corporations, partnerships, trusts, associations, or other like organizations shall file with the board a list of all licensed dispensers directly or indirectly employed by them, including the addresses and license numbers of such dispensers.    (Ga. L. 1970, p. 653, § 5; Code 1933, § 84-5606, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1728, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3316, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Professional corporations generally, T. 14, C. 7.   Professional associations generally, T. 14, C. 10.
GA Code § 43-20-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers|§ 43-20-20. Penalty

 Any person who dispenses or sells hearing aid devices or instruments without a license or who otherwise is in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the purposes of this chapter, such misdemeanor shall be considered a crime involving moral turpitude.   (Ga. L. 1970, p. 653, § 21; Code 1933, § 84-9982, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1728, § 2.)
GA Code § 43-20-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers|§ 43-20-21. Termination

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 17, effective July 1, 1992.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was part of the original Code enactment (Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8) and was amended by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1119, § 5 and Ga. L. 1990, p. 1857, § 1.
GA Code § 43-20A-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Registration of Immigration Assistance Act."    (Code 1981, §43-20A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act: Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Georgia - 'Think Globally ... Act Locally'," see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 14 (2007).
GA Code § 43-20A-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Advertise" or "advertising" means any communication, written or otherwise, produced or caused to be produced by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter promoting the goods or services regulated by this chapter.   "Alien" means any person not a citizen of the United States.   "Application" means any forms, documents, and information required pursuant to this chapter that applicants are required to file with the Secretary of State.   "Client" means any person seeking immigration assistance.   "Compensation" means money, property, services, promise of payment, or any other consideration or anything of value.   "Immigrant" means every alien with the exception of an alien within a class of nonimmigrant aliens as defined in 8 U.S.C.A. Section 1101(a)(15).   "Immigration assistance" means any service provided to clients for compensation related to immigration matters, but shall not include legal advice, recommending a specific course of legal action, or providing any other assistance that requires legal analysis, legal judgment, or the interpretation of the law.   "Immigration assistance provider" means any person who is licensed to provide immigration assistance pursuant to this chapter.   "Immigration matter" means any proceeding, filing, or action affecting the nonimmigrant, immigrant, or citizenship status of any person that arises under:   Immigration and naturalization law, executive order, or presidential proclamation of the United States or any foreign country; or   Action of the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Homeland Security, or the United States Department of Justice.     "Nonimmigrant" means any alien within a class of nonimmigrant aliens as defined in 8 U.S.C.A. Section 1101(a)(15).   "Order" means, but is not limited to, an administrative order issued under the provisions of this chapter or a similar order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, any federal, foreign, or state agency, or a self-regulatory organization that makes a finding that the provisions of this chapter have been violated and sanctions administered.   "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or private organization of any character, but not a governmental entity of any kind.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 43/HB 142.)
GA Code § 43-20A-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-3. Purpose and Intent of Chapter; Administration and Enforcement

 The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish and enforce standards of ethics in the profession of immigration assistance by private individuals who are not exempted by this chapter. This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may delegate such of his or her powers or duties under this chapter as he or she desires to a division director in his or her office. With respect to the enforcement of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall retain all powers and duties and may perform all functions of the licensing boards as provided in Chapter 1 of this title.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-5. Permissible Services; Terms of Contract for Immigration Services

  An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance:   Completing a government agency form on behalf of the client and appropriate to the client's needs;   Transcribing responses to a government agency form which is related to an immigration matter; provided, however, that advice shall not be offered to a client as to his or her answers on such forms;   Translating information on forms to a client and translating the client's answers to questions posed on such forms;   Securing for the client supporting documents currently in existence, such as birth and marriage certificates, which may be needed to be submitted with government agency forms;   Notarizing signatures on government agency forms, provided that the person performing the service is a notary public commissioned in the State of Georgia and is lawfully present in the United States;   Preparing or arranging for the preparation of photographs and fingerprints;   Arranging for the performance of medical testing (including X-rays and AIDS tests) and the obtaining of reports of such test results; and   Performing such other services that the Secretary of State determines by rule may be appropriately performed by such licensees in light of the purposes of this chapter.     A contract to provide any service in conjunction with immigration assistance shall clearly state the obligations of the immigration assistance provider and the client who is to receive such service.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-7. Civil Penalties for Violations; Private Cause of Action; Rules and Regulations

  The Secretary of State may assess civil penalties against any individual or entity that he or she finds to have violated this chapter in an amount of up to $1,000.00 per violation not to exceed $50,000.00. A civil penalty assessed pursuant to this Code section shall be in addition to any other appropriate civil or criminal penalties.   Any person that suffers injuries or damages as a result of the unlawful practice of immigration assistance shall have a cause of action against the person or entity that provided the unlawful immigration assistance.   The Secretary of State shall issue rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this chapter.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-8. Maintaining Documents

  The Secretary of State shall maintain all documents filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter in their original form or by copy.   All documents filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to a subpoena, an order, or a notice to produce issued by the Secretary of State or any records or documents produced relating to an investigation pursuant to Code Section 43-20A-15 may be destroyed by order of the Secretary of State once the investigative file is closed, if a demand for return is not made by the person producing such records at the time he, she, or it produces the records.   Any reproduction of any original writing or record filed with, or maintained by, the Secretary of State, or other filing depository designated by the Secretary of State, shall be deemed to have been made in the regular course of business. Such reproduction shall be subject to certification.   All immigration assistance providers who are licensed or required to be licensed with the Secretary of State shall preserve records documenting compliance pursuant to this chapter for at least three years from the date such records were produced. Immigration assistance providers shall preserve client records that contain certain necessary information in a manner to be determined by the Secretary of State. Such records shall be subject to reasonable periodic or special inspections by the Secretary of State. An inspection may be made at any time and without prior notice. The Secretary of State may copy and remove any record the Secretary of State reasonably considers necessary or appropriate to conduct the inspection.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-9. Obligation of Service Provider to Provide Notice of Pending Disciplinary, Administrative, Civil, or Criminal Action

  Any immigration assistance provider shall report in writing immediately to the Secretary of State if:   He or she has been made or is the subject of any disciplinary, administrative, civil, or criminal action; and   He or she has been served in any civil complaint or arbitration filed alleging fraud or any violation of any local, state, or federal law.     The immigration assistance provider shall provide to the Secretary of State a copy of any notice, order, pleading, indictment, accusation, or similar legal document relating to an action subject to subsection (a) of this Code section that he or she has in his or her possession.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-10. Fees

 The Secretary of State shall be authorized to charge a license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to be charged. Each fee shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total amount of fees charged by the Secretary of State shall approximate the total of the direct and indirect costs to the state of the operations involved in the issuance of a license. Fees may be refunded for good cause, as determined by the Secretary of State.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-11. Amendment of License Application to Account for Events or Developments After License Granted

 Should material events or developments occur after a person has been granted a license pursuant to this chapter, such person shall amend the license application submitted pursuant to Code Section 43-20A-4 by adding statements of fact that developed, or became known, after the effective date of such application and by deleting statements of fact that, because of such developments, may be misleading. Such additions and deletions shall be filed with the Secretary of State not more than 30 days after their occurrence.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-12. Service Member

  As used in this Code section, the term "service member" means an active duty member of the regular or reserve component of the United States armed forces, the United States Coast Guard, the Georgia National Guard, or the Georgia Air National Guard on ordered federal duty for a period of 90 days or longer.   Any service member whose license issued pursuant to this chapter expires while such service member is serving on active duty outside the state shall be permitted to practice as an immigration assistance provider in accordance with such expired license and shall not be charged with a violation of this chapter related to practicing as an immigration assistance provider with an expired license for a period of six months from the date of his or her discharge from active duty or reassignment to a location within the state. Any such service member shall be entitled to renew such expired license without penalty within six months after the date of his or her discharge from active duty or reassignment to a location within the state. Such service member shall present to the Secretary of State either a copy of the official military orders or a written verification signed by the service member's commanding officer in order for the Secretary of State to waive any charges.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-13. Authority to Employ Investigators

 For the purposes of investigating violations of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall be authorized to employ investigators pursuant to Code Section 43-1-5.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-14. Disclosure of Information

 Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 43-1-19, the Secretary of State shall be authorized to provide to any lawful licensing authority of this or any other state, upon inquiry by such authority, information regarding a past or pending investigation of or disciplinary sanction against any applicant for licensure. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of the Secretary of State to disclose to any person or entity information concerning the existence of any investigation for unlicensed practice being conducted against any person who is neither licensed nor an applicant for licensure.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-15. Formal Order of Investigation; Authorized Action; Emergency Order; Notice Requirements

  The Secretary of State shall be authorized to issue a formal order of investigation. Such order shall commence an investigation to determine whether any person is in violation of this chapter or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter.   The Secretary of State shall be authorized to take any administrative action authorized by law to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Secretary of State shall be authorized to transmit a civil or criminal referral investigative report and evidence of violations of this chapter to any prosecuting attorney or to the Attorney General, who may, at his or her individual discretion, institute any necessary civil or criminal proceedings.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an emergency order pursuant to this Code section shall be effective on the date of issuance, provided that:   The Secretary of State deems that the public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to that effect in the emergency order, in which case the order may be effective immediately pending proceedings, which shall be promptly instituted; or   The order is expressly required, by a judgment or a statute, to be made without the right to a hearing or continuance of any type.     Upon issuance of the notice and proposed order, pursuant to this Code section, the Secretary of State shall promptly serve each person subject to the order with a copy of the notice and proposed order. The order shall include a statement of any administrative sanctions that the Secretary of State will seek, a statement of the reasons for the order, and notice that, upon the request by any respondent named in the emergency order, a hearing will be promptly scheduled pursuant to the provisions of Code Sections 50-13-18 and 50-13-41. Hearings shall be conducted by the Office of State Administrative Hearings pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50. If a person subject to the order does not request from the Office of State Administrative Hearings a hearing within 30 days after the date of service of the notice and proposed order, the order shall become final as to that person by operation of law. If any person subject to the emergency order requests a hearing, or is ordered by the Secretary of State, after notice and opportunity for hearing has been served upon each person subject to the emergency order, the Secretary of State may modify, vacate, or extend the emergency order any time prior to a final determination.     (Code 1981, §43-20A-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055.)
GA Code § 43-20A-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services|§ 43-20A-17. Suspension of License for Nonpayment, Default, or Breach of Repayment or Service Obligation Under Certain Educational Loan or Scholarship Programs Prohibited

 The Secretary of State shall not suspend a license issued pursuant to this chapter because of nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.    (Code 1981, §43-20A-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-15/SB 214.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective July 1, 2019, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "The Secretary of State shall suspend a license issued pursuant to this chapter if reported to the Secretary of State for nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program. Prior to a suspension, the licensee shall be entitled to notice of the Secretary of State's intended action and opportunity to appear before the Secretary of State according to procedures set forth by the Secretary of State. A suspension of a license pursuant to this Code section shall not be a contested case under Chapter 13 of Title 50. A license suspended pursuant to this Code section shall not be reinstated or reissued until the person arranges for a written release to be issued by the reporting agency directly to the Secretary of State stating that the person is making payments on the loan or satisfying the service requirements in accordance with an agreement approved by the reporting agency. If such person has continued to meet all other requirements for licensure during the period of suspension, reinstatement of the license shall be automatic upon receipt of the notice and payment of any reinstatement fee which the Secretary of State may impose."