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GA Code § 43-21-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses|Article 3 - Roadhouses and Public Dance Halls|§ 43-21-59. Applicability of Article

 This article shall not apply to hotels and inns within the definition of Code Sections 43-21-1 and 43-21-2 nor to persons who, incidental to their principal business or occupation, accept from time to time seasonal boarders in their private residences.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Georgia Center for Continuing Education pays no local hotel tax.   - Since the Georgia Center for Continuing Education is neither licensed by nor required to pay business or occupation taxes to a city or county, the center is not subject to a hotel and motel tax imposed by those jurisdictions. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U75-39.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Status and rights of one renting room in club, 32 A.L.R. 1016.   Civil rights: actionability under state statutes of discrimination because of complaining party's association with persons of different race, color, or the like, 35 A.L.R.3d 859.
GA Code § 43-21-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses|Article 3 - Roadhouses and Public Dance Halls|§ 43-21-60. Supplemental Nature of Article

 This article shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of any other law pertaining to the licensing and regulating of public dance halls, roadhouses, and similar businesses.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, § 16.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, § 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 82 C.J.S., Statutes, §§ 289, 292, 293, 316.
GA Code § 43-21-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses|Article 3 - Roadhouses and Public Dance Halls|§ 43-21-61. Occupying Rooms for Immoral Purposes

  Any man or woman found occupying the same room in any establishment covered by this article for any immoral purpose or any man or woman falsely registering as, or otherwise representing themselves to be, husband and wife in any such establishment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any operator or keeper of any establishment covered by this article who shall knowingly permit any man or woman to occupy any room in that establishment for any immoral purposes or who shall knowingly permit any man or woman to register falsely as husband and wife in such an establishment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any person who shall knowingly persuade, induce, or entice, or cause to be persuaded, induced, or enticed, any female person to enter any establishment covered by this article for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery or for any other immoral purpose shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, §§ 7-9.)   Cross references.   - Prostitution generally, §§ 16-6-9,16-6-10.   Abatement of houses of prostitution, T. 41, C. 3.    Invalidity of leases of houses, buildings, and other facilities for purposes of prostitution, § 44-7-18.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Copeland v. Leathers, 206 Ga. 280, 56 S.E.2d 530 (1949).
GA Code § 43-21-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses|Article 3 - Roadhouses and Public Dance Halls|§ 43-21-62. Penalty

 Unless another penalty is provided in this article or by the laws of this state, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, § 14.)
GA Code § 43-24A-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Massage Therapy Practice Act."    (Code 1981, §43-24A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242, effective May 6, 2019, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-24A-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-2. Legislative Findings and Intent

 The General Assembly acknowledges that the practice of massage therapy is a therapeutic health care service delivered by health care professionals that affects the public health, safety, and welfare of Georgians. Massage therapists must have a knowledge of anatomy and physiology and an understanding of the relationship between the structure and function of the tissue being treated and the total function of the body. Massage is therapeutic, and regulations are necessary to protect the public from unqualified practitioners. It is in the interest of the public to set standards of qualifications, education, training, and experience for those who seek to practice massage therapy; to promote high standards of professional performance for those licensed to practice massage therapy; and to protect the public from unprofessional conduct by persons and entities licensed to practice or teach massage therapy.    (Code 1981, §43-24A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, in the first sentence, substituted "is a therapeutic health care service delivered by health care professionals that affects" for "affects" in the middle and added "of Georgians" at the end; inserted a comma near the beginning of the third sentence; and inserted "and entities" and "or teach" near the end of the fourth sentence.
GA Code § 43-24A-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-4. The Georgia Board of Massage Therapy; Creation; Members; Terms; Reimbursement

  There is created the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy which shall consist of five members. The board shall be assigned to the Office of the Secretary of State for administrative purposes and shall be under the jurisdiction of the division director and shall operate in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of this title, as applicable.   The Governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the Senate, all members of the board for initial terms of office beginning July 1, 2005. The Governor shall appoint two initial members of the board to serve for terms of two years and three initial members of the board, including the public member, to serve for terms of four years. After the initial terms specified in this subsection, members of the board shall take office on the first day of July immediately following the expired term of that office and shall serve for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any person appointed to the board when the Senate is not in session may serve on the board without Senate confirmation until the Senate acts on that appointment. No member shall serve on the board for more than two full consecutive terms. Any vacancy due to death, resignation, removal, or otherwise shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as regular appointments.   All members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.   An appointee to the board shall qualify by taking an oath of office within 15 days from the date of his or her appointment. On presentation of the oath, the Secretary of State shall issue a commission to each appointee as evidence of his or her authority to act as a member of the board.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, substituted "Office of the Secretary of State" for "Secretary of State's office" near the middle of the second sentence of subsection (a).
GA Code § 43-24A-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-5. Qualifications of Board Members; Removal

    There shall be four professional members of the board who shall:   Be citizens of the United States and residents of this state for at least three years prior to the date of appointment;   Have been engaged in massage therapy practice for compensation for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment; and   Be licensed under this chapter.     No more than one professional member of the board may be an owner of or affiliated with any massage therapy school.     There shall be one consumer member of the board who shall be appointed by the Governor from the public at large, shall be a citizen of the United States and resident of this state, and shall be a person to whom neither this state nor any other state or jurisdiction or organization has ever issued a certificate, registration, license, or permit to engage in the practice of massage therapy nor be an owner of or affiliated with any massage therapy school or massage therapy business.   The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove any member of the board for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, conviction of a felony, failure to meet the qualifications of this chapter, or committing any act prohibited by this chapter.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, deleted "eligible for licensure under this chapter. Effective July 1, 2006, and thereafter, all professional members of the board shall be" following "Be" near the beginning of subparagraph (a)(1)(C); inserted "therapy" near the end of paragraph (a)(2) and subsection (b); and added "or massage therapy business" at the end of subsection (b).
GA Code § 43-24A-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-6. Meetings of the Board; Officers and Committees

 The board shall meet at least once each year at a time fixed by the board. At its annual meeting, the board shall elect from its members a chairperson, vice chairperson, and any other officers as deemed necessary who shall hold office for a term of one year. Additionally, the board may appoint such committees as it considers necessary to fulfill its duties. In addition to its annual meeting, the board may hold additional meetings at the call of the chairperson or at the request of any two members of the board or as approved by the division director.    (Code 1981, §43-24A-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242, effective May 6, 2019, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-24A-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-9. Provisional Permits

  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:   Holds and maintains a valid license as a massage therapist in another state;   Is not a resident of this state as confirmed in a secure and verifiable document, as defined in Code Section 50-36-2;   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   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 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.   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.   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.   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.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1032, § 2/SB 143; Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 4A/HB 315; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, inserted "and maintains" near the beginning of paragraph (a)(1); in paragraph (a)(3), inserted "denied," in the middle and inserted ", territory, or jurisdiction" near the end; added "in the same manner as provided in paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-1-19" at the end of paragraph (a)(4); and, in subsection (b), added "in good standing with the board" at the end of the first sentence, and inserted "massage therapy" near the end of the second sentence.
GA Code § 43-24A-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-10. Applications Under Oath

 The board may require that all applications be made under oath.    (Code 1981, §43-24A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242, effective May 6, 2019, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-24A-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-11. Licensing Examinations

  Examinations shall be administered to qualified applicants for massage therapy licensure at least twice each calendar year.   Applicants may obtain their examination scores in accordance with such rules and regulations as the board may establish.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, inserted "for massage therapy licensure" in the middle of subsection (a).
GA Code § 43-24A-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-12. License by Reciprocity

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 16, effective July 1, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110.   Ga. L. 2019, p. HB242, § 1/HB 242, effective May 6, 2019, reenacted the reservation of this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-24A-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-13. License by Endorsement

  Any applicant for a license by endorsement as a massage therapist must submit a completed application upon a form and in such manner as the board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the board that:   The applicant is at least 18 years of age;   The applicant is of good moral character. For purposes of this paragraph, "good moral character" means professional integrity and a lack of any conviction for acts involving moral turpitude where the underlying conduct relates to the applicant's fitness to practice massage therapy;   The applicant has satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the board. Application for a license under this Code section shall constitute express consent and authorization for the board or its representative to perform a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application to the board for licensure by endorsement agrees to provide the board with any and all information necessary to run a criminal background check, including, but not limited to, classifiable sets of fingerprints. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check; and   The applicant is currently licensed as a massage therapist in another jurisdiction, state, or territory of the United States or foreign country which requires standards for licensure considered by the board to be equivalent to the requirements for licensure under this chapter.     The board may establish by rule procedures for an applicant for licensure by endorsement to supplement his or her application to satisfy any standards for licensure pursuant to this chapter that are greater than those of another state, territory, or jurisdiction.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 17/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2012, p. 1032, § 3/SB 143; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); and added subsection (b).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, the subsection (a) designation was deleted at the beginning of this Code section since this Code section was enacted without a subsection (b) and double quotes were substituted for single quotes in paragraph (2).
GA Code § 43-24A-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-14. Display of the License Certificate; Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Liability Insurance Coverage; Change of Address; Inactive Status

  The licensee shall display the license certificate or a photocopy thereof in an appropriate and public manner at each location at which he or she practices.   All licenses shall expire biennially unless renewed. All applications for renewal of a license shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the biennial renewal fee prescribed by the board and certifying that all current requirements of continuing education as determined by the board have been fulfilled. The board shall provide for penalty fees for late registration. The failure to renew a license by the end of an established penalty period shall have the same effect as a revocation of said license, subject to reinstatement only after application and payment of the prescribed reinstatement fee within the time period established by the division director, provided that the applicant meets such requirements as the board may establish by rule.   A licensee shall provide evidence of current liability insurance coverage as required in Code Section 43-24A-8 upon request by the board at any time during such licensee's term of licensure.   The licensee shall inform the board of any change of address within 30 days.   Each person licensed under this chapter is responsible for renewing his or her license before the expiration date.   Under procedures and conditions established by the board, a licensee may request that his or her license be declared inactive. The licensee may apply for active status at any time and upon meeting the conditions set forth by the board shall be declared active.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, added subsection (c); and redesignated former subsections (c) through (e) as present subsections (d) through (f), respectively.
GA Code § 43-24A-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-16. Practice of Massage Therapy Without a License; Injunctions

 The practice of massage therapy is declared to be an activity that affects the public health, safety, and welfare of Georgians. Such practice by a person who is not licensed to practice massage therapy in this state is declared to be a public nuisance, harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare. Any citizen of this state, the board, or the appropriate prosecuting attorney of a jurisdiction where such practice is carried on by such unlicensed person may, on behalf of the public, bring an action to restrain and enjoin such unlicensed practice in the superior court of the county where such unlicensed person resides or works. It shall not be necessary in order to obtain an injunction under this Code section to allege or prove that there is no adequate remedy at law or to allege or prove any special injury.    (Code 1981, §43-24A-16, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, substituted "activity that affects the public health, safety, and welfare of Georgians" for "activity affecting the public interest and involving the health, safety, and welfare of the public" in the first sentence; inserted "massage therapy" in the middle of the second sentence; and inserted "of a jurisdiction" near the middle of the third sentence.
GA Code § 43-24A-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-17. Disciplinary Action

  The board may take any one or more of the following actions against a person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program found by the board to have committed a violation of this chapter:   Reprimand or place the licensee on probation;   Revoke or suspend the license or deny the issuance or renewal of a license;   Impose an administrative fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation; and   Assess costs against the violator for expenses relating to the investigation and administrative action.     The board may assess collection costs and interest for the collection of fines imposed under this chapter against any person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program that fails to pay a fine as directed by the board.     (Code 1981, §43-24A-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2010, p. 401, § 4/SB 364; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective May 6, 2019, substituted "person, entity, or board recognized massage therapy educational program" for "person or entity" in the middle of subsection (a) and subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2010, p. 401, § 7/SB 364, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to all offenses which occur on or after July 1, 2010.
GA Code § 43-24A-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-24A-18. Administrative Procedures

 Proceedings under this chapter shall be governed by Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."    (Code 1981, §43-24A-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1251, § 1/SB 110; Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2019, p. 591, § 1/HB 242, effective May 6, 2019, reenacted this Code section without change.