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GA Code § 43-13-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-5. Qualifications of Driver Training School Instructors

 Every person who desires to qualify as an instructor for a driver training school or a commercial driver training school shall meet the following requirements:    Be of good moral character;   Present to the department evidence of credit in driver education and safety from an accredited college or university equivalent to credits in those subjects which are required of instructors in the public schools of this state or give satisfactory performance on a written, oral, performance, or combination examination administered by the department testing both knowledge of the field of driver education and skills necessary to instruct and impart driving skills and safety to students. The examination shall be administered quarterly or upon the written application of four or more prospective licensees. The examination fee shall be established by the commissioner of driver services;   Be physically able to operate safely a motor vehicle and to instruct others in the operation of motor vehicles;   Hold a valid driver's license;   Pay to the department an application fee to be established by the commissioner of driver services;   Submit at least one set of classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints to the department in accordance with the fingerprint system of identification established by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department shall transmit the fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center, which shall submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report and promptly conduct a search of state records based upon the fingerprints. After receiving the report from the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the department shall determine whether the applicant may be certified; and   Be a United States citizen, or if not a citizen, present federal documentation verified by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be valid documentary evidence of lawful presence in the United States under federal immigration law.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 4; Ga. L. 1973, p. 259, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 14; Ga. L. 2006, p. 460, § 5/HB 1252; Ga. L. 2010, p. 932, § 29/HB 396.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Generally, "evidence of credit" insofar as colleges are concerned would be certified transcript  from registrar or records office of college where credits are earned. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-278.
GA Code § 43-13-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-6. Issuance of Licenses to Qualified Applicants; Expiration and Renewal of Licenses

  The department shall issue a license certificate to each operator of a driver training school, to each operator of a commercial driver training school, to each driver training instructor, or to each commercial driver training instructor when the department is satisfied that such person has met the qualifications required under this chapter.   All licenses issued to driver training schools, commercial driver training schools, driver training instructors, or commercial driver training instructors pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for four years from the date of issuance unless sooner canceled, suspended, or revoked under Code Section 43-13-7. All licenses shall be renewed through the department as provided in subsection (d) of this Code section and shall be valid for four years from the date of renewal.   The license of each driver training school, commercial driver training school, driver training instructor, and commercial driver training instructor may be renewed subject to the same conditions as the original license and upon payment of the same fee.   All applications for renewal of a driver training school's license, commercial driver training school's license, driver training instructor's license, or commercial driver training instructor's license shall be on a form prescribed by the department and must be filed with the department not more than 60 days nor less than ten days preceding the expiration date of the license to be renewed.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 5; Ga. L. 1986, p. 823, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 453, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 560, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 12-8; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 15.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, "commercial driver training school's license" was substituted for "commercial driver training school license" in subsection (d).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Milner v. Burson, 470 F.2d 870 (5th Cir. 1972).
GA Code § 43-13-6.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-6.1. Special Licenses for Driver Training School Instructors Qualified to Teach Alcohol and Drug Course; Fingerprinting Requirement; Citizenship Requirement

  The commissioner shall be authorized to issue a special license to the instructor of any driver training school who is qualified to teach the alcohol and drug course prescribed in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-142. A driver training school shall offer such alcohol and drug course only through a qualified instructor and shall not charge a fee for such course of more than $25.00.   Each applicant shall submit at least one set of classifiable electronically recorded fingerprints to the department in accordance with the fingerprint system of identification established by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department shall transmit the fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center, which shall submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report and promptly conduct a search of state records based upon the fingerprints. After receiving the report from the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the department shall determine whether the applicant may be certified.   The commissioner shall not issue a special license to any applicant unless he or she is a United States citizen, or if not a citizen, he or she presents federal documentation verified by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be valid documentary evidence of lawful presence in the United States under federal immigration law.     (Code 1981, §43-13-6.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 745, § 4; Ga. L. 1986, p. 839, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 932, § 30/HB 396.)
GA Code § 43-13-6.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-6.2. Licensing of Teacher for Defensive Driving Course; Examiners

  The commissioner of driver services shall be authorized to issue a special license to the instructor of any driver training school authorizing such instructor to teach a defensive driving course at a driver improvement clinic approved pursuant to Code Section 40-5-83 if such instructor is qualified to teach a driver education training course in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 40 which consists of a minimum of 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training and such instructor certifies to the commissioner that he or she has provided at least 300 hours of behind-the-wheel training in a driver education training course in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 40.   The commissioner of driver services shall be authorized to issue a special license to the instructor of any driver training school authorizing such instructor to serve as a driver's license examiner and conduct tests required for issuance of a driver's license pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 40-5-27 if such instructor has held his or her license with a driver training school for at least six months and certifies to the commissioner that he or she has provided at least 500 hours of behind-the-wheel training.     (Code 1981, §43-13-6.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 403, § 10/HB 466.)
GA Code § 43-13-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-7. Cancellation, Suspension, Revocation, or Nonrenewal of Licenses

 The department may cancel, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any driver training school's, commercial driver training school's, driver training instructor's, or commercial driver training instructor's license upon good cause being shown and after ten days' notice to the license holder if:    The department is satisfied that the licensee fails to meet the requirements to receive or hold a license under this chapter;   The licensee fails to keep the records required by this chapter;   The licensee permits fraud or engages in fraudulent practices, with reference to either the applicant or the department, or induces or countenances fraud or fraudulent practices on the part of any applicant for a driver's license or permit;   The licensee fails to comply with this chapter or any rule of the department made pursuant thereto;   The licensee represents himself or herself as an agent or employee of the department or license examiners or uses advertising designed to lead, or which would reasonably have the effect of leading, persons to believe that such licensee is in fact an employee or representative of the department or license examiners;   The licensee or any employee or agent of the licensee solicits driver training or commercial driver training instruction in an office of any department of the state having to do with the administration of any law relating to motor vehicles; or   The licensee or any employee or agent serving as a driver training instructor or commercial driver training instructor has had his or her license canceled, suspended, or revoked.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 7; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 16.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Right to appeal from license revocation but not from denial of initial application.   - Applicant has no course of appeal should the applicant initially be denied a license for a school or an instructor's permit; however, denial of an existing license requires a different result since when the state confers a license to engage in a profession, trade, or occupation not inherently inimical to the public welfare such license becomes a valuable right which cannot be denied or abridged except after due notice and a fair and impartial hearing before an unbiased tribunal. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-278.
GA Code § 43-13-7.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-7.1. Notification in Change of Ownership for Driver Training School and Other Related Programs

 Whenever there is a change in ownership of a driver training school, DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program, or driver improvement program, the department shall be notified no later than 30 days after such change in ownership. After any change in ownership to any person otherwise qualified to operate a driver training school, DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program, or driver improvement program pursuant to this chapter or Title 40, the department shall consider the duration of operation of any previous owner in any required calculation for duration of operation by a successor owner.    (Code 1981, §43-13-7.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 403, § 11/HB 466.)
GA Code § 43-13-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-9. Disposition of Funds

 All moneys received under this chapter shall be deposited with the Office of the State Treasurer.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 8; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)
GA Code § 43-13-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-10. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

  This chapter shall not apply to a college conducting a driver or commercial driver training course; nor shall it apply to driver improvement schools operated by the state or by a county or municipality.   Any public or private secondary school or private postsecondary school may conduct driver training courses or driver's education programs, subject to the requirement that the provisions of this chapter other than paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-13-4 shall apply to secondary schools and private postsecondary schools conducting driver training courses or driver's education programs and to instructors therefor.    (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 10; Ga. L. 1998, p. 207, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, § 1-10; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 18.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Accredited private schools offering driver education are exempt from the statute.  1974 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 74-101.
GA Code § 43-13-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-11. Penalty

 Any person violating this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 9.)
GA Code § 43-14-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 14 - Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors|§ 43-14-1. Declaration of Purpose

 This chapter is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding homeowners, other property owners, tenants, and the general public against faulty, inadequate, inefficient, or unsafe electrical, plumbing, low-voltage wiring, utility contracting, or conditioned air installations. The practice of electrical contracting, plumbing contracting, installing, or repairing, low-voltage contracting, utility contracting, and conditioned air contracting are declared to be businesses or professions affecting the public interest; and this chapter shall be liberally construed so as to accomplish the purposes stated in this Code section.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1622, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 308, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 583, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1299, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 424, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1129, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1756, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-14-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 14 - Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors|§ 43-14-4. Chairperson; Meetings; Organization of Divisions; Meetings of Divisions; Quorums Within Divisions

  The office of chairperson shall be rotated among the five divisions enumerated in Code Section 43-14-3 unless the board, through its rules and regulations, provides otherwise. Any vacancy in the office of chairperson shall be filled by the members for the unexpired term. The person selected to fill the vacancy shall be a member of the same division as the previous chairperson.   The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the recommendation of a majority of its members.   Each division within the board shall also elect from its membership a chairperson who shall serve for a term of two years.Any vacancy in the office of chairperson shall be filled by one of the members for the unexpired term.   Any member elected chairperson of a division may serve more than one consecutive term of office.   Each division shall carry out its powers and duties provided for in this chapter with the assistance of the executive director and staff of the board.   The divisions shall meet at the call of the chairperson.   Three members of each division shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of such division.    (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1622, § 8; Ga. L. 1968, p. 308, §§ 7-9; Ga. L. 1971, p. 583, §§ 4, 6, 7; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1299, § 4; Ga. L. 1983, p. 424, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1129, § 4; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1756, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1339, § 3.)
GA Code § 43-14-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 14 - Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors|§ 43-14-5. General Powers of Board

 The board shall have the power to:    Request from the various state departments and other agencies and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions and their agencies and authorities such available information as it may require in its work; and all such agencies and authorities shall furnish such requested available information to the board within a reasonable time;   Provide by regulation for reciprocity with other states in the registration and licensing of electrical contractors, master plumbers, journeyman plumbers, low-voltage contractors, utility contractors, or conditioned air contractors and in the certification of utility contracting foremen, provided that such other states have requirements substantially equal to the requirements in force in this state for registration, licensure, and certification; provided, further, that a similar privilege is offered to residents of this state;   Adopt an official seal for its use and change it at pleasure;   Establish the policies for regulating the businesses of electrical contracting, plumbing, low-voltage, utility, and conditioned air contracting;  (4.1) Upon notice and hearing authorized and conducted in accordance with Code Section 43-14-10 and any rules and regulations promulgated by the board, either by the board directly or through a valid delegation of the board's enforcement power to a division thereof, assess civil penalties in an amount up to $10,000.00 per violation against any person found to be in violation of any requirement of this chapter;    Determine qualifications for licensure or certification including such experience requirements as the board deems necessary; and   Promulgate and adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1622, §§ 9, 11, 15; Ga. L. 1968, p. 308, §§ 10, 12, 16; Ga. L. 1971, p. 583, §§ 9, 14; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1299, § 7; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1983, p. 424, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1129, § 5; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1756, § 5; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1339, § 4; Ga. L. 2004, p. 390, § 2.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, "and" was deleted from the end of paragraph (4) and added to the end of paragraph (5).   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Rules of the profession, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of State Construction Industry Licensing Board, Chapter 121-1 et seq.
GA Code § 43-14-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 14 - Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors|§ 43-14-7. Powers and Duties of Division Director

  All orders and processes of the board and the divisions of the board shall be signed and attested by the division director; and any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon the board or the divisions may be served upon the division director.   The division director or his designee is vested with the power and authority to make such investigations in connection with the enforcement of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the board as he, the board, the divisions of the board, or any district attorney may deem necessary or advisable.    (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1299, § 5; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1983, p. 424, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-14-8.3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 14 - Electrical Contractors, Plumbers, Conditioned Air Contractors, Low-Voltage Contractors, and Utility Contractors|§ 43-14-8.3. Utility Manager Certificate

  After June 30, 1994, no person may be employed as a utility manager unless that person holds a current utility manager certificate issued by the Division of Utility Contractors.   The division shall certify all applicants for certification under this chapter who satisfy the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. Persons wishing to qualify for utility manager certification shall submit a completed application form documenting required experience and other qualifications as prescribed by the board with the required fees and shall pass an examination. In order to obtain a utility manager certificate, an applicant must submit proof of completion of a course of safety training in utility contracting approved by the division. In order to continue to hold such certificate, the certificate holder must present proof to the division of completion of a safety training course approved by the division at least every two years from the date of the completion of the initial safety training course.   An applicant may request an oral administration of the examination.     (Code 1981, §43-14-8.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1756, § 7; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1339, § 7; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1, § 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 383, § 5; Ga. L. 2004, p. 390, § 4.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1994, p. 1, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, effective February 4, 1994, provided that the provisions of Ga. L. 1993, p. 1339, § 7, are repealed in their entirety, and any enforcement of those provisions prior to February 4, 1994, is null and void.   Ga. L. 1994, p. 1 was effective from February 4, 1994, and was repealed by Ga. L. 1994, p. 383, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, effective March 29, 1994.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Brantley Land & Timber, LLC v. W & D Invs., Inc., 316 Ga. App. 277, 729 S.E.2d 458 (2012).