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GA Code § 43-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-6. Venue of Actions Involving Professional Licensing Boards

 The venue of any action involving the members of any professional licensing board shall be governed by the laws of this state pertaining to venue. The division director shall not be considered a member of any such board in determining the venue of any such action; and no court shall have jurisdiction of any such action solely by virtue of the division director residing or maintaining a residence within its jurisdiction.   (Code 1933, § 84-103, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 539, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)   Cross references.   - Venue generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II and § 9-10-30 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Venue proper.    - Venue of contractors' action seeking to restrain the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors and a county from enforcing a licensing law, O.C.G.A. § 43-41-1 et seq., was proper in Muscogee County because there was substantial equitable relief sought that was common to the Board and to the resident county; the complaint alleged that enforcement of the licensing law by both the Board and the county would cause irreparable injury to the contractors, and it asked that preliminary and permanent injunctions be issued against both the county and the Board enjoining and restraining those entities from exercising any of the powers, rights, or duties respecting enforcement of the licensing law. Ga. State Licensing Bd. for Residential & Gen. Contrs. v. Allen, 286 Ga. 811, 692 S.E.2d 343 (2010).    Cited in Georgia State Bd. of Dental Exmrs. v. Daniels, 137 Ga. App. 706, 224 S.E.2d 820 (1976).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Venue, §§ 4 et seq., 28 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 92A C.J.S., Venue, §§ 4, 5, 76, 77.
GA Code § 43-1-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-7. Determination of Fees by Professional Licensing Boards; Refunds

 Each professional licensing board is authorized to charge an examination fee, license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to be charged. Each fee so established shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total amount of fees charged by the professional licensing board shall approximate the total of the direct and indirect costs to the state of the operations of the board. Fees may be refunded for good cause, as determined by the division director.   (Ga. L. 1978, p. 1517, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 4; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 5.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act, § 4 of which amended this Code section, was not to be applicable to the Georgia Real Estate Commission and its functions, powers, and duties.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Fees, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Architects, Chapter 50-5.   Registered interior designer fees, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Architects, Chapter 50-12.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    State Board of Education does not have the power to charge a fee  for the certification of teachers and other personnel employed in the public schools of this state. 1983 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 83-63.
GA Code § 43-1-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-8. Disposition of Fees

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43, effective February 3, 1984.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2007, this Code section number was designated as reserved.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 1517, § 2.
GA Code § 43-1-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-10. Credit to Veteran's Grades When Examination Given in Parts or by Subject

 If an examination given by a professional licensing board is required in parts or by subjects and the applicant is required to make a minimum grade on each of the parts or subjects, the points to which the applicant is entitled shall be added to the grade made on each part or subject before the average of his or her grade on all of the parts or subjects is determined.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 10/SB 195.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Purpose of provisions.    - Intention of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) was to require that qualifying veterans be allowed a preference in grants of professional licenses or certificates of registration. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Preference not applied retroactively.    - Applicants who took an examination and received scores prior to the effective date of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1, 2 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 and43-1-10) cannot have veterans' preference points applied to those scores. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 72-119.   Provisions mandatory, leaving board no discretion.    - As each section employs the word "shall" in the statute's provisions, Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) are mandatory and allow the board no discretion in application of preference points in appropriate cases. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.    Veterans' preference points should be credited to examination scores of eligible candidates  for registration by the State Board for Examination, Qualification, and Registration of Architects. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Board should ascertain numerical score when "fail" grade is reported.   - Board should consult with the board's grading service to determine if a numerical score could be provided in those cases in which a "fail" grade is presently reported; the board might also consider the possibility of grading the board's own examinations to determine a numerical score. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, § 89 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 48 et seq.
GA Code § 43-1-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-11. Veteran's Examination to Be Graded Prior to Determination of Eligibility for Credit

 A person grading an examination required by a professional licensing board shall first grade the examination without reference to veteran credit, determining thereafter from the proof submitted whether an applicant is a veteran and is entitled to such credit; if so, the credit shall be added; and if after such addition the applicant equals or exceeds the grade required to pass the examination, the applicant shall be entitled to be certified as having passed the examination.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 11/SB 195.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Purpose of provisions.    - Intention of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) was to require that qualifying veterans be allowed a preference in grants of professional licenses or certificates of registration. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Board should ascertain numerical score when "fail" grade is reported.   - Board should consult with the board's grading service to determine if a numerical score could be provided in those cases in which a "fail" grade is presently reported; the board might also consider the possibility of grading the board's own examinations to determine a numerical score. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.    Veterans' preference points should be credited to examination scores of eligible candidates  for registration by the State Board for Examination, Qualification, and Registration of Architects. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, § 116 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 48 et seq.
GA Code § 43-1-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-12. Duty of Division Director to Inform Applicants of Availability of Veteran Credit; Rules and Regulations for Implementing Veteran Credit Program

 It shall be the duty of the division director to inform applicants taking the examination of the provisions of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-11 and Code Section 43-1-13. The division director shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary in order to carry out the terms of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-11 and Code Section 43-1-13.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, § 4; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 3; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act, § 3 of which amended this Code section, was not to be applicable to the Georgia Real Estate Commission and its functions, powers, and duties.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Purpose of provisions.    - Intention of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) was to require that qualifying veterans be allowed a preference in grants of professional licenses or certificates of registration. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Provisions mandatory, leaving board no discretion.    - As each section employs the word "shall" in the statute's provisions, Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) were mandatory and allows the board no discretion in application of preference points in appropriate cases. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.    Veterans' preference points should be credited to examination scores of eligible candidates  for registration by the State Board of Examination, Qualification, and Registration of Architects. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Board should ascertain numerical score when "fail" grade is reported.   - Board should consult with the board's grading service to determine if a numerical score could be provided in those cases in which a "fail" grade is presently reported; the board might also consider the possibility of grading the board's own examinations to determine a numerical score. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 48 et seq.
GA Code § 43-1-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-13. Inapplicability of Veteran Credit Provisions to Applicants Who Were Not Honorably Discharged

 The provisions of Code Sections 43-1-9 through 43-1-12 relating to points to be allowed to veterans shall apply to any applicant, male or female, who comes within the classes specified in those Code sections except that such provisions shall not apply in any instance to an applicant who has not been honorably discharged.   (Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, § 5.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Purpose of provisions.    - Intention of Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) was to require that qualifying veterans be allowed a preference in grants of professional licenses or certificates of registration. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.    Veterans' preference points should be credited to examination scores of eligible candidates  for registration by the State Board for Examination, Qualification, and Registration of Architects. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Provisions mandatory, leaving board no discretion.    - As each section employs the word "shall" in the statute's provisions, Ga. L. 1960, p. 1172, §§ 1-5 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-9 through43-1-13) were mandatory and allows the board no discretion in application of preference points in appropriate cases. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   Board should ascertain numerical score when "fail" grade is reported.   - Board should consult with the board's grading service to determine if a numerical score could be provided in those cases in which a "fail" grade is presently reported; the board might also consider the possibility of grading the board's own examinations to determine a numerical score. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-21.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 77 Am. Jur. 2d, Veterans and Veterans' Laws, § 116 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 48 et seq.
GA Code § 43-1-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-14. Authority of Governor to Appoint Qualified Persons to Professional Licensing Boards

 The Governor is authorized to appoint any person who is otherwise qualified as provided by law to serve as a member of any professional licensing board for a regular term or for an unexpired term, notwithstanding the fact that the law creating such board requires the Governor to appoint members from a list of nominees submitted by a private organization or association.   (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1162, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)   Cross references.   - Appointment powers of Governor generally, § 45-12-50 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For article, "Legislative Delegation of Executive Power of Appointment to Private Organizations Held Unconstitutional," see 16 Ga. St. B.J. 129 (1980).
GA Code § 43-1-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-16. Senate Confirmation of Appointments to Professional Licensing Boards

 Each person appointed by the Governor as a member of a professional licensing board shall be confirmed by the Senate; and any such appointment made when the Senate is not in session shall be effective until the appointment is acted upon by the Senate.    (Code 1981, §43-1-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-17. Removal From Office of Member of a Professional Licensing Board

 The Governor, after notice and opportunity for hearing, may remove from office any member of a professional licensing board for any of the following:    Inability or neglect to perform the duties required of members;   Incompetence; or   Dishonest conduct.     (Code 1981, §43-1-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-18. Eligibility of Consumer Members of Professional Licensing Boards to Vote on All Matters

 Without affecting the eligibility to vote of any other member of a professional licensing board, each consumer member of a professional licensing board shall be eligible to vote on all matters brought before that board.    (Code 1981, §43-1-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-19.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-19.1. Waiver of Deductibles or Copayments in Health Insurance Plans; Deceptive or Misleading Advertising

  For the purposes of applicable provisions of Code Section 43-1-19, it shall be considered a deceptive or misleading practice for any person duly licensed and authorized to provide any type of health care services to advertise, as an inducement to attract patients, the waiver of a deductible or copayment required to be made to such person under the patient's health insurance policy or plan.   This Code section shall not apply to nonprofit community health centers which primarily serve indigent patients.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law of this Code to the contrary, it shall not be considered a misleading, fraudulent, or deceptive act for a provider to waive occasionally such a deductible or copayment required to be made under the patient's health insurance contract, policy, or plan if the waiver is authorized by the insurer or if the waiver is based on an evaluation of the individual patient and is not a regular business practice of the person providing the health care services.     (Code 1981, §43-1-19.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2488, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-1-19.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-19.2. License Applications to Include Questions on Prior Revocation or Denial of License

 Each application for a license to practice a profession or business to be issued by a professional licensing board or any agency of the state shall include a question as to whether the applicant for such license:    Has had revoked or suspended or otherwise sanctioned any license issued to the applicant by any board or agency in Georgia or any other state; or   Was denied issuance of or, pursuant to disciplinary proceedings, refused renewal of a license by any board or agency in Georgia or any other state.  The question shall be answered under oath and the answer shall include the name of the board or agency which revoked, suspended, denied, refused renewal of, or otherwise sanctioned the license.      (Code 1981, §43-1-19.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 427, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-20. Actions to Enjoin Unlicensed Practice

 A professional licensing board, the division director, or the appropriate prosecuting attorney may bring an action to enjoin the unlicensed practice by any person of a profession or business required to be licensed by a professional licensing board. The action to restrain and enjoin such unlicensed practice shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the unlicensed person resides. It shall not be necessary to allege or prove that there is no adequate remedy at law to obtain an injunction under this Code section.    (Code 1981, §43-1-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-20.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-20.1. Cease and Desist Orders Against Persons Practicing Without a License; Fine for Violating Order

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law to the contrary, after notice and hearing, a professional licensing board may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting any person from violating the provisions of this title by engaging in the practice of a business or profession without a license.   The violation of any cease and desist order of a professional licensing board issued under subsection (a) of this Code section shall subject the person violating the order to further proceedings before the board, and the board shall be authorized to impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each transaction constituting a violation thereof. Each day that a person practices in violation of this title shall constitute a separate violation.   Initial judicial review of the decision of the board entered pursuant to this Code section shall be available solely in the superior court of the county of domicile of the board.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit a professional licensing board from seeking remedies otherwise available by statute without first seeking a cease and desist order in accordance with the provisions of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §43-1-20.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1155, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1965, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)   Cross references.   - Cease and desist order violations, § 43-14-12.1.   Law reviews.   - For annual survey of administrative law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 17 (1986).
GA Code § 43-1-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-21. Release of Information Regarding Investigations

 The division director is 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 by that board or licensee of that board notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (h) of Code Section 43-1-19 or any other law to the contrary regarding the confidentiality of that information. Nothing in this Code section or chapter shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of that director 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 by a professional licensing board.    (Code 1981, §43-1-21, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 677, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 7.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2000, "professional licensing" was substituted for "state examining" in the last sentence.
GA Code § 43-1-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-22. Inactive Status Licenses

 The division director may provide for inactive status licenses for the various professional licensing boards.    (Code 1981, §43-1-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 8.)
GA Code § 43-1-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-23. Exemption of Licensees of Professional Licensing Boards From Filing With Clerk of Superior Court

 No licensee of a professional licensing board shall be required to file or record his license with the clerk of the superior court, and no clerk shall be required to report the filing or recordation of any such license.    (Code 1981, §43-1-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-24. Licensed Professionals Subject to Regulation by Professional Licensing Board

 Any person licensed by a professional licensing board and who practices a "profession," as defined in Chapter 7 of Title 14, the "Georgia Professional Corporation Act," or who renders "professional services," as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 14, "The Georgia Professional Association Act," whether such person is practicing or rendering services as a proprietorship, partnership, professional corporation, professional association, other corporation, limited liability company, or any other business entity, shall remain subject to regulation by that professional licensing board, and such practice or rendering of services in that business entity shall not change the law or existing standards applicable to the relationship between that person rendering a professional service and the person receiving such service, including but not limited to the rules of privileged communication and the contract, tort, and other legal liabilities and professional relationships between such persons.    (Code 1981, §43-1-24, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 5; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-1-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 43-1-25. Authority of Professional Licensing Boards to Promulgate Rules and Regulations

 Except as provided in subsection (o) of Code Section 43-1-19, Code Sections 43-1-16 through 43-1-24 shall apply to all professional licensing boards and licenses thereunder, except the Georgia Real Estate Commission and its licensees, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, and each such professional licensing board may promulgate rules and regulations to implement the authority provided by the applicability of said provisions to said boards.    (Code 1981, §43-1-25, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 552, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)