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GA Code § 43-23-7.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-7.1. Continuing Education Requirement

  The board shall be authorized to require persons holding a license under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of six hours per year.The board shall be authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of higher learning, specialty societies, or professional organizations.   The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the board deems appropriate.   The board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code section.     (Code 1981, §43-23-7.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1023, § 3.)
GA Code § 43-23-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-8. Examination Fee; Issuance of Licenses; Biennial Renewal of Licenses; Renewal Fee; Effect of Nonpayment of Check Submitted as License Fee

  Every applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall submit with his or her application for such licensure a fee in an amount established by the board. If the applicant successfully passes the examination and is otherwise qualified for licensure as a landscape architect, the board shall thereafter, upon payment of a license fee to be determined by the board, issue a license to the applicant, which shall be valid for up to two years and shall be renewable biennially. All licenses shall expire on the renewal date established by the division director. The biennial license renewal fees shall be an amount established by the board.   Any check presented to the board as a fee for either an original or renewal license which is returned unpaid shall be cause for revocation or denial of the license.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, §§ 16, 17; Ga. L. 1971, p. 559, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-4011, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 30/SB 195.)   Cross references.   - Bank deposits and collections, T. 11, A. 4.
GA Code § 43-23-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-9. Reciprocity

 The board may certify an applicant for registration without examination if such applicant is legally registered as a landscape architect in any state, country, or political entity whose requirements for registration are substantially equivalent to the requirements provided in this chapter and which state, country, or political entity extends the same privilege of reciprocity to landscape architects registered in this state. Such application shall be accompanied by the same licensing fee as required of other landscape architects, provided that such fee shall be returned if the license is not granted.   (Code 1933, § 84-4013, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Cooperation between Georgia and other states generally, T. 28, C. 6.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Reciprocity, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Landscape Architects, Chapter 310-6.
GA Code § 43-23-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-10. Temporary Licenses

 Any landscape architect who is duly registered in any other state or country may be issued a temporary license as a landscape architect for a stipulated site and project within this state, provided that such person:    Requests a temporary license on a form provided by the board;   Presents evidence satisfactory to the board that he is competent to practice landscape architecture as the term is defined in this state;   Has attained the age of 18 years; and   Pays a fee to be determined by the board for such temporary license.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 8; Code 1933, § 84-4014, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-23-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-11. Form of Licenses and Certificates; Seal on Certificates; Delivery of License to Licensee; Display of Certificate

  The board shall prescribe the form of licenses issued under this chapter. The license of each landscape architect shall be delivered or mailed to the landscape architect.   The board shall provide certificates to each licensed landscape architect. The board shall prescribe the form of certificates issued. The certificate shall have placed thereon the seal of the board. The certificate of each landscape architect shall be delivered or mailed to the landscape architect. It shall be the duty of the landscape architect to display his certificate conspicuously in his place of business.    (Code 1933, § 84-4015, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 430, § 2.)
GA Code § 43-23-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-12. Investigations; Censure of Licensees; Revocation or Suspension of Licenses

 The board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the complaint in writing of any person, initiate investigations into the actions of any licensed landscape architect and shall have the power to censure the licensee or to revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter whenever the board concludes that the licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or whenever the board has determined that the licensee:    Has obtained a license by false or fraudulent representations;   Has impersonated another landscape architect or former landscape architect with the same or similar name, or is practicing under an assumed or misleading name, to include practicing under a partnership, limited liability company, or corporate name in which any person who is not a landscape architect is named;   Has aided or abetted an unlicensed person in the practice of landscape architecture;   Has been convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;   Has, in the practice of landscape architecture, been guilty of fraud, deceit, negligence, or incompetence;   Has affixed his or her signature to plans, drawings, specifications, or other instruments of service which have not been prepared by him or her or under his or her immediate and responsible direction or has permitted his or her name to be used for the purpose of assisting any person who is not a landscape architect to evade the provisions of this chapter; or   Has violated the provisions of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-1-19.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 13; Code 1933, § 84-4017, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 430, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 41.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Hearsay in proceeding for suspension or revocation of license to conduct business or profession, 142 A.L.R. 1388.
GA Code § 43-23-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-13. Applicability of the "Georgia Administrative Procedure act."

 Any action taken by the board with respect to any license issued under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 13A; Code 1933, § 84-4018, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-23-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-14. Practice of Landscape Architecture by Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, and Corporations; Restricted Use of Term; Advertising

 Any partnership, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may engage in the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in this chapter, provided that any service which constitutes the practice of landscape architecture shall be supervised by a duly licensed landscape architect who shall be responsible for the services furnished by the partnership, firm, limited liability company, or corporation which would otherwise fall within the purview of this chapter. In no event shall the other members of the partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation be designated or described as landscape architects if they are not so licensed; and the term landscape architect or any abbreviation thereof or any other designation which conveys the meaning of landscape architect shall not appear in any partnership, firm, limited liability company, or corporate name in which any person is identified who is in fact not a licensed landscape architect. Upon approval of the board, any partnership, limited liability company, firm, or corporation may operate branch offices in this state to provide landscape architectural services, provided that each branch office has a resident landscape architect licensed under this chapter. All classified directory listings, advertisements, signs, and broadcast commercials, except letterheads and business cards, of corporations, firms, limited liability companies, or partnerships offering landscape architectural services shall include the name and license number of a duly licensed landscape architect providing such services.   (Code 1933, § 84-4012, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 42; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1023, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Right of corporation to engage in business, trade, or activity requiring license from public, 165 A.L.R. 1098.
GA Code § 43-23-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-15. Injunctions

 Whenever, in the judgment of the board, any person has engaged in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of this chapter, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state to abate and temporarily and permanently enjoin such acts and practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter. The board shall not be required to give bond in any such action.   (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 6; Code 1933, § 84-4007, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Injunctions, § 145.
GA Code § 43-23-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-16. Applicability of Chapter to Qualified Registered Architects and Professional Engineers

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as excluding a qualified registered architect or professional engineer from such landscape architectural practice as may be incidental to the practice of his profession or as excluding a landscape architect registered under this chapter from such architectural or engineering practice as may be incidental to the practice of landscape architecture.   (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 9; Code 1933, § 84-4003, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-23-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-17. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter; Restricted Use of Term

  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to:   A contractor engaging in the business of or acting in the capacity of a contractor or landscape contractor in this state, provided that he or she is the prime contractor for the installation of his or her design.A contractor or landscape contractor may not perform design services without also performing the installation of said design;   Any person whose services are offered solely as a gardener or nurseryman;   Any person qualified by training or experience or by both training and experience whose services are offered solely as a municipal, regional, or urban planner; or   Any person employed by a state agency, county, or municipality who engages in the business of or acts in the capacity of a landscape architect, insofar as such acts are performed in the course of employment with the respective governmental entity on lands owned by the jurisdiction by which employed.     None of the persons mentioned in subsection (a) of this Code section shall use the title "landscape architect" without complying with this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 9; Code 1933, § 84-4004, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1526, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 781, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2378, §§ 1, 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1023, § 5.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Landscape contractors exempt from licensure requirements.   - Person engaging in the business of landscape contracting in its various forms or acting in the capacity of a landscape contractor is not required to be licensed by the Georgia Board of Landscape Architects even though the person provides services within the definition of the practice of landscape architecture so long as that person does not use the title "landscape architect." 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-3.   Gardeners and nurserymen exempt from licensure requirements.   - Person whose services are offered solely as a gardener or nurseryman is not required to be licensed by the Georgia Board of Landscape Architects even though the person provides services within the definition of the practice of landscape architecture so long as that person does not use the title "landscape architect." 1982 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U82-7.
GA Code § 43-23-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-18. Practicing Landscape Architecture or Representing Oneself as or Acting as a Landscape Architect Without a License

 Any person who shall practice the profession of landscape architecture or represent himself as a landscape architect or act as such, as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a license to do so as provided in this chapter, or when such license is revoked, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 14A; Code 1933, § 84-4016, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-23-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-19. Penalty

 Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 14A; Code 1933, § 84-4019, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Injunction as available remedy against prosecution or arrest for conducting business or practicing profession without a license, 167 A.L.R. 915.
GA Code § 43-23-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects|§ 43-23-20. Termination

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 18, effective July 1, 1992.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1982, p. 2378, §§ 3, 7; Ga. L. 1986, p. 430, § 4; and Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 1.
GA Code § 43-24-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Board" means the State Board for the Certification of Librarians.   "Librarian" means a person with specialized training as identified in this chapter and in the administrative rules and regulations applicable to this chapter and possessing the necessary training and qualifications to plan, organize, communicate, and administer successfully the use of the library's materials and services.   "Library" means an organization providing services and informational materials in a variety of formatting, including, but not limited to, books, films, tapes, microforms, and periodicals and having no fewer than 3,000 items which have been selected, acquired, and organized for dissemination.    (Ga. L. 1982, p. 1493, §§ 2, 5.)
GA Code § 43-24-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-2. Creation of Board; Members

  The State Board for the Certification of Librarians is created, to consist of six persons as follows:   Three librarians certified under this chapter, including one public librarian, one special librarian, and one other currently practicing librarian, and one person who shall be a trustee of a public library;   A member to be appointed from the public at large who shall have no connection whatsoever with the library profession; and   The director of public library services of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.     The members referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be confirmed by the Senate.   The terms of the five members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be five years. The term of the director of public library services of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall be coextensive with the term of office of this position.   Members of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.   If there is a vacancy on the board, the Governor shall appoint a member to serve the unexpired term.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 918, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1075, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1493, §§ 1, 6; Ga. L. 1987, p. 355, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 43; Ga. L. 1996, p. 167, § 14; Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 95.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1996, p. 167, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Education Reform Act of 1996.'"   Ga. L. 2000, p. 618, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000.'"   Law reviews.   - For comment on Rogers v. Medical Ass'n, 244 Ga. 151, 259 S.E.2d 85 (1979), invalidating Georgia statute requiring Governor's appointments to Composite State Board of Medical Examiners (now Georgia Composite Medical Board) be made solely from nominees submitted by state medical society as an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority to a private organization, see 29 Emory L.J. 1183 (1980).
GA Code § 43-24-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-3. Division Director as Secretary of Board

 The same jurisdiction, duties, powers, and authority which the division director has with reference to other professional licensing boards is conferred upon that director with respect to the board.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 5; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 12.)
GA Code § 43-24-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-4. Employment of Certified Librarians by State Operated Libraries; Withholding Public Funds From Noncomplying Libraries

 Any public library serving a political subdivision or subdivisions having a population of over 5,000 according to the United States decennial census of 1970 or any future such census and every library operated by the state or its authority, including libraries of institutions of higher learning, shall not employ in the position of librarian a person who does not hold a librarian's certificate issued by the board. No public funds shall be paid to any library failing to comply with this chapter, provided that nothing in this chapter shall apply to law libraries of counties and municipalities, to libraries of public elementary and high schools, or to libraries of the University System of Georgia.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1493, §§ 3, 7.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Librarians employed by the University System of Georgia's libraries are required to be certified by the State Board for the Certification of Librarians under O.C.G.A. § 43-24-4. 1981 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U81-60 (decided prior to 1982 amendment).   Graduation from American Library Association accredited schools.   - It is within a legislative or regulatory body's discretion to conclude that graduation from an American Library Association accredited school is a proper requirement for state certification. 1995 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U95-24.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Right to enjoin business competitor from unlicensed or otherwise illegal acts or practices, 90 A.L.R.2d 7.   Recovery back of money paid to unlicensed person required by law to have occupational or business license or permit to make contract, 74 A.L.R.3d 637.
GA Code § 43-24-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-5. Certification of Librarians by Board

 The board shall have authority to establish grades of certificates for librarians, to prescribe and hold examinations, to require submission of credentials to establish the qualifications of those seeking certificates as librarians, and to issue certificates of librarianship to qualified persons in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may prescribe.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 3.)
GA Code § 43-24-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-6. Application for Certificate; Fees; Biennial Renewal; Duplicate Certificate

  All applicants for a librarian's certificate shall file an application with the division director, accompanied by a fee which shall be set by the board.   Each certificate issued shall be renewable biennially.   Any certified librarian requesting a duplicate certificate shall be charged a fee as shall be set by the board.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 245, § 5; Ga. L. 1978, p. 918, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1075, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)
GA Code § 43-24-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 24 - Librarians|§ 43-24-7. Continuing Education Requirements

  The board shall be authorized to require persons holding a certificate under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of not less than ten hours biennially as a condition of certificate renewal. The board shall be authorized to approve programs offered by professional associations, educational institutions, government agencies, and bibliographic utilities, and others as it deems appropriate.   The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the board deems appropriate.   The board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code section.   The board shall have the authority to appoint a committee or committees composed of certified librarians, as it deems appropriate, to administer, implement, and otherwise carry out the provisions of this chapter relating to continuing education.     (Code 1981, §43-24-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 864, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "not less than" was substituted for "not less that" in the first sentence of subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - This Code section formerly pertained to provisions terminating the State Board for the Certification of Librarians and laws relating to such board. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1982, p. 1493, §§ 1, 8 and Ga. L. 1987, p. 355, § 2.
GA Code § 43-25-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 25 - Operators of Motor Vehicle Racetracks|§ 43-25-1. "Motor Vehicle" Defined

 As used in this chapter, the term "motor vehicle," shall not be construed to include any motorcycle or other two-wheeled, self-propelled vehicle, nor shall it be construed to include any motor vehicle weighing less than 500 pounds.   (Ga. L. 1969, p. 870, § 8.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, § 1.   ALR.   - Judicial review of administrative ruling affecting conduct or outcome of publicly regulated horse, dog, or motor vehicle race, 36 A.L.R.4th 1169.