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GA Code § 43-12-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions|§ 43-12-5. Certificate of Eligibility as Prima-Facie Evidence of Right to a Certificate of Exemption; Requirement of Additional Proof; Rules and Regulations as to Certificates of Exemption

 The certificates of eligibility issued by any of the judges of the probate courts of this state shall be prima-facie evidence of the right of the holder thereof to a certificate of exemption to be issued by the commissioner of veterans service. However, the commissioner of veterans service may require additional proof when such commissioner has reason to believe that any applicant is not entitled to the exemptions provided for in this chapter. The commissioner of veterans service shall make and prescribe reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter governing the issuance of certificates of exemption.   (Ga. L. 1935, p. 163, § 3; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 5; Ga. L. 1971, p. 348, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 16; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1268, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the [1976] Constitution of the State of Georgia." See Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Lord v. State Bd. of Registration for Professional Eng'rs & Surveyors, 129 Ga. App. 190, 199 S.E.2d 122 (1973).
GA Code § 43-12-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions|§ 43-12-6. Cancellation or Suspension of Certificates of Exemption

 The commissioner of veterans service may cancel or suspend certificates of exemption at any time when it shall appear that the holder has become physically or financially ineligible to claim the exemption, that the certificate of exemption was procured through fraud or mistake, or that the person to whom such certificate was issued has permitted another to enjoy the benefits of such exemption. Any suspension or cancellation of the certificate of exemption may be made only after affording the person concerned an opportunity to be heard either by counsel or pro se. Service of ten days' written notice of the time and place the commissioner of veterans service expects to hear and determine the question of such suspension or cancellation shall be deemed sufficient notice when delivered by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery or by any sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, constable, or police officer of any county or municipality of this state; and evidence of such service shall be deemed sufficient on proof of the receipt by the person concerned of the registered or certified item in which notice has been mailed or the return of service of any other officer.   (Ga. L. 1935, p. 163, §§ 3, 4; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 6; Ga. L. 1971, p. 348, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 17; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the [1976] Constitution of the State of Georgia." See Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.   Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Schwindler v. State, 261 Ga. App. 30, 581 S.E.2d 619 (2003).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions under former Code 1933, Ch. 84-20 as it read prior to revision of Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431 are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Certificate may not be revoked for conviction of selling alcoholic or malt beverages without a license.  1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 483.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Reasonableness of amount of license fee exacted of peddlers or transient merchants, 39 A.L.R. 1385.
GA Code § 43-12-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions|§ 43-12-7. Payment of Income Taxes by Applicants for Exemption

 The commissioner of veterans service, upon request of the mayor or other executive officer of any municipality of this state, shall furnish such municipality with information as to the payment of income taxes by applicants for exemption under this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1943, p. 617, § 5; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 9; Ga. L. 1971, p. 348, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 18.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the [1976] Constitution of the State of Georgia." See Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.
GA Code § 43-12-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions|§ 43-12-8. Restrictions on Businesses, Professions, or Semiprofessions Which May Be Engaged In

 No person qualifying for a certificate of exemption under this chapter shall be licensed to peddle any item, conduct any business, or practice any profession or semiprofession which is prohibited by law. No person shall be licensed under this chapter to deal in or peddle intoxicating drinks; to operate a billiard, pool, or other table of like character; to deal in futures; or to carry on a business of pawnbroker or auctioneer.   (Code 1868, § 569; Code 1873, § 534; Code 1882, § 534; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 64, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 50, § 1; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 63, § 1; Ga. L. 1895, p. 19, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 1642; Ga. L. 1897, p. 24, § 1; Ga. L. 1898, p. 46, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 1888; Ga. L. 1918, p. 116, § 1; Ga. L. 1919, p. 91, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2011; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 10.)
GA Code § 43-12-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions|§ 43-12-9. Utilization of Certificate of Exemption by Person Other Than Lawful Holder

 No person receiving a certificate of exemption from the commissioner of veterans service shall allow the use of his or her name or the use of his or her certificate by any other person for carrying on any business or profession in this state for the purpose of avoiding any tax levied by the state or any county or municipality in this state. Any person allowing his or her certificate of exemption to be used in violation of this Code section shall be subject to having his or her certificate canceled by the commissioner of veterans service. Any person attempting to operate any business or profession under a certificate of exemption issued under this chapter who is not the true and lawful holder of such certificate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Code 1868, § 569; Code 1873, § 534; Code 1882, § 534; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 64, § 1; Ga. L. 1889, p. 50, § 1; Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 63, § 1; Ga. L. 1895, p. 19, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 1642; Ga. L. 1897, p. 24, § 1; Ga. L. 1898, p. 46, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 1888; Ga. L. 1918, p. 116, § 1; Ga. L. 1919, p. 91, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2011; Ga. L. 1935, p. 163, § 3; Ga. L. 1943, p. 617, § 4; Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 431, § 8; Ga. L. 1971, p. 348, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 19; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1268, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1983, p. 1401, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provided: "It is the intent of this Act to implement certain changes required by Article IV, Section V, Paragraph I, subparagraph (b) of the [1976] Constitution of the State of Georgia." See Ga. Const. 1983, Art. IV, Sec. V, Para. I.
GA Code § 43-12A-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ignition Interlock Device Providers Act."    (Code 1981, §43-12A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Commissioner" means the commissioner of driver services.   "Department" means the Department of Driver Services acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.   "Ignition interlock device" means a constant monitoring device certified by the commissioner which prevents a motor vehicle from being started at any time without first determining the equivalent blood alcohol concentration of the operator through the taking of a deep lung breath sample. The system shall be calibrated so that the motor vehicle may not be started if the blood alcohol concentration of the operator, as measured by the device, exceeds 0.02 grams or if the sample is not a sample of human breath.   "Provider center" means a facility established for the purpose of providing and installing ignition interlock devices when their use is required by or as a result of an order of a court.     (Code 1981, §43-12A-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-3. License to Operate a Provider Center

 No person shall operate a provider center or engage in the practice of providing, installing, or monitoring ignition interlock devices unless a license therefor has been secured from the department.    (Code 1981, §43-12A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-4. Requirements for Operating a Provider Center

  Every person who desires to operate a provider center shall meet the following requirements:   Maintain an established place of business in the state which is open to the public;   Maintain a general liability policy of insurance, including products and completed operations, with not less than $50,000.00 of combined single limits, with an insurance carrier authorized by the Commissioner of Insurance to write policies in the state. Evidence of such insurance coverage, in the form of a certificate from the insurance carrier, shall be filed with the department; and such certificate shall stipulate that the insurance shall not be canceled except upon ten days' prior written notice to the department;   Provide a continuous surety bond in the principal sum of $10,000.00 for the protection of the contractual rights of individuals required to maintain an ignition interlock device in such form as will meet with the approval of the department and written by a company authorized to do business in this state; provided, however, that the aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the condition of the bond in no event shall exceed the principal sum of $20,000.00 per location, and a single bond at such rate for all locations separately licensed and operated by the same person may be provided in satisfaction of this paragraph. The surety on any such bond may cancel such bond on giving 30 days' notice thereof in writing to the department and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of any condition of the bond which occurs after the effective date of cancellation;   Have the equipment and knowledge necessary to provide, install, and monitor ignition interlock devices as prescribed by the department; and   Pay to the department an application fee of $250.00.     The department shall conduct a records check for any applicant for certification as a provider center operator. Each applicant shall submit two sets of classifiable fingerprints to the department. The department shall transmit both sets of fingerprints to the Georgia Crime Information Center, which shall submit one set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a search of bureau records and an appropriate report and shall retain one set of fingerprints and promptly conduct a search of state records. After receiving a report from the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the department shall determine whether the applicant may be licensed. The applicant shall be responsible for any fee or other charge allowed by law or rule or regulation promulgated by the department, the Georgia Crime Information Center, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the submission, processing, and review of such fingerprints.   No applicant shall be licensed or certified who does not meet the requirements set forth in Code Section 43-12A-6.     (Code 1981, §43-12A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-5. Provider Not to Operate Under Any Name Deceptively Similar to Another; Franchising or Licensing to Another Licensed Provider; Restrictions on Certain Individuals Having Stake in Provider Center

  No provider center shall be permitted to use, adopt, or conduct any business under any name that is like or deceptively similar to any name of a Georgia corporation registered with the Secretary of State.   This Code section shall not prohibit the franchising or licensing of any part or all of the name of a provider center by the owner of the rights therein to another licensed provider center.   A judicial officer, community supervision officer, law enforcement officer, or other officer or employee of a court or any person employed by a private company which has contracted to provide private probation services for misdemeanor cases, or any employee of the Department of Driver Services or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and any immediate family member thereof shall be prohibited from owning, operating, being employed by, acting as an agent or servant for, or having a financial interest in any provider center.     (Code 1981, §43-12A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 5-92/HB 310.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (c), substituted "community supervision officer" for "probation officer" near the beginning, and substituted "by, acting" for "by or acting" near the end. See editor's note for applicability.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that this Act shall apply to sentences entered on or after July 1, 2015.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).
GA Code § 43-12A-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-7. Issuance and Renewal of License

  The department shall issue a license certificate to each provider center operator when such person has met the qualifications required under this chapter. Each provider center shall be required to have a separate license for each location, but mobile units operating out of a particular licensed location need not be separately licensed.   All licenses issued to operators of provider centers pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for four years from the date of issuance unless sooner canceled, suspended, or revoked under Code Section 43-12A-8. 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 provider center operator may be renewed subject to the same conditions as the original license and upon payment of a fee of $100.00.   All applications for renewal of a provider center operator's license shall be on a form prescribed by the department and must be filed with the department not more than 60 days nor fewer than ten days preceding the expiration date of the license to be renewed.     (Code 1981, §43-12A-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-8. Suspension of License

 The department may cancel, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any provider center'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 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 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;   The licensee or any employee or agent of the licensee directly or indirectly solicits business by personal solicitation on public property or in any department, agency, or office of the state which involves the administration of any law relating to motor vehicles, whether by telephone, mail, or electronic communications. A violation of this paragraph shall be a misdemeanor. Advertising in any mass media, including, but not limited to, newspapers, radio, television, magazines, or telephone directories, by a provider center shall not be considered a violation of this paragraph; or   The driver's license of the licensee has been canceled, suspended, or revoked.     (Code 1981, §43-12A-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-12A-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 12A - Ignition Interlock Device Providers|§ 43-12A-9. Rules and Regulations

  The commissioner is authorized to prescribe, by rule, standards for the eligibility, conduct, and equipment required for a person to be licensed to operate a provider center and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulations to carry out this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, violations that are minor in nature and committed by a person, firm, or corporation shall be punished only by a written reprimand unless the person, firm, or corporation fails to remedy the violation within 30 days, in which case an administrative fine, not to exceed $250.00, may be issued.   The commissioner shall have the authority to assess, after a hearing, an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000.00 per violation against any provider center, agent, or employee that fails to comply with any requirement imposed by or pursuant to this chapter.   The hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure for contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person, firm, or corporation who has exhausted all administrative remedies available and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by a final order or action of the commissioner shall have the right of judicial review thereof in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50. All fines recovered under this Code section shall be paid into the state treasury. The commissioner may file in the superior court:   Wherein the person under order resides;   If such person is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business; or   In the county wherein the violation occurred  a certified copy of a final order of the commissioner, whether unappealed from or affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such judgment shall have the same effect, and proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court. The penalty prescribed in this Code section shall be concurrent, alternative, and cumulative with any and all other civil, criminal, or alternative rights, remedies, forfeitures, or penalties provided, allowed, or available to the commissioner with respect to any violation of this chapter or any order, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.        (Code 1981, §43-12A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 439, § 1/HB 276.)
GA Code § 43-13-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Driver Training School and Commercial Driver Training School License Act."   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 11; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 9.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 60 C.J.S., Motor Vehicles, §§ 43, 146.
GA Code § 43-13-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-3. License Requirement

 No person shall operate a driver training school, operate a commercial driver training school, or engage in the business of giving instruction for hire to ten or more persons per calendar year in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applicant for examination given by driver's license examiners for a driver's license or permit unless a license, a limited license, or a temporary driver training permit therefor has been secured from the department. Separate licenses shall be required for the operation of a driver training school and a commercial driver training school.   (Ga. L. 1968, p. 436, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 11; Ga. L. 2006, p. 460, § 2/HB 1252.)   Cross references.   - Applicability of laws relating to State Board of Education regulation of nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions, § 20-3-250.1 et seq.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Milner v. Burson, 470 F.2d 870 (5th Cir. 1972).
GA Code § 43-13-4.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools|§ 43-13-4.1. Business Names of Driver Training Schools and Commercial Driver Training Schools

  No driver training school or commercial driver training school shall be permitted to use, adopt, or conduct any business under any name that is like or deceptively similar to any name of a Georgia corporation registered with the Secretary of State.   This Code section shall not prohibit the franchising or licensing of any part or all of the name of a driver training school or commercial driver training school by the owner of the rights therein to another licensed commercial driver training school.     (Code 1981, §43-13-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 796, § 13; Ga. L. 2006, p. 460, § 4/HB 1252.)   Cross references.   - Corporate name, § 14-2-401.