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GA Code § 43-6-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-11. Qualifications of Applicants

  No auctioneer's license shall be issued to any person who has not attained the age of 18 years, nor to any person who is not a resident of this state unless he or she has fully complied with Code Section 43-6-12, nor to any person who is not a citizen or has not filed his or her intent to become a citizen of the United States.   Each applicant for an auctioneer's license shall be required to pass an examination in a form prescribed by the commission.   Each applicant for licensure as an auctioneer must prove to the commission that he or she is reputable, trustworthy, honest, and competent to transact the business of auctioning in such a manner as to safeguard the interest of the public.   Each applicant for licensure as an auctioneer shall have successfully graduated from an accredited high school or obtained a GED and have graduated from an auctioneers school approved by the commission prior to making an application for an auctioneer's license.    (Code 1933, § 84-311A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1268, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1686, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1409, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 801, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 4; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 43/HB 142; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 4/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, deleted "or apprentice auctioneer's" following "an auctioneer's" throughout this Code section; in subsection (a), inserted "or she" and inserted "or her"; in subsection (c), inserted "or she", and substituted "auctioning" for "an auctioneer or of an apprentice auctioneer" near the end; and deleted former subsection (e), which read: "On and after December 31, 1995, no apprentice auctioneer's license shall be issued or renewed.".
GA Code § 43-6-11.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-11.1. Application by Company for Registration; Exemptions; Trust Accounts

  No company shall be registered to engage in the business of auctioning unless such company furnishes to the commission:   A completed application form as prescribed by the commission;   Satisfactory evidence approved by the commission that the company employs or shall employ an auctioneer licensed under the provisions of this chapter to conduct any auctions in this state; and   If such company is a foreign corporation, satisfactory evidence approved by the commission that such company is authorized to do business in this state and is registered in accordance with Chapter 3 of Title 14.     A company owned by or employing one or more full-time auctioneers licensed by the commission may be exempt from subsection (a) of this Code section, provided that such company is directly supervised by a licensed auctioneer.   A company licensed under Chapter 47 and Chapter 48 of this title which engages in the business of auctioning on behalf of insurance companies and financial institutions shall not be subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-6-18.   An auction company must maintain at all times an active trust account and register such account with the Georgia Auctioneers Commission.     (Code 1981, §43-6-11.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1409, § 3; Ga. L. 1991, p. 801, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 5.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Person or company possessing both a used motor vehicle parts dealer's license and an auction company's license  must maintain separate bonds under each license. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-58.
GA Code § 43-6-11.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-11.2. Expiration of Licenses; Waiver of Continuing Education Requirement; Rules and Regulations

  Licenses for auctioneers shall expire biennially as provided in Code Section 43-1-4.The commission shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of an auctioneer's license under this chapter to complete commission approved continuing education of not more than eight hours biennially.   The commission shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement in cases of hardship, disability, or illness or under such other circumstances as the commission deems appropriate.   The commission shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code section.   This Code section shall apply to each biennial renewal cycle which begins after the 1990-1991 renewal.     (Code 1981, §43-6-11.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 799, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-6-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-12. Reciprocity; Nonresident License Requirement; Designation of Agents for Service of Process

  Any resident of another state who holds a current license as an auctioneer under the laws of any other state having requirements similar to those in this chapter may, at the discretion of the commission, be issued a license to practice as an auctioneer in this state without written examination upon the payment of the fees as required by the commission.   Any resident of another state which does not have a law regulating the licensing of auctioneers but who holds a current and valid license in a state which has a reciprocal licensing agreement with Georgia may, at the discretion of the commission, be issued a license to practice as an auctioneer in this state without examination upon the payment of a fee as required by the commission.   Prior to the issuance of a license to a nonresident auctioneer, such nonresident shall file with the commission a designation in writing that appoints the commission or a deputy to be designated by it to act as the licensee's agent upon whom all judicial and other process or legal notices directed to such licensee may be served. Service upon the agent so designated shall be equivalent to personal service upon the licensee. Copies of such appointment, certified by the commission chairman, shall be deemed sufficient evidence thereof and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original thereof might be admitted. In such written designation, the licensee shall agree that any lawful process against the licensee which is served upon such agent shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the licensee and that the authority shall continue in force so long as any liability remains outstanding in this state. Upon the receipt of all such process or notices, the commission or the deputy as designated by it shall immediately mail a copy of the same by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the last known business address of the licensee.    (Code 1933, § 84-314A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1268, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 43; Ga. L. 1991, p. 799, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 5/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, deleted "or an apprentice auctioneer" following "an auctioneer" twice in subsection (a); and deleted "or apprentice auctioneer" following "auctioneer" in subsection (c).   Cross references.   - Cooperation between Georgia and other states generally, T. 28, C. 6.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to subsection (c) is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
GA Code § 43-6-12.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-12.1. Proof of Residence

 In order for an applicant to obtain an auctioneer's license, such applicant must show proof of a residence.    (Code 1981, §43-6-12.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 6.)
GA Code § 43-6-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-13. License Fees; Effect of Nonpayment of Checks Submitted as Fee

  The division director, at the time an application for licensure is submitted, shall collect from an applicant a fee in an amount established by the commission. The commission may establish separate schedules of fees for such licenses depending on whether the applicant begins to do business prior to or after the issuance of any such license.   After the issuance of the first license to an applicant, such license shall cover the remaining period of the biennium.   The auctioneer's biennial license fee shall be an amount established by the commission and the apprentice auctioneer's biennial license fee shall be an amount established by the commission. This Code section shall not obviate any other fees or conditions required to maintain such license in accordance with this chapter.   Any check presented to the division director as a fee for either an original or renewal license which is returned unpaid shall be cause for revocation or denial of a license.   Notwithstanding any other fee prescribed in this chapter, a company shall be required to pay registration and renewal fees in an amount established by the commission.    (Code 1933, § 84-312A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 43; Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 5; Ga. L. 1991, p. 799, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 13/SB 195.)
GA Code § 43-6-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-14. Affixing Seal to Licenses; Delivery of Licenses; Display of Licenses; Pocket Card; Branch Office Licenses

 Each license shall have placed thereon the seal of the commission. The license of each auctioneer shall be delivered or mailed to his or her place of business and shall be displayed conspicuously at all times in the office of the licensee. The commission shall prepare and deliver a pocket card certifying that the person whose name appears thereon is a licensed auctioneer, as the case may be, stating the period of time for which fees have been paid. If an auctioneer maintains more than one place of business within the state, a branch office license shall be issued to such auctioneer for each branch office so maintained by him or her upon the payment of a biennial fee in an amount established by the commission; and the branch office license shall be conspicuously displayed in each branch office.   (Code 1933, § 84-316A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 6/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, twice deleted "or apprentice auctioneer" following "auctioneer", twice inserted "or her", and deleted "and including, on apprentice auctioneers' cards only, the name and address of the auctioneer for whom such apprentice auctioneer is acting" following "been paid" from the end of the third sentence.
GA Code § 43-6-14.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-14.1. Carrying License Identification Card Required

 All licensees must carry on their person, when participating in the auctioneering business in any capacity, their Georgia auctioneer's license identification card and must present such card upon demand by any official of the State of Georgia.    (Code 1981, §43-6-14.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 7.)
GA Code § 43-6-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-15. Surety Bond

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1409, § 4, effective July 1, 1989.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 84-321A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1.
GA Code § 43-6-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-16. Grounds for Refusal to Issue License

  Licenses shall be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of auctioning in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of such qualifications has been presented to the commission. The commission shall grant a license to a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership only if the stockholder, member, or partner having a controlling interest therein bears a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.   Where an applicant has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or other like offense or offenses or has been convicted of any other crime in a court of competent jurisdiction of this or any other state, district, or territory of the United States or of a foreign country, such untrustworthiness of the applicant and the conviction, in itself, may be a sufficient ground for refusal of a license.   Where an applicant has made a false statement of material fact on his or her application, such false statement, in itself, may be sufficient ground for refusal of a license.   Grounds for suspension or revocation of a license, as provided for by this chapter, shall also be grounds for refusal to grant a license.    (Code 1933, § 84-310A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 123, § 23; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 7/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, substituted "auctioning" for "auctioneer or apprentice auctioneer" in the first sentence of subsection (a); and inserted "or her" in the middle of subsection (c).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Right to enjoin business competitor from unlicensed or otherwise illegal acts or practices, 90 A.L.R.2d 7.
GA Code § 43-6-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-17. Procedure Upon Nonacceptance of Applications

 If the commission, after an application in proper form has been filed and accompanied by the proper fee, shall refuse to accept the application, the commission shall provide for a hearing for such applicant in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within this chapter and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50.   (Code 1933, § 84-315A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-6-18.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-18.1. Inspector

 The commission shall have an inspector with full inspection rights and privileges for all auctions conducted in this state. This inspector shall have the right to inspect any activity or lack thereof which may be a violation of this chapter or any documents or records pertaining to auction activities and to report any and all such violations or any improper or unlicensed practice, including but not limited to trust account violations.    (Code 1981, §43-6-18.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 9; Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 13/HB 1055.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 6, effective July 1, 1993, redesignated former Code Section 43-6-18.1 as present Code Section 43-6-18.2.
GA Code § 43-6-18.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-18.2. Sanctions

 After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in Code Section 43-6-19, the commission, in its discretion, may sanction, as provided in Code Section 43-1-19 and Code Section 43-6-18, a company registered or required to be registered in accordance with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §43-6-18.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 6; Code 1981, §43-6-18.2, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 6.)
GA Code § 43-6-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-19. Hearings Regarding Revocation or Suspension of Licenses or Censure of Licensees; Appeals

 Before the commission shall censure a licensee or before revoking or suspending a license, it shall provide for a hearing for such holder of a license in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within this chapter and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case is entitled to judicial review in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50.   (Code 1933, § 84-319A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1.)
GA Code § 43-6-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-20. Effect of Revocation of Auctioneer's License on Licenses of Apprentice Auctioneers

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 9/HB 1042, effective July 1, 2014.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Code 1933, § 84-320A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1.
GA Code § 43-6-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-21. Notification of Change of Business Address

 Should the auctioneer change his or her place of business, he or she shall notify the commission in writing within ten days of such change, and thereupon a new pocket card shall be granted to the auctioneer.   (Code 1933, § 84-317A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 10/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: "(a) Should the auctioneer change his place of business, he shall notify the commission in writing within ten days of such change, and thereupon a new pocket card shall be granted to the auctioneer and to his apprentice auctioneers."   "(b) When an apprentice auctioneer is discharged or terminates his employment with the auctioneer for any reason, it shall be the immediate duty of the auctioneer to deliver or mail by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery to the commission the license of the apprentice auctioneer. It shall be unlawful for any apprentice auctioneer to perform any of the acts contemplated by this chapter, either directly or indirectly under authority of his license, until the apprentice auctioneer receives a new license bearing the name and address of his new employer. No more than one license shall be issued to any apprentice auctioneer for the same period of time."
GA Code § 43-6-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-22. Prerequisite for Bringing Action for Compensation; Power of Commission to Sue for Violation

  No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a duly licensed auctioneer at the time the alleged cause of action arose.   The commission may bring an action for any violation of this chapter.    (Code 1933, § 84-304A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 11/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, in subsection (a), inserted "or she", and deleted "apprentice auctioneer" following "auctioneer" near the end.
GA Code § 43-6-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-23. Injunctions

 Whenever, in the judgment of the commission, 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 in the superior court of the county in which venue is proper, to abate and temporarily and permanently to enjoin such acts and practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter. The plaintiff shall not be required to give any bond.   (Code 1933, § 84-307A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorney General, §§ 1, 17 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Attorney General, § 6 et seq.
GA Code § 43-6-24 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-24. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to any person acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator, executor, or any such person acting under order of any court. This chapter shall not apply to any nonprofit organization conducting an auction where the funds are to be used in a way as to benefit persons with physical or mental disabilities or disorders or for research related to cures or prevention of such disabilities or disorders, nor shall this chapter apply to any auction conducted by a nonprofit organization where the funds are to be used for the preservation of wildlife or its habitats whether conducted by a licensed auctioneer or nonlicensed auctioneer so long as the nonprofit organization obtains a letter of exemption from the commission. This chapter shall not apply to any person acting as an auctioneer in the auction of livestock, forest products, or farm products in an auction facility which is licensed and bonded under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 4 or in an auction facility which is licensed under Code Section 10-4-101 or to any youth livestock auction, sponsored by a 4-H Club or the Future Farmers of America; provided, however, that such organization or agency must first obtain from the commission a letter of exemption. This chapter shall not apply to students of approved auctioneering schools during the term of their course of study. This chapter shall not apply to any person conducting a public sale of personal property pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 10-4-213. This chapter shall not apply to ringpersons as defined in Code Section 43-6-1.   (Code 1933, § 84-303A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1268, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 7; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1409, § 6; Ga. L. 1990, p. 576, § 4; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 7; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1391, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 10.)
GA Code § 43-6-24.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-24.1. Liabilities of Licensed Auctioneer Not Relieved

 Nothing in this chapter shall relieve an auctioneer licensed in this state of all his or her liabilities under this chapter.    (Code 1981, §43-6-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 8.)
GA Code § 43-6-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-25. Penalty

 Any person or corporation acting as an auctioneer within the meaning of this chapter without a license and any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.   (Code 1933, § 84-322A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 12/HB 1042.)    The 2014 amendment,  effective July 1, 2014, deleted "or apprentice auctioneer" following "an auctioneer" near the beginning of this Code section.   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 § 43-6-25.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 6 - Auctioneers|§ 43-6-25.1. Local Regulations and Licensing

 Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any lawful regulation or licensing of auctioneers by any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state; provided, however, that no such political subdivision shall license any auctioneer required to be licensed by this chapter unless such auctioneer has been approved for licensure by the commission as required in this chapter.    (Code 1981, §43-6-25.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, § 8.)