reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-3 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT › Rule 550-3-.01 - Renewal

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 Registrations with the Department shall be valid for three years from
			 the date of issuance.
(2)
			 Registrations that are not renewed in accordance with the renewal
			 schedule and Department rules are automatically revoked by operation
			 of law.
(3) To renew,
			 each registrant must submit all of the following:
(a) a completed renewal application
			 on the Department-approved form;
(b) the fee as prescribed by
			 O.C.G.A. §
									43-46A;
(c) a fingerprint-based background
			 check by the Georgia Crime Information Center and Federal Bureau of
			 Investigation must be submitted by each owner of a company.
1. No person who is currently
			 serving a sentence of incarceration or probation for any felony under
			 the laws of this state or any other state or the federal government
			 shall be issued a trauma scene waste management practitioner
			 registration.
(d) proof of liability insurance
			 coverage in the amount of at least $100,000.00 for each occurrence
			 for the trauma scene waste management practitioner, his or her
			 employees, and each independent contractor of such trauma scene waste
			 management practitioner who performs trauma scene waste management
			 services.
1. Such proof shall be
			 provided to the Department as necessary to demonstrate continuation
			 of coverage throughout the registration period.
(e) a bond executed with a surety
			 company duly authorized to do business in Georgia and payable to the
			 Governor for the use and benefit of any person who is harmed by such
			 trauma scene waste practitioner, his or her employee, or an
			 independent contractor of such trauma scene waste management
			 practitioner in the performance of trauma scene waste management
			 services.
1.The bond shall be in the
			 amount of $25,000.00 and shall run concurrent with the registration
			 period.
2.The bond shall
			 be submitted on a Department-approved form.
(f) Proof of a valid generation and
			 transportation permit from the Environmental Protection Division of
			 the Department of Natural Resources for the provision of trauma scene
			 waste management services or submission of an affidavit that
			 registrant contracts with an entity which has such permit and proof
			 of that entity's permit.
(g) Proof of all current
			 certifications held by such practitioner in the removal and disposal
			 of regulated biomedical waste and proof of all current certifications
			 held by any contractor used by the practitioner for the provision of
			 trauma scene waste management services.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-3 - RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT › Rule 550-3-.02 - Reinstatement

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 To reinstate a lapsed registration, each registrant must submit all
			 of the following:
(a) A completed
			 reinstatement application on the Department-approved form;
(b) The fee as prescribed by the
			 fee schedule;
(c) A
			 fingerprint-based background check conducted by the Georgia Crime
			 Information Center and Federal Bureau of Investigation on each owner
			 of a company.
1. No person who is
			 currently serving a sentence of incarceration or probation for any
			 felony under the laws of this state or any other state or the federal
			 government shall be issued a trauma scene waste management
			 practitioner registration.
(d) Proof of liability insurance
			 coverage in the amount of at least $100,000.00 for each occurrence
			 for the trauma scene waste management practitioner, his or her
			 employees, and each independent contractor of such trauma scene waste
			 management practitioner who performs trauma scene waste management
			 services.
1. Such proof shall be
			 provided to the Department as necessary to demonstrate continued
			 coverage through the registration period.
(e) submit to the Secretary of
			 State a bond executed with a surety company duly authorized to do
			 business in Georgia and payable to the Governor for the use and
			 benefit of any person who is harmed by such trauma scene waste
			 practitioner, his or her employee, or an independent contractor of
			 such trauma scene waste management practitioner in the performance of
			 trauma scene waste management services.
1. The bond shall be in the amount
			 of $25,000.00 and shall run concurrent with the registration
			 period.
2. The bond shall
			 be submitted on a Department-approved form
(f) Proof of a valid generation and
			 transportation permit from the Environmental Protection Division of
			 the Department of Natural Resources for the provision of trauma scene
			 waste management services or submission of an affidavit that
			 registrant contracts with an entity which has such permit and proof
			 of that entity's permit.
(g) Proof of all current
			 certifications held by such practitioner in the removal and disposal
			 of regulated biomedical waste or proof of all current certifications
			 held by any contractor in the removal and disposal of regulated
			 biomedical waste used by the practitioner for the provision of trauma
			 scene waste management services.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-4 - MAINTAINING REQUIREMENTS › Rule 550-4-.01 - Maintaining Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No trauma scene waste
			 management practitioner or insurance carrier shall cancel, or cause
			 to be canceled, a liability insurance policy issued pursuant to these
			 rules unless the Department is informed in writing by a certified
			 letter at least 30 days prior to the proposed cancellation.
(a) If the trauma scene waste
			 management practitioner or insurance carrier cancels the liability
			 insurance policy and the registrant fails to submit, within ten days
			 of the effective date of the cancellation, a new liability insurance
			 policy that meets the requirements of these rules, the Department
			 shall revoke the registration.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-5 - EXEMPTIONS › Rule 550-5-.01 - Exemptions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 These rules shall not apply to:
(a)
			 a medical practice or medical facility or a subsidiary thereof that
			 is subject to the laws and regulations of the federal Occupational
			 Safety and Health Administration.
(b) the cleanup of property owned
			 by a person by such person.
(c) the gratuitous cleanup,
			 removal, or remediation of trauma scene waste performed for the owner
			 of any property by individuals who are not doing so as part of a
			 commercial enterprise for the cleanup or removal of trauma scene
			 waste, including, but not limited to, individuals who are family,
			 friends, or neighbors of such owner; provided, however, that nothing
			 shall prevent such owner from offering such individuals a gratuity at
			 his or her election.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-6 - PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 550-6-.01 - Professional Conduct

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Prior to beginning the cleanup,
			 removal, or remediation of trauma scene waste, a registrant shall
			 provide the individual requesting such services with a good faith
			 estimate of the expected costs of such services.
(2) Each trauma scene waste
			 management practitioner shall be responsible and liable for the acts
			 of his or her employees and any independent contractor of such trauma
			 scene waste management practitioner in the performance of trauma
			 scene waste management services.
O.C.G.A. §§
										43-46A-6,  43-46A-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 550 - REGISTRATION OF TRAUMA SCENE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS › Chapter 550-7 - CAUSES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION › Rule 550-7-.01 - Causes for Disciplinary Action

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The
			 Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Secretary of State
			 shall have the authority to refuse to grant a registration and to
			 revoke or discipline a registrant, upon a finding an applicant or
			 registrant has:
(a) Failed to
			 demonstrate the qualifications or standards for a registration
			 contained in the laws, rules, or regulations under which registration
			 is sought or held; it shall be incumbent upon the applicant to
			 demonstrate that the applicant meets all the requirements for the
			 issuance of a registration.
(b) Knowingly made misleading,
			 deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of a
			 business or profession licensed or registered under Title 43 or on
			 any document connected therewith; practiced fraud or deceit or
			 intentionally made any false statement in obtaining a license or
			 registration to practice the licensed or registered business or
			 profession; or made a false statement or deceptive
			 registration;
(c) Been
			 convicted of any felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude in
			 the courts of this state or any other state, territory, or country or
			 in the courts of the United States; as used in this Rule, "felony"
			 shall include any offense which, if committed in this state, would be
			 deemed a felony, without regard to its designation elsewhere; and, as
			 used in this Rule, the term "conviction" shall include a finding or
			 verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty, regardless of whether an
			 appeal of the conviction has been sought;
(d) Been arrested, charged, and
			 sentenced for the commission of any felony, or any crime involving
			 moral turpitude, when:
1. A
			 sentence for such offense was imposed pursuant to Article 3 of
			 Chapter 8 of Title 42 or another state's first offender
			 laws;
2. A sentence for
			 such offense was imposed pursuant to subsection (a) or (c) of Code
			 Section
			  16-13-2;
3. A sentence for such offense was
			 imposed as a result of a plea of nolo contendere; or
4. An adjudication of guilt or
			 sentence was otherwise withheld or not entered on the
			 charge.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 553-1-.01 - Organization of Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The State Licensing Board for Residential and General
				Contractors shall be composed of 14 members appointed by the Governor for five
				year terms, except as specifically delineated for the initial members. The
				Board shall be divided into two divisions, each consisting of 7 members: the
				residential contractor division, having jurisdiction of and authority over two
				subcategories of residential contracting, residential-basic and
				residential-light commercial, and the general contractor division. Each
				division shall meet at least six times each year, with the Board meeting at
				least twice each year for the purpose of overseeing the operation of its
				divisions.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-1 to 
				  43-41-3,  43-41-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 553-1-.02 - Officers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson, each
				to serve for a one-year term. The office of chairperson shall be rotated
				between the two divisions, with the office of vice chairperson to be held by a
				member of the division other than that in which the chairperson serves. Each
				division shall elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson,
				each of whom shall serve a term of two years.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-41-4.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 553-1-.03 - Forms

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All necessary forms for licensure may be obtained by visiting
				the website at
www.sos.state.ga.us
.,
				or by writing the Board at 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia
				31217.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-2,  43-41-6.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-1 - ORGANIZATION › Rule 553-1-.04 - Public Information

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The public may obtain information and submit requests by
				visiting the website at
www.sos.state.ga.us
or at the Office of the
				Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards, 237 Coliseum Drive, Macon, GA
				31217.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  43-1-2.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.01 - Examination Exemption Provisions - Residential Contractor Division

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As prescribed in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-8, certain persons are
				eligible to receive a residential contractor license from the residential
				contractor division without examination, provided that such persons submit a
				proper application and proofs, pay or have paid the required fees, otherwise
				meet the requirements of Code Section
				  43-41-6 for licensure, and are not
				otherwise in violation of Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Georgia Code. Said
				completed applications and request for exemption and necessary proofs must be
				received between January 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006. from the
				following eligible persons:
(1) Any
			 person who, among other items enumerated in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-8(a)(1), holds a current and valid license to engage in residential contracting issued
			 to him or her by any governing authority of any political subdivision of this
			 state, and meets all requirements contained in that statute; and
(2) Any person who has successfully and
			 efficiently engaged in residential contracting in this state and meets all
			 requirements contained in that statute.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.02 - Exemption from Residential Contracting Examination - Individual Holding a Residential Contracting License from a Georgia Political Subdivision

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To prove that an applicant who is applying on his or her behalf
				holds a current and valid license to engage in residential contracting issued
				to him or her by any governing authority of any political subdivision of this
				state, the applicant must cause to be submitted to the division a verification
				of licensure verifying such from that political subdivision. The verification
				of licensure will be on a form included with the application for examination
				exemption. Additionally, the verification of licensure shall show that the
				applicant passed an examination required by the governing authority, which
				examination is substantially similar to the state examination for residential
				contractors, in order for the applicant to obtain the license from that
				governing authority. The division shall determine whether the examination[s]
				required by any governing authority of the political subdivisions in Georgia is
				substantially similar to the state examination for residential contractors.
				Additionally, each applicant must swear on the application for examination
				exemption that the applicant is a Georgia resident and
				citizen.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.03 - Exemption from Residential Contracting Examination - Qualifying Agent Holding a Residential Contracting License from a Georgia Political Subdivision

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To prove that an applicant who is applying for licensure as a
				qualifying agent for a business organization incorporated in Georgia or
				otherwise authorized and certified to transact business in Georgia holds a
				current and valid license to engage in residential contracting issued to him or
				her by any governing authority of any political subdivision of this state, the
				applicant must cause to be submitted to the division a verification of
				licensure verifying such from that political subdivision. The verification of
				licensure will be on a form included with the application for examination
				exemption. Additionally, the verification of licensure shall show that the
				applicant passed an examination required by the governing authority, which
				examination is substantially similar to the state examination for residential
				contractors, in order for the applicant to obtain the license from that
				governing authority. The division shall determine whether the examination[s]
				required by such governing authority of the political subdivisions in Georgia
				is substantially similar to the state examination for residential contractors.
				Additionally, the applicant must show that said corporation or business
				organization possesses a regular office and place of business in Georgia
				currently and that said corporation or business organization has had the office
				and place of business continuously for the five years immediately preceding the
				time of application by swearing to the veracity of such on the application for
				examination exemption.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.04 - Exemption from Residential Contracting Examination - Individual Having the Necessary Experience in Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To qualify for the exemption from examination by this means,
				the applicant must be a resident and citizen of the state of Georgia, the
				veracity of which shall be sworn to by the applicant on the application for
				licensure by examination exemption. To prove the additional requirement that
				the applicant has successfully engaged in residential contracting in Georgia,
				the applicant must provide, with his or her application, evidence satisfactory
				to the division of one of the following:
(1) three successful projects located in
			 Georgia which were successfully completed over the period of five years
			 immediately prior to the time of application; or
(2) ten successfully completed
			 residential-basic or residential-light commercial projects located in Georgia
			 over the period of ten years immediately prior to the time of application; or
(3) that he or she has
			 participated in or been engaged in residential-basic or residential-light
			 commercial construction in a supervisory or management capacity for seven of
			 the ten years immediately prior to the time of application.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.05 - Exemption from Residential Contracting Examination - Qualifying Agent Having the Necessary Experience in Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To qualify for the exemption from examination by this means,
				the applicant must show that the business organization for which he or she is
				applying to be the qualifying agent is either incorporated in Georgia or a
				business organization otherwise authorized and certified to transact business
				in Georgia with a regular office and place of business in Georgia currently and
				having had such office and place of business continuously for the five years
				immediately preceding such application. To prove incorporation in Georgia or a
				business organization otherwise authorized and certified to transact business
				in Georgia with a regular office and place of business in Georgia currently and
				having had such office and place of business continuously for the five years
				immediately preceding such application, the applicant must swear to the
				veracity of such on the application for examination exemption. To prove the
				additional requirement that the applicant has successfully engaged in
				residential contracting in Georgia, the applicant must provide, with his or her
				application, evidence satisfactory to the division of one of the following:
(1) three successful projects located
			 in Georgia which were successfully completed over the period of five years
			 immediately prior to the time of application; or
(2) ten successfully completed
			 residential-basic or residential-light commercial projects located in Georgia
			 over the period of ten years immediately prior to the time of application; or
(3) that he or she has
			 participated in or been engaged in residential-basic or residential-light
			 commercial construction in a supervisory or management capacity for seven of
			 the ten years immediately prior to the time of application.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.06 - Burden of Proof for Obtaining the Residential Contracting Examination Exemption

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any applicant for issuance of a residential contractor license
				under this title who shall seek exemption from the examination requirement
				under subsection (f) of Code Section
				  43-41-6, on any basis set forth
				above, shall have the burden of establishing to the satisfaction and within the
				discretion of the division that the requirements for such exemption have been
				satisfied. The decision of the division as to the satisfaction of the
				requirements for such exemption from taking the examination shall be
				conclusive.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.07 - Examination Exemption Provisions - General Contractor Division

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As prescribed in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-8, certain persons are
				eligible to receive a general contractor license from the general contractor
				division without examination, provided that such persons submit a proper
				application and proofs, pay or have paid the required fees, otherwise meet the
				requirements of Code Section
				  43-41-6 for licensure, and are not
				otherwise in violation of Chapter 41 of Title 43 of the Georgia Code. Said
				completed applications and request for exemption and necessary proofs must be
				received between January 1, 2006 and June 30, 2006, from the following eligible
				persons:
(1) Any person who, among
			 other items enumerated in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-8(a)(1), holds a current and valid license to engage in general contracting issued to
			 him or her by any governing authority of any political subdivision of this
			 state, and meets all requirements contained in that statute; and
(2) Any person who has successfully and
			 efficiently engaged in general contracting in this state and meets all
			 requirements contained in that statute.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.08 - Exemption from General Contracting Examination - Individual Holding a General Contracting License from a Georgia Political Subdivision

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To prove that an applicant who is applying on his or her behalf
				holds a current and valid license to engage in general contracting issued to
				him or her by any governing authority of any political subdivision of this
				state, the applicant must cause to be submitted to the division a verification
				of licensure verifying such from that political subdivision. The verification
				of licensure will be on a form included with the application for examination
				exemption. Additionally, the verification of licensure shall show that the
				applicant passed an examination required by the governing authority, which
				examination is substantially similar to the state examination for general
				contractors, in order for the applicant to obtain the license from that
				governing authority. The division shall determine whether the examination[s]
				required by any governing authority of the political subdivisions in Georgia is
				substantially similar to the state examination for general contractors. In
				making such determination, the division shall ensure that the examination[s] of
				the local governing authorities at least satisfy the division examination's
				requirements for ascertaining the particular applicant's ability to make a
				practical application of his or her knowledge of the profession of commercial
				general contracting; the applicant's qualifications in reading plans and
				specifications; his or her knowledge of building codes, estimating costs,
				construction, ethics, contracting, and other similar matters pertaining to the
				general contracting business; his or her knowledge as to the responsibilities
				of a general contractor to the public and to owners, subcontractors, and
				suppliers; and his or her knowledge of the requirements of the laws of this
				state relating to general contractors, construction, workers' compensation,
				insurance, surety bonding, and liens. Additionally, each applicant must swear
				on the application for examination exemption that the applicant is a Georgia
				resident and citizen and must, as dictated by the application for examination
				exemption, also submit with the completed application for examination exemption
				an appropriate reference letter from a certified public accountant regarding
				residency and citizenship. The reference letter will be on a form included with
				the application for examination exemption and must be
				notarized.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.10 - Exemption from General Contracting Examination - Individual Having the Necessary Experience in Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
To qualify for the exemption from examination by this means,
				the applicant must be a resident and citizen of the state of Georgia, the
				veracity of which shall be sworn to by the applicant on the application for
				examination exemption. To prove the additional requirement that the applicant
				has successfully engaged in general contracting in Georgia, the applicant must
				provide, with his or her application, evidence satisfactory to the division of
				one of the following:
(1) five
			 successful projects located in Georgia which were successfully completed over
			 the period of five years immediately prior to the time of application; or
(2) ten successfully completed
			 general contracting projects located in Georgia over the period of ten years
			 immediately prior to the time of application. To satisfactorily prove
			 "successful projects", the applicant must include, together with and as
			 directed by the application for examination exemption, an appropriate reference
			 letter from a Georgia registered architect verifying the abilities, skills, and
			 knowledge of the applicant regarding each project and an appropriate reference
			 letter from the owner of the subject project, or owner's representative,
			 verifying the owner's satisfaction with the project. The applicant shall
			 enclose with the application for examination exemption both of the
			 above-identified reference letters for
each
project for which
			 the applicant is attempting to prove successful completion. The reference
			 letters will be on forms included with the application for examination
			 exemption and must be notarized before being submitted with the completed
			 applications. The forms must include, at a minimum, a description of the
			 particular project, where the project occurred, and on what dates. If the
			 applicant cannot provide satisfactory verification via reference letter by a
			 Georgia registered architect and an owner, then the applicant must submit with
			 his or her application for examination exemption a notarized explanation of why
			 he or she cannot provide the particular reference letter.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.12 - Burden of Proof for Obtaining the General Contracting Examination Exemption

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any applicant for issuance of a residential or general
				contractor license under this title who shall seek exemption from the
				examination requirement under subsection (f) of Code Section
				  43-41-6, on any basis set forth
				above, shall have the burden of establishing to the satisfaction and within the
				discretion of the division that the requirements for such exemption have been
				satisfied. The decision of the division as to the satisfaction of the
				requirements for such exemption from taking the examination shall be
				conclusive.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-8.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-2 - EXAMINATION EXEMPTION › Rule 553-2-.13 - General Contractor Division Applicants Seeking Licensure by Reciprocity

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any person
			 desiring licensure by reciprocity as a General Contractor, who holds a license
			 in another state or territory of the United States, where such state or
			 territory has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the board and division
			 for the recognition of contractor licenses issued in that state or territory,
			 shall meet the following requirements:
(a) a
			 completed application furnished by the State Licensing Board for Residential
			 and General Contractors;
(b)
			 application fee (the application fee is non-refundable);
(c) proof of license or certification in
			 another state or territory that is substantially equivalent to Georgia's
			 current license criteria, including successful completion of an
			 examination;
(d) compliance with
			 all the Board's laws, rules and policies;
(e) compliance with all state requirements to
			 transact business in Georgia;
(f)
			 passage of Georgia Business and Law examination.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-3-.01 - Licensure Requirements for an Individual to Practice as a Residential-Basic Contractor in the Individual's Own Name or Doing Business as an Individual in a Trade Name or as a Sole Proprietorship

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An individual person seeking issuance of
			 a Georgia license in his or her own name for purposes of engaging in the
			 profession of residential-basic contracting in his or her own name or doing
			 business as an individual in a trade name as a sole proprietorship shall file
			 an application on a form provided by the residential contractor division,
			 accompanied by an application fee as provided by the board.
(2) Additionally, such applicants must submit
			 to and successfully pass an examination prepared by the residential contractor
			 division, except where an applicant is otherwise qualified for licensure and
			 has satisfied the residential contractor division requirements and regulations
			 for licensure pursuant to Code Section
			  43-41-8 exempting such applicant
			 from the examination requirement.
(3) A person shall be eligible for licensure
			 as a residential-basic contractor by the residential contractor division if the
			 person:
(a) Is at least 21 years of
			 age;
(b) Is of a good character and
			 is otherwise qualified as to competency, ability, and integrity;
(c) Has at least two years of proven
			 experience working as or in the employment of a residential contractor,
			 predominantly in the residential-basic category, or other proven experience
			 deemed substantially similar by the division; and
(d) Has had significant responsibility for
			 the successful performance and completion of at least two projects falling
			 within the residential-basic category in the two years immediately preceding
			 application.
(e) In order to
			 satisfactorily prove (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, each applicant must swear on
			 the application for licensure that the applicant satisfies each requirement and
			 submit satisfactory proof of such when and where directed to do so by the
			 application. In completing and submitting the application to the residential
			 contractor division, the applicant consents to the division performing a
			 background check, including a criminal history, on the applicant if the
			 division so chooses.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-3-.03 - Licensure Requirements for an Individual Acting as a Qualifying Agent for a Business Organization Seeking to Engage in the Profession of Residential-Basic Contracting in the Name of the Business Organization

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An individual
			 person affiliated by ownership or employment with and acting as a qualifying
			 agent for a business organization seeking to engage in the profession of
			 residential-basic contracting in the name of the business organization in
			 accordance with and pursuant to Code Section
			  43-41-9 shall file an application
			 on a form provided by the residential contractor division, accompanied by an
			 application fee as provided by the board.
(2) Additionally, such applicants must submit
			 to and successfully pass an examination prepared by the residential contractor
			 division, except where an applicant is otherwise qualified for licensure and
			 has satisfied the residential contractor division requirements and regulations
			 for licensure pursuant to Code Section
			  43-41-8 exempting such applicant
			 from the examination requirement or where the applicant is an individual acting
			 as a qualifying agent for a business organization and has previously obtained
			 and maintained continuously a license issued by the residential contractor
			 division.
(3) A person shall be
			 eligible for licensure as a residential-basic contractor by the residential
			 contractor division if the person:
(a) Is at
			 least 21 years of age;
(b) Is of a
			 good character and is otherwise qualified as to competency, ability, and
			 integrity;
(c) Has at least two
			 years of proven experience working as or in the employment of a residential
			 contractor, predominantly in the residential-basic category, or other proven
			 experience deemed substantially similar by the division; and
(d) Has had significant responsibility for
			 the successful performance and completion of at least two projects falling
			 within the residential-basic category in the two years immediately preceding
			 application.
(e) In order to
			 satisfactorily prove (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, each applicant must swear on
			 the application for licensure that the applicant satisfies each requirement and
			 submit satisfactory proof of such when and where directed to do so by the
			 application. In completing and submitting the application to the residential
			 contractor division, the applicant consents to the division performing a
			 background check, including a criminal history, on the applicant if the
			 division so chooses.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-3-.06 - Licensure Requirements for a Joint Venture to Operate in the Business of Residential Contracting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A joint venture is considered a separate and distinct
				organization for licensing purposes under this chapter and must be qualified
				and licensed in accordance with the residential contractor division's rules and
				regulations either:
(a) In its own
			 name as a separate business organization; or
(b) By each of the members of the joint
			 venture doing business as a residential contractor holding, as an individual or
			 as a business organization acting through its qualifying agent, a valid and
			 current residential contracting license issued by the residential contractor
			 division. Each such licensed individual or qualifying agent shall be considered
			 a qualifying agent of such joint venture. It shall be unlawful for any person,
			 firm, corporation, or association to operate a business organization or entity
			 as a joint venture engaged in the business of residential contracting after
			 July 1, 2007, without first obtaining a license from the residential contractor
			 division, except as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-17(b).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-9.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-3 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-3-.07 - Licensure for Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members in the Profession of Residential Contracting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) As used in the rule:
(a) "Military" means the United States armed
			 forces, including the National Guard;
(b) "Military spouse" means a spouse of a
			 service member or transitioning service member;
(c) "Service Member" means an active or
			 reserve member of the armed forces, including the National Guard.
(d) "Transitioning service member" means a
			 member of the military on active duty status or on separation leave who is
			 within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - GENERAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-4-.04 - Licensure Requirements for a Joint Venture to Operate in the Business of General Contracting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A joint venture is considered a separate and distinct
				organization for licensing purposes under this chapter and must be qualified
				and licensed in accordance with the general contractor division's rules and
				regulations either:
(a) In its own
			 name as a separate business organization; or
(b) By each of the members of the joint
			 venture doing business as a general contractor holding, as an individual or as
			 a business organization acting through its qualifying agent, a valid and
			 current general contracting license issued by the general contractor division.
			 Each such licensed individual or qualifying agent shall be considered a
			 qualifying agent of such joint venture. It shall be unlawful for any person,
			 firm, corporation, or association to operate a business organization or entity
			 as a joint venture engaged in the business of general contracting after July 1,
			 2007, without first obtaining a license from the general contractor division,
			 except as provided for in O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-17(b).
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-9.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-4 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE - GENERAL CONTRACTOR DIVISION › Rule 553-4-.07 - Licensure for Military Spouses and Transitioning Service Members in the Profession of General Contracting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) As used in the rule:
(a) "Military" means the United States armed
			 forces, including the National Guard;
(b) "Military spouse" means a spouse of a
			 service member or transitioning service member;
(c) "Service Member" means an active or
			 reserve member of the armed forces, including the National Guard.
(d) "Transitioning service member" means a
			 member of the military on active duty status or on separation leave who is
			 within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-5 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Rule 553-5-.01 - Procedural Rules

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The State Licensing Board for Residential and General
				Contractors hereby adopts by reference as its permanent rules Chapters 295-3
				through 295-13, and any future amendments thereto, Rules and Regulations of the
				Office of the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards, relating to
				procedure for Hearings before several State Professional Licensing
				Boards.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-25,  43-41-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-6 - FEES › Rule 553-6-.01 - Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Refer to separate Fee Schedule for appropriate fees payable to
				the Board. Fees may be reviewed and changed at the discretion of the Board. An
				indebtedness to the Board caused by a returned check will be handled in
				accordance with Code Section
				  16-9-20 of  the Criminal Code of
				Georgia.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-1-2,  43-1-7,  43-41-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-7 - WRITTEN WARRANTY › Rule 553-7-.01 - Written Warranty

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Definitions:
(a) "Covered contract" shall mean any
			 contract to construct, or superintend or manage the construction of, any single
			 family residence where the total value of the work or activity or the
			 compensation to be received by the contractor for such activity or work exceeds
			 $2,500.00.
(b) "Single family
			 residence" shall be deemed and construed to mean a "one or two family
			 residence" as defined in the current edition of the state minimum standard
			 International Residential Code (IRC).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 553 - RULES OF STATE LICENSING BOARD FOR RESIDENTIAL AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS › Chapter 553-8 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 553-8-.01 - Repair Rule

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
"Repair" shall be deemed and construed to mean fixing, mending,
				maintenance, replacement or restoring of a part or portions of real property to
				good condition. The repair exception recognized by O.C.G.A. §
								43-41-17(g) and  
				this Rule shall in no way impact or diminish the licensing requirements of
				Chapter 14 of Title 43 (Electrical Contracting, Plumbing, Conditioned Air
				Contracting, Low-Voltage Contracting and Utility Contracting).
Nothing in this Rule shall preclude a person or entity
				(including employees of said entity) from offering or contracting to perform or
				undertaking or performing for an owner repair work, provided that:
(1) the person performing the repair work
			 discloses in writing to the owner that such person/entity is not licensed as a
			 residential or general contractor under this chapter;
(2) the work does not entail the delegation
			 or assignment to or engagement of any person or entity, other than employees,
			 to supervise, manage or oversee the performance of any portion of the work
			 undertaken;
(3) the work does not
			 affect the life safety requirements or structural integrity of the real
			 property. Such repairs shall not include the removal or addition of any load
			 bearing wall or the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load bearing
			 support; and
(4) The person
			 performing repair must obtain permits and inspections as required by the local
			 authority.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  43-41-5,  43-41-17.