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Georgia Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43

62 chapters · 1,329 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 431,329 Ch 34, PHYSICIANS, ACUPUNCTURE, PHYSICIAN A…153 Ch 11, DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DEN…53 Ch 18, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS…42 Ch 26, NURSES39 Ch 3, ACCOUNTANTS37 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS36 Ch 40, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS36 Ch 4B, GEORGIA ATHLETIC AND ENTERTAINMENT C…35 Ch 21, OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADH…35 Ch 15, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURV…34 Ch 39A, REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS32 Ch 6, AUCTIONEERS31 Ch 50, VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS30 Ch 4, ARCHITECTS27

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O.C.G.A. § 43-37-4 Written reports of purchases required; time of report; form; preservation; accessibility
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(a) Every dealer in precious metals or gems shall make a report in writing to the appropriate law enforcement officer of the county or municipality in which he is registered, on forms approved or prescribed by the appropriate law enforcement officer of the county or the municipal…
O.C.G.A. § 43-37-5 Local requirements
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No provision of this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting or preventing a county or municipality from licensing dealers in precious metals or gems or from establishing and imposing additional requirements or qualiﬁcations on dealers in precious metals or gems. History. — Ga.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-37-6 Unlawful acts; penalty
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any dealer in precious metals or gems or any agent or employee of a dealer in precious metals or gems who makes purchases of precious metals or gems or of goods made from precious metals or gems to: (1) Make any false statement in the registration pro…
O.C.G.A. § 43-37-7 GEMS
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Precious metal and gem dealers, §§43-37-1 to 43-37-7. GENDER. Funeral directors and embalmers. Gender discrimination. Grounds for disciplinary action against license, §43-18-46. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Audit of regulatory agencies, §§43-2-1 to 43-2-5. House of representatives. Speaker.…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-1 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Private Detective and Security Agencies Act.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1973, p. 40, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1828, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-10 Permits to carry ﬁrearms; proﬁciency requirement; exemption from speciﬁed laws; denial, refusal to renew, and suspension of permits; effect of license suspension and restoration

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(a) The board may grant a permit to carry a pistol, revolver, or other ﬁrearm to any person who is a license holder as deﬁned in Code Section 16-11-125.1, who is licensed or registered in accordance with this chapter, and who meets the qualiﬁcations and training requirements set …

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-10.1 Training instructors and training programs

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(a) The board shall provide by rule and regulation for the registration of all training instructors or training programs so as to regulate all training requirements for licensure, registration, or weapons permits required by this chapter. (b) The board shall have the authority to…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-11 Denial, revocation, or sanction of licenses and registrations; action by board; judicial review

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(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license or registration to an applicant therefor or to revoke the license or registration of a person licensed or registered by the board or to discipline a person licensed or registered by the board upon a ﬁnding by a m…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-11.1 Suspension of license, registration, or weapons permit

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(a) After proper notiﬁcation, the board may suspend the license, registration, or weapons permit of any licensee, registrant, or weapons permit holder without a prior hearing as required in Code Section 43-38-11, provided that said licensee, registrant, or weapons permit holder i…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-12 Applicability of the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act

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All hearings required to be conducted by the board shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act’’; and all rules and regulations of the board shall be adopted and promulgated in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50. Hi…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-14 Persons or corporations which must be licensed are required to register their investigative personnel

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1991 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 91-34. Security guards employed by Atlanta Housing Authority are not subject to provisions of this chapter because employees of the Atlanta Housing Authority are employees of a political subdivision of this state. 1976 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 76-113. Security o…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-14.1 Restrictions on local business licenses

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(a) No municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall grant a business license to any person required to be licensed under this chapter until such person has made bona ﬁde application to the board to be licensed under this chapter and the board has taken…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-15 Applicability of chapter

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No individual, ﬁrm, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation shall engage in any activity covered by this chapter unless such individual, ﬁrm, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation is in compliance with th…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-16 Penalty

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Any person who engages in the private detective business or private security business or offers, pretends, or holds himself out as eligible to engage in the private detective business or private security business and who is not legally licensed or registered under this chapter sh…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-2 Declaration of purpose

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This chapter is enacted for the purpose of safeguarding the citizens of this state by regulation of the private detective and private security businesses. The regulation of such businesses is declared to be in the public interest; and this chapter shall be liberally construed so …

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-3 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies, a professional licensing board. (2) ‘‘Law enforcement agency’’ means an agency responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws and ordinances enacted by federal,…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-4 Creation of board; members; secretary; records; general powers and duties

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(a) There is created the Georgia Board of Private Detective and Security Agencies. The board shall consist of seven members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Each member shall serve for a term of four years. Four members shall be engaged in the contract private de…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-6 Licenses; qualiﬁcations; criminal records; ﬁngerprints; bond, insurance, or net worth affidavit; display of license; suspension; temporary permits; license recognition agreements

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(a) Any individual, ﬁrm, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation desiring to engage in the private detective or private security business in this state shall make a veriﬁed application to the division director for a license therefor. If the ap…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-7 Licensing of armed employees; qualiﬁcations; continuing education; ﬁngerprints; license card; suspension

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(a) Any employer may employ as many agents, guards, watchmen, or patrolmen as he or she deems necessary for the conduct of his or her business, provided that such employees meet the requirements and qualiﬁcations for licensure under this chapter. (b)(1) Except as provided in para…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-7.1 Registration records of unarmed security employees; ﬁngerprint identiﬁcation of prospective registrants

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(a) Any individual, ﬁrm, association, company, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation engaged in the private security business and licensed pursuant to Code Section 43-38-6 shall be required to maintain registration records of all guards, watchmen, or patrolmen wh…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-8 Temporary employees

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any person or corporation may use temporary employees for special events, provided that such temporary employment does not exceed 30 days in a calendar year and such employees do not carry ﬁrearms in connection with such emplo…

O.C.G.A. § 43-38-9 Disposition of applicants’ ﬁngerprints

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(a) The board shall forward the necessary ﬁngerprints received from each prospective licensee and registrant required to be licensed or registered by the board under this chapter to the Georgia Crime Information Center or the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of cri…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-1 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. (2) ‘‘Mental abilities’’ means abilities that are psychological in nature and are related to the practice of psychology. (3) ‘‘Neuropsychological functioning’’ means the psycholo…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-10 Reciprocity

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The board may grant a license to any person who at the time of application is licensed by a similar board of another state whose standards, in the opinion of the board, are not lower than those required by this article. The board may require the applicant to pass such written and…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-12 Biennial renewal of licenses

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Licenses issued by the board shall be renewable biennially. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 408, § 16; Ga. L. 1964, p. 256, § 3; Ga. L. 1970, p. 511, § 7; Ga. L. 1979, p. 843, § 5; Ga. L. 1986, p. 473, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-13 Denial, revocation, suspension, and reinstatement of licenses; other disciplinary actions; hearings; appeals

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(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant or renew a license to an applicant therefor or to suspend or revoke a license issued by the board or to discipline a person licensed by the board based upon any of the following: the employment of fraud or deception in app…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-14 Temporary and provisional licenses

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(a) The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant for a permanent license. Such license shall have the same force and effect as a permanent license. The temporary license will expire 12 months from the date of its issuance and shall not be renewable. Upon a ﬁnding by th…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-15 Continuing education

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The board is authorized to establish requirements of continuing education as a condition for the renewal of licensure of psychologists; however, rules and regulations concerning accreditation of continuing education programs and other educational experience and the assignment of …

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-16 Privileged communications

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The conﬁdential relations and communications between a licensed psychologist and client are placed upon the same basis as those provided by law between attorney and client; and nothing in this article shall be construed to require any such privileged communication to be disclosed…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-17 Use of title ‘‘psychologist

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Except as provided in Code Section 43-39-7, a person shall not practice psychology and shall not use the title ‘‘psychologist’’ unless he or she is licensed as provided in this article. A person who is not licensed as provided in this article shall not designate his or her occupa…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-18 Injunctions against violators

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The board is authorized to bring an action to enjoin any person, ﬁrm, or corporation who, without being licensed to practice psychology by the board, engages in the practice of psychology as regulated by this article. The proceeding shall be ﬁled in the county in which such perso…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-19 Penalty

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Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be ﬁned no less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 12 months for such violation. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 408, § 20; Ga. L.…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-2 Creation of board of examiners; immunity

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There is created a State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, to consist of six members who shall be appointed by the Governor under conditions set forth in this article. No member of the board shall be liable to civil action for any act performed in good faith in the performance…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-20 Immunity from civil and criminal liability for certain good faith actions

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Any psychologist licensed under this article who testiﬁes in good faith without fraud or malice in any proceeding relating to a licensee’s or applicant’s ﬁtness to practice psychology, or who in good faith and without fraud or malice makes a report or recommendation to the board …

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-3 Appointment to board; qualiﬁcations; terms; vacancies; removal

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(a) The Governor shall appoint members to serve on the board so that the board shall at all times be composed of ﬁve members who are persons licensed as psychologists under this article and one consumer member who is not licensed as a psychologist under this article and who has n…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-4 Oath of office; certiﬁcate of appointment

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Immediately and before entering upon the duties of their office, the members of the board shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall ﬁle the same in the office of the Governor who, upon receiving said oath of office, shall issue to each member a certiﬁcate of appointm…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-5 Officers; meetings; seal; procedures; expenses

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(a) The board shall elect annually a president and a vice-president. The board shall operate under the terms of Chapter 1 of this title, providing for a division director for the professional licensing boards division; and the division director shall serve the board as provided b…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-6 Authority of board to establish code of conduct and of ethics, administer oaths, summon witnesses, and take testimony; issuance of licenses; enforcement of chapter

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The board shall have authority to establish a code of conduct and of ethics, to administer oaths, to summon witnesses, and to take testimony in all matters relating to its duties. The board shall issue licenses to practice psychology to all persons who shall present satisfactory …

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-7 Practicing without a license; use of title; exceptions

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A person who is not licensed under this article shall not practice psychology, shall not use the title ‘‘psychologist,’’ and shall not imply that he or she is a psychologist. If any person shall practice psychology or hold himself or herself out as being engaged in the practice o…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-8 Application for license; qualiﬁcations

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(a) Any person wishing to practice psychology in this state shall make application to the board through the division director upon such form and in such manner as shall be adopted and prescribed by the board and obtain from the board a license so to do. Unless such a person has o…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-9 Examination of applicants

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Applicants shall take a board approved examination to test the applicant’s qualiﬁcations. The examination shall be written or oral or both. History. — Ga. L. 1951, p. 408, § 8; Ga. L. 1984, p. 503, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 473, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 224, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 41…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-21 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Psypact).’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-39-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 101, § 4/HB 26.

O.C.G.A. § 43-39-22 Compact terms

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The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (Psypact) is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia with any and all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ‘‘PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (PSYPACT) ARTICLE I PURPOSE Where…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-1 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Real Estate Appraiser and Real Estate Appraisal Management Company Classiﬁcation and Regulation Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 43-39A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1701, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1402, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 765, § 1…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-10 Wall certiﬁcates and pocket cards; disclosure of classiﬁcation and number

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(a) The board shall prescribe the form of a wall certiﬁcate to denote an individual’s appraiser classiﬁcation. The board shall mail the wall certiﬁcate to the appraiser whose duty it shall be to display the wall certiﬁcate conspicuously in the appraiser’s place of business. The b…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-11 Fees; reactivation and reinstatement standards for appraiser classiﬁcations; proof of ﬁnancial responsibility of a real estate appraisal management company

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(a) To pay its share of the expense of the maintenance and operation of the office of the commission and the enforcement of this chapter, the board shall establish reasonable fees in accordance with Code Section 43-39A-4 and in accordance with its rule-making authority. No fee or…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-12 Disposition of fees collected

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Except as provided for in subsection (l) of Code Section 43-39A-11, all fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited by the board into the state treasury. Out of the funds thus arising shall be paid the expenses contemplated in this chapter for the administration an…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-13 Power of board to regulate, discipline, and establish standards; power to enter contracts

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The board, through its rules and regulations, shall have the full power to regulate the issuance of appraiser classiﬁcations and registrations, to discipline appraisers and appraisal management companies in any manner permitted by this chapter, to establish qualiﬁcations for appr…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-14 Required conduct of applicants; grounds for refusal of classiﬁcation, imposition of sanctions, and suspension or revocation of classiﬁcation

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(a) Appraiser classiﬁcations shall be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact real estate appraisal activity in such manner as to safeguard the interests of the public and only after satisfactory proof…

O.C.G.A. § 43-39A-14.1 Requirements for the establishment and maintenance of a real estate appraisal management company

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(a) An appraisal management company subject to state registration pursuant to Code Section 43-39A-7 shall not be registered in this state or reported to the Appraisal Management Company National Registry if such appraisal management company, in whole or in part, directly or indir…