Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-14-11 Injunction for violation of chapter
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Whenever it shall appear to a division of the board or to the executive director or to a county or municipal inspection authority that any person is or has been violating this chapter or any of the lawful rules, regulations, or orders of the board, the division of the board, the …
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-12 Plumbers
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Municipal or county fees or taxes, §43-14-12. Real estate brokers and salespersons. County or municipal license, occupational or professional taxes. Applicability, §43-40-23. Utility contractors. Municipal or county fees or taxes, §43-14-12. ROADHOUSES AND DANCE HALLS, §§43-21-50…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-12.1 Injunctions
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Violations of provisions, §43-14-11. Licenses. Classes of licenses issued, §43-14-6. Display, §43-14-9. Military specialties or certifications substantially fulfilling licensing requirements, §43-14-15. HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS —Cont’d Licenses —Cont’d Required, §43…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-12.2 EXFOLIATING DECIDUOUS TEETH
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Extraction. Dentists and dental hygienists. Exceptions to applicability of provisions, §43-11-22. 762 INDEX EXPLOITATION OF PATIENT. Physicians and surgeons. Discipline of licensee, §43-34-8. EXTERMINATORS. Pest control operators, §§43-45-1 to 43-45-25. EXTORTION.
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-13 Applicability of chapter
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(a) This chapter shall apply to all installations, alterations, and repairs of plumbing, air-conditioning and heating, or electrical or low-voltage wiring or utility systems within or on public or private buildings, structures, or premises except as otherwise provided in this Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-14 Penalty
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Any person violating this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1299, § 15; Ga. L. 1983, p. 424, § 1; Code 1981, § 43-14-17; Code 1…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-15 Venue
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Professional licensing boards. Actions involving, §43-1-6. Veterans. Disabled veterans. Peddling, operating businesses or practicing professions, §§43-12-1 to 43-12-9. Point credit for examinations, §§43-1-9 to 43-1-13. Examination given in parts or by subject, §43-1-10. Exceptio…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-17 Redesignated
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Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1993, p. 1339, § 13, effective April 15, 1993, redesignated former Code Section 43-14-17 as present Code Section 43-14-14. 43-14-18. [Repealed] Termination. History. This Code section was part of the original Code enactment (Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8); G…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-18 Display of license and registration number
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Applicability of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Injunction for violation of chapter. Suspension of, or refusal to restore, licenses and certificates by municipal or county inspection authority; appeals; adoption and enforcement of codes at loca…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (.1) “Alarm system” means any device or combination of devices used to detect a situation, causing an alarm in the event of a burglary, fire, robbery, medical emergency, or equipment failure, or on the occurrence of any other predetermined event.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-3 State Construction Industry Licensing Board; members
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(a) There is created within the executive branch of state government the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. The board shall be assigned to the Secretary of State’s office for administrative purposes and shall be under the jurisdiction of the division director. (b) The b…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-5 General powers of board
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The board shall have the power to: (1) Request from the various state departments and other agencies and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions and their agencies and authorities such available information as it may require in its work; and all such agencies and …
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-6 Powers and duties of divisions
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(a) The Division of Electrical Contractors, with respect to applicants for a license to engage in or licensees engaging in the business of electrical contracting; the Division of Master Plumbers and Journeyman Plumbers, with respect to applicants for a license to engage in or lic…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-7 Powers and duties of division director
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(a) All orders and processes of the board and the divisions of the board shall be signed and attested by the division director; and any notice or legal process necessary to be served upon the board or the divisions may be served upon the division director. (b) The division direct…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8 Corporations engaged in practice of professional geology, § 43-19-25
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Corporations engaged in business of selling hearing aid devices or instruments at retail, § 43-20-19. Refusal of license to 847 14-7-2 CORPORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS practice medicine for engaging in practice as officer or employee of corporation other than one organized pursuant to…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8.1 Engineers
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Practice of professional engineering, §43-15-23. Geologists.
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8.2 Misdemeanors
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Violations of provisions, §43-14-14. Municipal or county fees or taxes, §43-14-12. Purpose of provisions, §43-14-1.
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8.3 Utility manager certificate
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(a) After June 30, 1994, no person may be employed as a utility manager unless that person holds a current utility manager certificate issued by the Division of Utility Contractors. (b) The division shall certify all applicants for certification under this chapter who satisfy the r…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-8.4 Declaration of purpose
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Definitions. State Construction Industry Licensing Board; members. Chairperson; meetings; organization of divisions; meetings of divisions; quorums within divisions. General powers of board. Powers and duties of divisions. Powers and duties of division director. Licensing required…
O.C.G.A. § 43-14-9 Display of license and registration number
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(a) Every person holding a license issued by a division of the board shall display it in a conspicuous manner at his place of business. 499 43-14-11 (b) All commercial vehicles used by licensees and certificate holders exclusively in the daily operation of their business shall hav…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-1 Short title and purpose
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021” and is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 1; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 2; Code 1933, § 84-2101,…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-10 Evaluation of engineering experience
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(a) For the purpose of determining whether an applicant has acquired the experience required under Code Section 43-15-8, 43-15-9, or 43-15-9.1: (1) Responsible charge of engineering teaching may, in the board’s sole discretion, be considered as responsible charge of engineering w…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-11 Professional engineer’s examination
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An applicant for the professional engineer’s examination shall designate the special branch of engineering in which the applicant proposes to engage. The scope of the professional engineer’s examination administered to him or her shall be prescribed by the board with respect to t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-12 Surveyor intern certificate; eligibility
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(a) To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor intern, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Earn a bachelor’s degree in a curriculum approved by the board; (B) Earn an associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-13 Professional land surveyor license; eligibility
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To be eligible for a license as a professional land surveyor, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Obtain certification as a land surveyor intern under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-12; (B) …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-14 Examinations
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Board approval of an applicant for examination entitles the applicant to admission to the next four consecutive examination offerings without reapplication. Following the first offering to which the applicant is entitled to admission, the applicant shall not be admitted to any of …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-15 Short title and purpose
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Definitions. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; members; funding; employees. Adoption of rules and regulations; meetings; seal; executive director as secretary of board; advisors. Role of executive director. General powers of board; injunctions; continuing edu…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-16 Registration and licensure by comity
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(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon application therefor and the payment of a fee prescribed by the board, issue a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or professional structural engineer to any individual who holds a certificate of qualification or registra…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-17 Seals and sealed instruments
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Registrants, licensees, etc, to obtain seal, §43-15-22. When licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor required, §43-15-13.1. Limited liability companies. Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. Partnerships.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-18 Effect of certificate of registration or license
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(a) In the case of a professional engineer, the certificate of registration shall authorize the practice of professional engineering. In the case of a professional land surveyor, the license shall authorize the practice of land surveying. In the case of a registered professional s…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-19 Felony conviction
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Failure to notify licensing authority, §43-1-27. Reissuance, §43-15-20. Student loans, failure to pay. License discipline not triggered, §43-1-29. Charges against certificate holder.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board created in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-3. (2) “Certificate” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-12. (3) “Certificate of registration…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-21 Temporary permit
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(a) The board, or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may issue a temporary permit to an individual who is not a resident of and who has no established place of business in this state, or who has recently become a resident thereof, to permit him or her, in accordance with the c…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-23 Land surveyors
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Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. 839 INDEX PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS —Cont’d Real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. Applicability of act, §43-39A-16. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. Identification as to type of license held by health care practitioners, §43-1-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-23.1 Professional land surveyors
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Licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor, when required, §43-15-13.1. Purpose of provisions, §43-15-1. Registered land surveyors. Licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor, when required, §43-15-13…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-25 Seals
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Fraudulent use, §43-15-22. Hotels and other transient lodging places. Defrauding innkeeper, §§43-21-13 to 43-21-15. Ignition interlock device provider centers. Disqualifying acts of applicants, §43-12A-6. Lactation consultants.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-26 Permits
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Temporary permits, §43-15-21. Professional corporations. Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. Professional land surveyors.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-27 Enforcement of chapter
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(a) It shall be the duty of all duly constituted law enforcement officers of this state and of the political subdivisions of this state to enforce this chapter and to prosecute any person violating this chapter. (b) The Attorney General or his or her designated assistant shall ac…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-29 Exceptions to operation of chapter
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as excluding a qualified architect registered in this state from such engineering practice as may be incident to the practice of his or her profession or as excluding a professional engineer from such architectural practice as may be …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-30 Unlawful acts
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(a) Any person that violates Code Section 43-15-7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any individual presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration or license or the seal of another obtained under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-5 Role of executive director
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The executive director shall: (1) Be a full-time employee of the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board; (2) Keep all records related to the board and its proceedings; (3) With the approval of the board, employ and fix the compensation of personnel as deemed necessary …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6 General powers of board; injunctions; continuing education
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(a) In carrying out this chapter, in addition to other powers conferred upon it under this chapter, the board shall have the power: (1) To adopt and enforce regulations implementing this chapter, including regulations governing the professional conduct of those individuals regist…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6.1 Fees and funding
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(a) To pay the expenses of the board’s office and operations and the enforcement of this chapter, the board by rule or regulation shall be authorized to charge an examination fee, license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to be charg…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-8 Engineer-in-training certificate; eligibility
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To be eligible for certification as an engineer-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Graduate in an engineering curriculum of not less than four years from a school or college approved by the board; and (B) Pass a written examination in fu…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-9 Professional engineer certificate of registration; eligibility
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To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8; (B) Acquire a specific record of n…
O.C.G.A. § 43-17-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Charitable Solicitations Act of 1988.” History. Code 1981, § 43-17-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 490, § 1. 553 43-17-2
O.C.G.A. § 43-17-10 Administration of chapter
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(a) The administration of this chapter shall be vested in the Secretary of State. (b) The Secretary of State is authorized to administer oaths in and to prescribe forms for all matters arising under this chapter. The Secretary of State shall cooperate with the administrators of t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-17-11 Geologists
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Legal advisor to board of registration, §43-19-22. Landscape architects.
O.C.G.A. § 43-17-12 Prohibited acts
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, subpoena, or order promulgated or issued by the Secretary of State under this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who is registered as, or making application for…
O.C.G.A. § 43-17-13 DISPENSING OPTICIANS
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General provisions, §§43-29-1 to 43-29-21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.