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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. § 43-21-10 Deposit of valuables by guest with innkeeper
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The innkeeper may provide a safe or other place of deposit for valuable articles and, by posting a notice thereof, may require guests of the innkeeper to place such valuable articles therein or the innkeeper shall be relieved from responsibility for such articles. For all valuabl…
O.C.G.A. § 43-21-11 Limitation on liability of innkeeper when valuables deposited with him
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(a) No hotel, apartment hotel, or innkeeper shall be responsible in an amount in excess of $1,000.00 for the loss or theft of any valuables, including cash, jewelry, etc., which are contained in a package, box, bag, or other container left with the hotel proprietor or innkeeper t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-21-12 Loss of or injury to property by innkeeper
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In case of loss of property entrusted by a guest to an innkeeper, it will be presumed that the innkeeper failed to exercise extraordinary diligence with regard to such property. Negligence or default by the guest, of which the loss is a consequence, shall be a sufficient defense.…
O.C.G.A. § 43-21-13 Defrauding innkeeper
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Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall obtain food, lodging, or other accommodation at any hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house, except when credit shall be given therefor by express agreement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 137, § 1; Cod…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-14 Proof of intent to defraud

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Proof that food, lodging, or other accommodation was obtained by false pretense or by false or ﬁctitious show or pretense of any baggage or other property, by such person obtaining such food, lodging, or other accommodation; or that such person absconded without paying or offerin…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-15 Posting copies of law as to fraud

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It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper, innkeeper, boarding house keeper, and eating house keeper to keep a copy of Code Sections 43-21-13 and 43-21-14 printed in distinct type, posted in the lobby, public waiting room, or that portion of his establishment most frequented by …

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-2 Depositories for hire

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Persons entertaining only a few individuals, or simply for the accommodation of travelers, are not innkeepers but are depositories for hire and are bound to ordinary diligence. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2100; Code 1868, § 2095; Code 1873, § 2121; Code 1882, § 2121; Civil Code 1…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-3 Duty of innkeeper to receive guests

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An innkeeper who advertises himself as such is bound to receive as guests, so far as he can accommodate them, all persons of good character who desire accommodation and who are willing to comply with his rules. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2100; Code 1868, § 2095; Code 1873, § 212…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-3.1 Notice of termination of occupancy by innkeeper

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(a) Whenever the keeper of a hotel, apartment hotel, boarding house, inn, or other accommodations furnished on a day-to-day or weekly basis wishes to terminate the occupancy of a guest for reasons other than those described in subsection (b) of this Code section, the keeper shall…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-3.2 Written statement of period of occupancy signed by guest; rights of innkeeper and guest under contract

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A written statement prominently setting forth in bold type the time period during which a guest may occupy an assigned room, when separately signed or initialed by the guest, is a valid nonassignable contract. At the expiration of such time period, the guest may be restrained fro…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-5 Attachment of lien on property of guests or their agents; priorities

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The keeper of every inn, boarding house, lodging house, and eating house shall have a lien on all furniture, baggage, wearing apparel, and other property brought into such inn, boarding house, lodging house, or eating house by any guest or patron of the same who has title to such…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-6 Enforcement of lien created by Code Section 43-21-5

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For the enforcement of the lien created by Code Section 43-21-5, the keeper of the inn, boarding house, lodging house, or eating house claiming the lien may retain possession of the property against which the lien is claimed. At any time after 30 days after the person creating su…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-7 Checks or receipts for baggage

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(a) A keeper of an inn or other house of public entertainment for travelers shall give receipts or checks for all baggage delivered to such inn or house of entertainment when requested to do so by the guest owning the baggage. Such keeper shall not make any additional charge for …

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-8 Liability of innkeeper for stolen goods

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An innkeeper shall exercise extraordinary diligence in preserving the property entrusted to his care by his guests, provided that, if the loss of such entrusted property occurs through theft and if the guest has complied with all reasonable rules of the inn, the innkeeper shall b…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-9 Acts constituting entrustment of property to innkeeper

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It shall not be necessary to show actual delivery of property to the innkeeper before such property shall be deemed to have been entrusted to the innkeeper. Depositing goods in a public room set apart for such articles or leaving them in the room of the guest shall be a delivery …

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-30 Bed linens

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It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to furnish clean bed linens, unused by any other person since the last laundering thereof, on all beds assigned to the use of any guest or patron of such inn or hotel. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 88, § 1; Code 1933, § 52-202.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-31 Screens on doors and windows

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It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to screen properly, with wire, cloth, or gauze, the doors, windows, and other similar openings in the kitchen and dining room of such inn or hotel. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 88, § 2; Code 1933, § 52-203.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-32 Closets and restrooms

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It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to keep the closets and restrooms used in connection with such inn or hotel in a clean and sanitary condition. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 88, § 3; Code 1933, § 52-204.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-33 Penalty

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Any proprietor, lessee, manager, or agent of an inn or hotel covered by this article who is authorized to control the conditions of such inn or hotel and who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1910, p. 88, § 6; Code 1933, § 52…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-50 License requirement

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(a) Every person, ﬁrm, or corporation engaged in the business of operating, outside the corporate limits of any municipality in this state, a roadhouse, public dance hall, or any other similar establishment by whatever name called, where travelers, transient guests, or other pers…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-51 Application for license

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(a) Every person, ﬁrm, or corporation making application for a license to engage in the business described in Code Section 43-21-50 shall make application to the county commissioners or the judge of the probate court of the county in which such business is to be operated. The app…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-52 Term of licenses; fees; engaging in business under an expired license

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Licenses issued under this article shall be renewed annually on or before June 1 of each year or at the date of engaging such business and shall expire on May 31 of each year; and license fees shall be for the full amount of the tax prescribed, regardless of the date such busines…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-53 License fee as supplemental to other licenses and taxes

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The license fee imposed pursuant to this article shall be in addition to all other licenses and taxes levied by law upon the business taxed. History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, § 11.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-54 Revocation of license after conviction for violation of article; barring of issuance of new license after revocation

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In addition to any penalty prescribed in this article for a violation of this article the court before whom such person is tried and where a conviction is had shall have the power to revoke the license to operate the establishments licensed under this article; and whenever any pe…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-55 Furnishing list of employees to sheriff; notice of change of ownership

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At any time upon request of the sheriff of the county in which such business is carried on, the operator of every establishment named in this article shall furnish the sheriff with a list of all employees who are employed by him in connection with the business; and, in every inst…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-56 Registration of guests; maintaining register

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Any person or persons occupying any room or rooms in a roadhouse, public dance hall, or any other similar establishment by whatever name called shall register or cause himself to be registered before occupying the same and, if traveling by motor vehicle, shall register at the sam…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-57 Injunctions

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Upon application of any officer or citizen of the county wherein such establishment is located, the superior courts of the state are authorized to enjoin any licensee under this article from further operation of such business upon proof that such licensee has violated this articl…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-58 Authority of municipality to adopt provisions of article for establishments located in municipality

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The governing body of any municipality shall have the authority to adopt any or all of the provisions of this article for application to any establishment which is located within the limits of such municipality and which, except for its location in such municipality, ﬁts the desc…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-59 Applicability of article

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This article shall not apply to hotels and inns within the deﬁnition of Code Sections 43-21-1 and 43-21-2 nor to persons who, incidental to their principal business or occupation, accept from time to time seasonal boarders in their private residences. History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 326…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-60 Supplemental nature of article

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This article shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of any other law pertaining to the licensing and regulating of public dance halls, roadhouses, and similar businesses. History. Ga. L. 1945, p. 326, § 16.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-61 Occupying rooms for immoral purposes

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(a) Any man or woman found occupying the same room in any establishment covered by this article for any immoral purpose or any man or woman falsely registering as, or otherwise representing themselves to be, husband and wife in any such establishment shall be guilty of a misdemea…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-16 Article 2 Deﬁnitions

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Depositories for hire. Duty of innkeeper to receive guests. Notice of termination of occupancy by innkeeper. Written statement of period of occupancy signed by guest; rights of innkeeper and guest under contract. Innkeeper as depository for hire; rules governing liability. Attach…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-4 DEPRECIATION

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Real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. Knowledge of theories of depreciation. Costs estimating. Establishment of appraiser classiﬁcation, §43-39A-8. DEPUTIES. Auctioneers. Nonresident licensees. Appointment of deputy to be designated to act as licensee’s agent…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21-62 License requirement

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Application for license. Term of licenses; fees; engaging in business under an expired license. License fee as supplemental to other licenses and taxes. Revocation of license after conviction for violation of article; barring of issuance of new license after revocation. Furnishin…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-1 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Industrial Hygiene, Health Physics, and Safety Profession Recognition and Title Protection Act.” History. Code 1981, § 43-21A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 956, § 1/HB 353.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-10 Penalties

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Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a ﬁne not exceeding $1,000.00. History. Code 1981, § 43-21A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 956, § 1/HB 353.

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-2 Purpose of chapter

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide legal recognition to the professions of industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety, as well as provide assurance to the public that individuals representing themselves as being involved in the professions of industrial hygiene, he…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-3 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Accredited college or university” means a United States college or university that holds accreditation from one of the six regional accrediting bodies or the Distance Education and Training Council which are recognized by the Council on Hig…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-4 Regulation of certain terms and titles

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(a) An individual shall meet the requirements and qualiﬁcations as set out in this chapter before such individual uses the title or represents himself or herself to the public as a certiﬁed associate industrial hygienist, certiﬁed health physicist, certiﬁed industrial hygienist, …

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-5 Identiﬁcation, advertisement, or representation of business entries as providers of certain services

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(a) A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of industrial hygiene services furnished by certiﬁed associate industrial hygienists unless the industrial hygiene services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a certiﬁed associa…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-6 Unfair business practices

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It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent himself or herself as a certiﬁed associate industrial hygienist, certiﬁed health physicist, certiﬁed industrial hygienist, certiﬁed safety professional, construction health and safety technician, health physicist, indu…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-7 State or local government regulation of the practice of industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety

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No entity of state or local government shall by rule or otherwise prohibit or restrict the practice of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety by any qualiﬁed individual who complies with the provisions established by or pursuant to this chapter, except when authorized by s…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-8 Exceptions

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This chapter does not apply to: (1) A person employed as an apprentice under the supervision of a certiﬁed associate industrial hygienist, certiﬁed health physicist, certiﬁed industrial hygienist, certiﬁed safety professional, construction health and safety technician, occupation…

O.C.G.A. § 43-21A-9 Unauthorized use of certiﬁcation mark

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No person shall mislead or deceive anyone by the unauthorized use of any industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety certiﬁcation mark that has been awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. History. Code 1981, § 43-21A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 956, § 1/HB 353.

O.C.G.A. § 43-22-1 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Junk” means any used article of commerce which is composed principally of iron, steel, brass, copper, zinc, or their alloys, or any other base metals and which is commonly bought for the purpose of resale or refabrication, or both. (2) “Jun…

O.C.G.A. § 43-22-2 Registration with judge of probate court

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No person, ﬁrm, or corporation or employee of any person, ﬁrm, or corporation shall engage in the business of purchasing junk in any county of this state without ﬁrst registering his name with the judge of the probate court of the county in which he intends to engage in such busi…

O.C.G.A. § 43-22-3 Registration fee

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The registration fee provided for in Code Section 43-22-2 shall be $1.00, which shall be paid to the judge of the probate court at the time of registration by each person, ﬁrm, or corporation and by the individual agent and employee of any person, ﬁrm, or corporation engaged in t…

O.C.G.A. § 43-22-4 Written consent to enter another’s property

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It shall be unlawful for any person, ﬁrm, or corporation or officer thereof or agent or employee of such person, ﬁrm, or corporation who is engaged in business as a junk dealer to enter upon the lands of another person, without the written consent of the owner or tenant in posses…

O.C.G.A. § 43-22-5 Penalty

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Any person, ﬁrm, or corporation or officer, agent, or employee thereof who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a ﬁne of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00, or imprisonment not to exceed…

O.C.G.A. § 43-22A-1 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act.” History. Code 1981, § 43-22A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 357, § 1/HB 649.