2025 Code of Georgia
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses (Chs. 1 — 51)
Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-1-36)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 214 et seq. 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 1 et seq., 90 et seq. 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, §§ 266, 284 et seq., 332, 339 et seq. 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 1 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades and Professions, § 1 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 14 et seq. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories and Dependencies, §§ 42, 64 et seq. 73 Am. Jur. 2d, Statutes, §§ 17 et seq., 58 et seq.
C.J.S.15 C. J. S., Commerce, §§ 9 et seq., 83 et seq., 111 et seq. 16 C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 280 et seq. 16A C. J. S., Constitutional Law, § 580 et seq. 16B C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 1055-1058, 1444-1448. 16D C. J. S., Constitutional Law, §§ 2085, 2086. 53 C. J. S., Licenses, § 6 et seq. 67 C. J. S., Officers and Public Employees, § 12 et seq. 73 C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 50 et seq. 73A C. J. S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 146 et seq. 81A C. J. S., States, § 120 et seq. 82 C. J. S., Statutes, §§ 203, 281.
ALR.Validity of license law which requires security for payment of debts by licensee, 3 A. L. R. 1271; 84 A. L. R. 640; 101 A. L. R. 827.
Failure to procure occupational or business license or permit as affecting validity or enforceability of contract, 42 A. L. R. 1226; 118 A. L. R. 646.
Public license as revocable for fraud or other misconduct before, or at the time of, its issuance, 165 A. L. R. 1138.
Validity and construction of state statutory provision forbidding court to stay, pending review, judgment or order revoking or suspending professional, trade, or occupational license, 42 A. L. R.4th 516.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 43
- § 43-1-1. [Effective until July 1, 2027] Definitions
- § 43-1-1. [Effective July 1, 2027] Definitions
- § 43-1-2. [Effective July 1, 2026] Appointment and general powers of division director; members and meetings of professional licensing boards; examination standards; roster of licensees; funding
- § 43-1-3. [Effective July 1, 2026] Duties of division director; serving notice or process on boards through division director
- § 43-1-3.1. [Effective July 1, 2026] Review of applications by the division director for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a professional license; issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of a professional license by the division director on behalf of a professional licensing board; confirming the satisfaction of education requirements
- § 43-1-4. [Effective July 1, 2026] Expiration, renewal, and penalty dates of licenses and certificates; duration of validity; renewals
- § 43-1-4.1. Continuing education tracking solution
- § 43-1-5. Investigators for professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-6. Venue of actions involving professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-7. Determination of fees by professional licensing boards; refunds
- § 43-1-8. [Reserved] Disposition of fees
- § 43-1-9. Point credit for veterans taking examinations given by professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-10. Credit to veteran’s grades when examination given in parts or by subject
- § 43-1-11. Veteran’s examination to be graded prior to determination of eligibility for credit
- § 43-1-12. Duty of division director to inform applicants of availability of veteran credit; rules and regulations for implementing veteran credit program
- § 43-1-13. Inapplicability of veteran credit provisions to applicants who were not honorably discharged
- § 43-1-14. Authority of Governor to appoint qualified persons to professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-15. Itinerant entertainers
- § 43-1-16. Senate confirmation of appointments to professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-17. [Effective July 1, 2026] Removal from office of member of a professional licensing board
- § 43-1-18. Eligibility of consumer members of professional licensing boards to vote on all matters
- § 43-1-19. [Effective until July 1, 2027] Refusal to grant, revocation, and reinstatement of licenses; surrender; probationary license
- § 43-1-19. [Effective July 1, 2027] Authority of professional licensing boards relative to issuance and revocation of licenses; hearings
- § 43-1-19.1. Waiver of deductibles or copayments in health insurance plans; deceptive or misleading advertising
- § 43-1-19.2. License applications to include questions on prior revocation or denial of license
- § 43-1-20. Actions to enjoin unlicensed practice
- § 43-1-20.1. Cease and desist orders against persons practicing without a license; fine for violating order
- § 43-1-21. Release of information regarding investigations
- § 43-1-22. Inactive status licenses
- § 43-1-23. Exemption of licensees of professional licensing boards from filing with clerk of superior court
- § 43-1-24. Licensed professionals subject to regulation by professional licensing board
- § 43-1-25. Authority of professional licensing boards to promulgate rules and regulations
- § 43-1-26. [Effective July 1, 2026] Limitation on promulgation of rules and regulations by professional licensing boards
- § 43-1-27. [Effective until July 1, 2027] Licensee required to notify licensing authority of felony conviction
- § 43-1-27. [Effective July 1, 2027] Licensee required to notify licensing authority of felony conviction
- § 43-1-28. Volunteers in health care specialties
- § 43-1-29. Suspension of license for nonpayment of student loans prohibited
- § 43-1-30. [Reserved] Collection of work force and demographic data; procedure for collection and utilization
- § 43-1-31. Expiration of professional licenses of service members on active duty outside of state
- § 43-1-32. Limitations on licensure requirements for physicians and dentists; conditioning of licensing upon participation in public or private health insurance plans prohibited
- § 43-1-33. Advertisement, signage, and identifier requirements for health care practitioners
- § 43-1-34. [Effective July 1, 2026] Licenses for transitioning members of the armed forces
- § 43-1-35. Expedited license by endorsement for spouses of active or transitioning members of the armed forces; license by endorsement for certain professions
- § 43-1-36. Limitation on reporting about healthcare professionals; admissibility of evidence or disclosure
