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title: O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.10. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; notice and hearing.
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# O.C.G.A. § 33-23-43.10. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license; notice and hearing.

(a) The Commissioner may deny an application for a license or suspend or revoke a license issued to any public adjuster on the basis of:

(1) A violation of this article or of any rule adopted by the Commissioner under this article;

(2) A cause that constitutes grounds for denial of an original license;

(3) Misrepresentation or fraud in obtaining a license;

(4) The failure to pass a required license examination;

(5) The misappropriation or conversion of money required to be held in a fiduciary capacity;

(6) Material misrepresentation, with intent to deceive, of the terms of an insurance contract;

(7) Engaging in a fraudulent transaction;

(8) Demonstrating incompetence or untrustworthiness in the conduct of the license holder’s affairs under the license, as determined by the Commissioner;

(9) Conviction of a felony by a final judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(10) Material misrepresentation, with intent to deceive, of the person’s status as a public adjuster.

(b) If the department proposes to refuse to issue an original license under this article or to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license under this article, the rejected applicant or affected licensee is entitled to a notice and hearing in accordance with Chapter 2 of this title.

## History

Code 1981, § 33-23-43.10, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 365, § 6/HB 254.

## Effective Date

This Code section became effective July 1, 2021.