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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-9-22. Penalty for receipt of unapproved fees or for solicitation of employment for lawyer or physician.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-22. Penalty for receipt of unapproved fees or for solicitation of employment for lawyer or physician.

Any physician, attorney, or hospital which receives any fee, other consideration, or any gratuity on account of services rendered under this chapter, unless such consideration or gratuity is approved by the board or, upon appeal, by the superior court, or any person who makes it a business to solicit employment for a lawyer or physician or for himself with respect to any claim or award for compensation under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished for each offense by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 528.