Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 10A. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS · Article 1. LICENSING PROVISIONS

43-10A-18. Enforcement.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Whenever it shall appear to the board that any person is or has been violating any provisions of this article or any of the lawful rules, regulations, or orders of the board, the board, the division director, or the appropriate district attorney may file a petition for injunction in the proper superior court of this state against such person for the purpose of enjoining any such violation. It shall not be necessary to allege or prove that there is no adequate remedy at law. The right of injunction provided for in this Code section shall be in addition to any other legal remedy available, including but not limited to any right of criminal prosecution provided by law.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 43-7A-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1406, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2021, p. 729, § 3/HB 395; § 1; Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972. The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, substituted “this article” for “this chapter” in the middle of the first sentence.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2022, p. 523, § 1/HB 972, effective July 1, 2022, reenacted this Code section without change.

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