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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-15-1. Short title and purpose.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-15-1. Short title and purpose.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021” and is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 1; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 2; Code 1933, § 84-2101, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2022, p. 604, § 1/HB 476.

The 2022 amendment, effective May 9, 2022, inserted “shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021’ and”.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.