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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-19-16. Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate; appeal.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-19-16. Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate; appeal.

(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a certificate to an applicant therefor or to revoke or suspend the certificate of a person registered by the board or to discipline a person registered by the board as provided in Code Section 43-1-19.

(b) The action by the board in granting or refusing to grant or renew a certificate under this chapter or in revoking or suspending or in refusing to revoke or suspend such a certificate may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” to the superior court of the county of domicile of the board; provided that, if the findings of the board are supported by any evidence, such findings shall be accepted by the court.

## History

Code 1933, § 84-2522A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 163, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2122A, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1976, p. 695, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 11.