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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-20A-17. Suspension of license for nonpayment, default, or breach of repayment or service obligation under certain educational loan or scholarship programs prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-20A-17. Suspension of license for nonpayment, default, or breach of repayment or service obligation under certain educational loan or scholarship programs prohibited.

The Secretary of State shall not suspend a license issued pursuant to this chapter because of nonpayment or default or breach of a repayment or service obligation under any federal educational loan, loan repayment, or service conditional scholarship program.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-20A-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2008, p. 1112, § 15/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-15/SB 214.