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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-34-201. Inactive status.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-34-201. Inactive status.

A person who notifies the board on forms prescribed thereby may elect to place his or her license on an inactive status and shall, subject to rules of the board, be excused from payment of renewal fees until he or she notifies the board of his or her desire to resume active status. A person requesting restoration from inactive status shall be required to pay the current renewal fee and shall be required to restore his or her license as provided in Code Section 43-34-200. An orthotist or prosthetist whose license is on inactive status shall not practice orthotics or prosthetics in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-34-201, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1273, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 859, § 1/HB 509.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 43-34-71, as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1273, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 43-34-201 and ‘‘Code Section 43-34-200’’ was substituted for ‘‘Code Section 43-34-70’’ at the end of the second sentence.