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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-40-31. Penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-40-31. Penalty.

Any person acting as a real estate licensee within the meaning of this chapter without a license and any person who violates any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 18; Ga. L. 1927, p. 307, § 26; Ga. L. 1929, p. 316, § 36; Code 1933, § 84-9921; Ga. L. 1973, p. 100, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1527, § 24.