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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-40-6. Seal; records.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-40-6. Seal; records.

(a) The commission shall adopt a seal, which may be either an engraved or ink stamp seal, with the words ‘‘State Real Estate Commission, State of Georgia,’’ and such other device as the commission may desire included thereon, by which it shall authenticate the acts of the commission.

(b) The commission shall maintain records so that it may certify the license history of licensees for a period of up to five years preceding the date of certification. The commission may certify the license history of a licensee based on electronic data that it maintains. When that electronic data is derived from a paper record, upon converting the information on the paper record to electronic form and after verification of the electronic record, the commission may:

(1) Destroy the paper record; or

(2) Retain the paper record for a period of time determined by the commission.

## History

Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 5; Code 1933, § 84-1406, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 100, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1619, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1168, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 715, § 5; Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 75/HB 24.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 101/HB 24, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Act shall apply to any motion made or hearing or trial commenced on or after January 1, 2013.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Evidence,’’ see 27 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011). For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).

For note on the 1994 amendment of this Code section, see 11 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 240 (1994).