Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 41. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTORS

43-41-1. Legislative findings.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

It is the intent of the General Assembly, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, to safeguard homeowners, other property owners, tenants, and the general public against faulty, inadequate, inefficient, and unsafe residential and commercial general contractors. The practice of residential and commercial general contracting is declared to be a business or profession affecting the public interest and this chapter shall be liberally construed so as to accomplish the intent and purposes stated in this Code section.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 43-41-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 786, § 1; Ga. L. 2024, p. 705, § 1/SB 503, effective July 1, 2024.

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, inserted “commercial” in the first and second sentences of this Code section.

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Text read from t43-ch33-51-(v30a)-pdf.pdf, Volume V30A, 2021 edition, 2025 supplement, page 100; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 44f7cde3ccfe.