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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-18-154. Cancellation of certification.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-18-154. Cancellation of certification.

(a) The office may, after providing at least 30 days prior written notice to a participant, cancel the certification of a participant in any of the following circumstances:

(1) The participant’s legal name or contact information changes, unless the participant provides the office with prior written notice of such change;

(2) Mail forwarded by the office to the participant’s confidential address is returned as undeliverable by the United States Postal Service for 60 or more days;

(3) The participant is no longer eligible for the program;

(4) The participant requests to withdraw from the program pursuant to Code Section 50-18-151;

(5) The participant files a notarized request for cancellation on a form prescribed by the office; or

(6) The participant fails to file a renewal application pursuant to Code Section 50-18-151.

(b) The office shall cancel a participant’s certification if the participant’s renewal application or application for continuance contains false information.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-18-154, enacted by Ga. L. 2024, p. 698, § 3/SB 324, effective July 1, 2026.