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title: Title 43, Chapter 41. Residential and Commercial General Contractors
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heading: RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTORS
title_heading: PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES
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# Title 43, Chapter 41. Residential and Commercial General Contractors

Title 43. Professions and Businesses

18 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 43-41-1, Legislative findings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-1.md
- 43-41-2, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-2.md
- 43-41-3, Creation of State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; membership; divisions; vacancies; qualifications; terms; meetings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-3.md
- 43-41-4, Chairperson and vice chairperson; meetings and quorums; assistance from professional licensing boards division, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-4.md
- 43-41-5, Board meetings; power of board and its divisions; investigations; immunity from liability; failure to appear at hearing; voluntary surrender of license; application; subpoenas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-5.md
- 43-41-6, Application and appropriate fee; eligibility for licensure as residential-basic contractor, residential-light commercial contractor, or commercial general contractor; examination of qualified applicants; renewal of licenses; continuing education requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-6.md
- 43-41-7, Written warranties required, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-7.md
- 43-41-8, Eligibility for licensure without examination; reciprocity; burden upon applicant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-8.md
- 43-41-9, Licensing; joint ventures treated uniquely; notification to division of changes; separation of sole qualifying agent; disciplinary actions; payment of fees; joint responsibility for work product, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-9.md
- 43-41-10, Reprimand, revocation, or other corrective actions authorized; issuance of stop-work orders; adoption of rules and regulations; lifting of suspension, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-10.md
- 43-41-11, Effect of licensure, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-11.md
- 43-41-12, Penalty for violating provisions; architect or engineer utilizing nonlicensed personnel, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-12.md
- 43-41-13, Issuance of restraining order and injunction to restrain against further violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-13.md
- 43-41-14, Role of building inspectors; penalty for noncompliance with chapter; posting of requirements, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-14.md
- 43-41-15, Death of contractor; notifications; completion of work, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-15.md
- 43-41-16, Grounds for revocation of license; authorized action by division in event of wrongdoing; interest and penalties; continuing education as requirement for resumption of standing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-16.md
- 43-41-17, Effective date of licensing and sanctioning provisions; unenforceable contracts; compliance with county or municipal requirements; exemption for DOT contractors; other exceptions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-17.md
- 43-41-18, Certain military specialties or certifications entitle persons to obtain certain professional licenses, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/43-41-18.md