Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 20a - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services
- § 43-20a-1 - Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Registration of Immigration Assistance Act."
- § 43-20a-2 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Advertise" or "advertising" means any communication, written or otherwise, produced or caused to be produced by...
- § 43-20a-3 - Purpose and Intent of Chapter; Administration and Enforcement
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish and enforce standards of ethics in the profession of immigration assistance by private individuals...
- § 43-20a-4 - Licensing of Immigration Assistance Providers
(a) A person shall not provide immigration assistance in this state without holding a license issued pursuant to this chapter as an immigration assistance...
- § 43-20a-5 - Permissible Services; Terms of Contract for Immigration Services
(a) An immigration assistance provider licensee may perform the following services as immigration assistance: (1) Completing a government agency form on behalf of the...
- § 43-20a-6 - Exemptions From Provisions of This Chapter
(a) The following persons are exempt from this chapter: (1) An attorney licensed to practice law in Georgia or an attorney licensed to practice...
- § 43-20a-7 - Civil Penalties for Violations; Private Cause of Action; Rules and Regulations
(a) The Secretary of State may assess civil penalties against any individual or entity that he or she finds to have violated this chapter...
- § 43-20a-8 - Maintaining Documents
(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain all documents filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter in their original form or...
- § 43-20a-9 - Obligation of Service Provider to Provide Notice of Pending Disciplinary, Administrative, Civil, or Criminal Action
(a) Any immigration assistance provider shall report in writing immediately to the Secretary of State if: (1) He or she has been made or...
- § 43-20a-10 - Fees
The Secretary of State shall be authorized to charge a license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of...
- § 43-20a-11 - Amendment of License Application to Account for Events or Developments After License Granted
Should material events or developments occur after a person has been granted a license pursuant to this chapter, such person shall amend the license...
- § 43-20a-12 - Service Member
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "service member" means an active duty member of the regular or reserve component of the...
- § 43-20a-13 - Authority to Employ Investigators
For the purposes of investigating violations of this chapter, the Secretary of State shall be authorized to employ investigators pursuant to Code Section 43-1-5.
- § 43-20a-14 - Disclosure of Information
Notwithstanding the provisions of Code Section 43-1-19, the Secretary of State shall be authorized to provide to any lawful licensing authority of this or...
- § 43-20a-15 - Formal Order of Investigation; Authorized Action; Emergency Order; Notice Requirements
(a) The Secretary of State shall be authorized to issue a formal order of investigation. Such order shall commence an investigation to determine whether...
- § 43-20a-16 - Cause for Disciplinary Actions; Disciplinary Order a Final Order
(a) The Secretary of State shall order the discipline, denial, suspension, or revocation of license issued pursuant to this chapter, if the Secretary of...
- § 43-20a-17 - Suspension of License for Nonpayment, Default, or Breach of Repayment or Service Obligation Under Certain Educational Loan or Scholarship Programs; Terms of Reinstatement
The Secretary of State shall suspend a license issued pursuant to this chapter if reported to the Secretary of State for nonpayment or default...
- § 43-20a-18 - Cease and Desist Order
(a) The Secretary of State may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting a person from violating the provisions of this chapter by engaging...
- § 43-20a-19 - Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
(a) Where the Secretary of State has issued any order to discipline, deny, suspend, or revoke a license of an applicant or person licensed...
- § 43-20a-20 - Licensee Required to Notify Licensing Authority Within 10 Days of Felony Conviction
Any individual licensed pursuant to this chapter who is convicted under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, territory,...
- § 43-20a-21 - Criminal Penalties for Violations
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for a first offense and a high and aggravated...
Last modified: October 14, 2016