Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 41 - Residential and General Contractors

• § 43-41-1 - Legislative Findings
  It is the intent of the General Assembly, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, to safeguard homeowners, other property owners, tenants,...
• § 43-41-2 - Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. (2) "Business organization" means any...
• § 43-41-3 - Creation of State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; Membership; Divisions; Vacancies; Qualifications; Terms; Meetings
  (a) There is created the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors consisting of 15 members appointed by the Governor for five-year terms....
• § 43-41-4 - Appointment of Members; Chairperson; Meetings and Quorums; Assistance From Professional Licensing Boards Division
  (a) The initial members of the board shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2005. The fifteenth member of the board shall be...
• § 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
  (a) The board shall meet at least twice each year for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it and...
• § 43-41-6 - Application and Appropriate Fee; Eligibility for Licensure As Residential-Basic Contractor, Residential-Light Commercial Contractor, General Contractor; Examination of Qualified Applicants; Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Education Requirements
  (a) Anyone seeking to be licensed as a residential contractor or as a general contractor in this state shall file an application on a...
• § 43-41-7 - Written Warranties Required
  A licensed residential contractor and any affiliated entities shall offer a written warranty in connection with each contract to construct, or superintend or manage...
• § 43-41-8 - Eligibility for Licensure Without Examination; Reciprocity; Burden Upon Applicant
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following persons desiring to qualify for a residential contractor license or a...
• § 43-41-9 - Licensing of Individuals and Organizations; Joint Ventures Treated Uniquely; Notification to Division of Changes; Separation of Sole Qualifying Agent; Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Organizations; Payment of Fees; Joint Responsibility for Work Product
  (a) If an individual applicant proposes to engage in residential or general contracting in the individual's own name or a trade name where the...
• § 43-41-10 - Reprimand, Revocation, or Other Corrective Actions Authorized; Issuance of Stop-Work Orders; Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Lifting of Suspension
  (a) In addition to the powers and authorities conferred upon the board and its divisions pursuant to Chapter 1 of this title, the residential...
• § 43-41-11 - Effect of Licensure
  The issuance of a license by the residential contractor or the general contractor division shall be evidence that the person named therein, including both...
• § 43-41-12 - Penalty for Violating Provisions; Architect or Engineer Utilizing Nonlicensed Personnel
  (a) Any person, whether an individual or a business organization, who: (1) Contracts for or bids upon or engages in the construction of any...
• § 43-41-13 - Issuance of Restraining Order and Injunction to Restrain Against Further Violations
  Whenever it appears to the board or either division of the board that any person, whether an individual or a business organization, or both,...
• § 43-41-14 - Role of Building Inspectors; Penalty for Noncompliance With Chapter; Posting of Requirements
  (a) Any person, whether an individual or a business organization acting through a qualifying agent, intending to perform work as a residential or general...
• § 43-41-15 - Death of Contractor; Notifications; Completion of Work
  If an incomplete contract exists at the time of death of a residential or general contractor, where the licensed contractor performing the work under...
• § 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
  (a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant or to revoke the license of a person...
• § 43-41-17 - Effective Date of Licensing and Sanctioning Provisions; Unenforceable Contracts; Compliance With County or Municipal Requirements; Exemption for Dot Contractors; Other Exceptions
  (a) The licensing requirements imposed by this chapter and the sanctions and consequences relating thereto shall not become effective and enforceable until July 1,...
• § 43-41-18 - Certain Military Specialties or Certifications Entitle Persons to Obtain Certain Professional Licenses; Definitions
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) "Discharge" means an honorable discharge or a general discharge from active military service. Such...
• § 43-41-19 - Reciprocal Professional Licensing of Military Spouses
  (a) As used in this Code section, the term "military" means the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016