Georgia Code, Title 48, Chapter 13, Article 2 - Nonresident Contractors

• § 48-13-30 - "Contractor" Defined
  As used in this article, the term "contractor" means any person engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, dismantling, or demolishing buildings, roads,...
• § 48-13-31 - Registration of Nonresident Contractors; Minimum Contract Price; Reports With Respect to Liability; Registration Fees; Disposition
  Each nonresident contractor desiring to engage in the business of contracting in this state shall register with the commissioner for each contract when the...
• § 48-13-32 - Bonds; Procedure; Condition Precedent to Commencing Work; Amount; Blanket or Master Bonds; Amount; Registration of Completed Contracts; Fee
  (a) Before entering into the performance of any contract the total price of which or the total compensation to be received by the contractor...
• § 48-13-33 - Injunction to Prevent Execution of Contract Pending Compliance With Registration and Bond Requirements; Procedure
  Each person failing to register as required by this article or failing to execute the required bond before beginning the performance of any contract...
• § 48-13-34 - Release of Bonds; Completion of Contract and Certification From Commissioner of Labor; Automatic Release
  No bond required under this article shall be released until the contract for which the bond is given has been fully performed and until...
• § 48-13-35 - Appointment of Secretary of State by Nonresident Contractor As Agent for Service of Process; Time; Effect on Validity of Process As to Contractor
  At the time a contractor registers with the commissioner, the contractor shall make an appointment in writing of the Secretary of State or his...
• § 48-13-36 - Actions; Venue; Service and Return of Summons; Procedure; Record Book Kept by Secretary of State; Contents
  An action against any contractor pursuant to this article may be brought by the attorney for the commissioner or by the Attorney General on...
• § 48-13-37 - Preclusion of Right to Bring Action for Payment on Contract by Contractor in Violation of Article
  No contractor who fails to register with the commissioner as required by this article or who fails to comply with any provision of this...
• § 48-13-38 - Violations of Article; Penalty
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person: (1) Before beginning the performance of any contract, to fail to register as required by this...

Last modified: October 14, 2016