Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 20-1A-12. Application; “License” Defined; Actions Authorized by Department in Event of Violations; Investigations; Governmental Immunity

In taking any of the actions enumerated in this subsection, the department shall consider the seriousness of the violation, including the circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited acts, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health or safety of the public.
History. Code 1981, § 20-1A-12 , enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 645, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-46.1/HB 1055; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 20/HB 142; Ga. L. 2015, p. 965, § 1/HB 401.
The 2015 amendment, effective January 1, 2016, inserted “or registration” throughout this Code section; in subsection (a), substituted “commission, or permit issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the term ‘licensing requirements’ shall be used to refer to any conditions related to the issuance and retention of any license, commission, or permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter” for “registration, or commission issued by the department pursuant to the provisions of this chapter”; in paragraph (b)(3), inserted “or registration requirements”; in paragraph (b)(4), substituted “required by subsection (k) of Code Section 20-1A-10” for “for licensure, registration, or commission of early care and education programs”; in paragraph (b)(5), substituted “chapter” for “Code section”; added the last sentence to paragraph (c)(1); in paragraph (c)(7), substituted “required by subsection (k) of Code Section 20-1A-10” for “for licensure, registration, or commission”; inserted “or enforcement of any law, rule, regulation, or formal order related to the licensing requirements of any program” in paragraph (c)(8); in subsection (d), substituted “shall” for “may” near the beginning and substituted “such” for “a” near the end; in subsection (f), substituted “any licensing requirement” for “the licensing”; and, in subsection (g), substituted “any licensing requirement” for “the initial or continued licensing”.

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