Persons hired for the purpose of conducting investigations for the professional licensing boards shall be designated as investigators and any person so designated shall have all the powers of a peace officer of this state when engaged in the enforcement of this title or of any of the laws creating or related to the professional licensing boards. Such investigators shall be authorized, upon the written approval of the division director, notwithstanding Code Sections 16-11-126 and 16-11-129, to carry firearms.
History. Code 1933, § 84-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 412, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 704, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 381, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 4; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 8/SB 195; Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 2-17/SB 308.
Cross references.
Employment and training of peace officers generally, T. 35, C. 8.
Cease and desist order violations, § 43-14-12.1 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2010, the designation “(a)” was deleted from the beginning of this Code section.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 963, § 3-1/SB 308, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment of this Code section shall apply to all offenses committed on and after June 4, 2010, and shall not affect any prosecutions for acts occurring before June 4, 2010, and shall not act as an abatement of any such prosecution.
Law reviews.
For article, “Crimes and Offenses,” see 27 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 131 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 43-1-3. Duties of Division Director; Serving Notice or Process on Boards Through Division Director
§ 43-1-5. Investigators for Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-6. Venue of Actions Involving Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-7. Determination of Fees by Professional Licensing Boards; Refunds
§ 43-1-9. Point Credit for Veterans Taking Examinations Given by Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-10. Credit to Veteran’s Grades When Examination Given in Parts or by Subject
§ 43-1-11. Veteran’s Examination to Be Graded Prior to Determination of Eligibility for Credit
§ 43-1-14. Authority of Governor to Appoint Qualified Persons to Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-15. Itinerant Entertainers
§ 43-1-16. Senate Confirmation of Appointments to Professional Licensing Boards
§ 43-1-17. Removal From Office of Member of a Professional Licensing Board
§ 43-1-18. Eligibility of Consumer Members of Professional Licensing Boards to Vote on All Matters
§ 43-1-19.2. License Applications to Include Questions on Prior Revocation or Denial of License
§ 43-1-20. Actions to Enjoin Unlicensed Practice
§ 43-1-21. Release of Information Regarding Investigations
§ 43-1-22. Inactive Status Licenses
§ 43-1-24. Licensed Professionals Subject to Regulation by Professional Licensing Board
§ 43-1-25. Authority of Professional Licensing Boards to Promulgate Rules and Regulations
§ 43-1-27. Licensee Required to Notify Licensing Authority of Felony Conviction
§ 43-1-28. Volunteers in Health Care Specialties
§ 43-1-29. Suspension of License for Nonpayment of Student Loans Prohibited
§ 43-1-31. Expiration of Professional Licenses of Service Members on Active Duty Outside of State
§ 43-1-33. Advertisement, Signage, and Identifier Requirements for Health Care Practitioners
§ 43-1-34. Licenses for Transitioning Members of the Armed Forces