The board may refuse to grant or renew a license to an applicant; administer a public or private reprimand, but a private reprimand shall not be disclosed to any person except the licensee; suspend any licensee for a definite period or for an indefinite period in connection with any condition which may be attached to the restoration of said license; limit or restrict any licensee as the board deems necessary for the protection of the public; revoke any license; condition the penalty upon, or withhold formal disposition pending, the applicant’s or licensee’s submission to such care, counseling, or treatment as the board may direct; or impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation of a law, rule, or regulation relating to the profession regulated by this chapter upon a finding by a majority of the entire board that the licensee or applicant has:
The plea of nolo contendere or the order entered pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to probation of first offenders, or other first offender treatment shall be conclusive evidence of arrest and sentencing for such crime;
History. Code 1981, § 43-11A-15 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1377, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 43; Ga. L. 1994, p. 971, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “Code section” was substituted for “subsection” in paragraph (3).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
§ 43-11A-2. Purpose of Chapter
§ 43-11A-4. Creation of Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dietitians
§ 43-11A-5. Qualifications, Appointment, and Removal of Board Members
§ 43-11A-6. Election of Officers; Meetings of Board
§ 43-11A-8. Grant of License Without Examination
§ 43-11A-9. Eligibility for License
§ 43-11A-10. Provisional Permits
§ 43-11A-11. Power of Board to Require Applications Be Made Under Oath
§ 43-11A-12. Notification of Applicants of Acceptance or Rejection
§ 43-11A-15. Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Other Disciplinary Actions
§ 43-11A-16. License Requirement; Registered Dieticians
§ 43-11A-17. Applicability of “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”