In addition to the authority provided in Code Section 43-1-19, the board may refuse to grant a license to operate a funeral establishment or to practice embalming or funeral directing, may refuse to grant a registration to serve as an apprentice, or may revoke, suspend, fine, or otherwise discipline a licensee or registrant upon any of the following grounds:
History. Code 1981, § 43-18-46 , enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1372, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 43; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 18 - Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories
Article 1 - Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories
Part 3 - Licenses for Funeral Directors and Embalmers
§ 43-18-40. Application for License; Examination
§ 43-18-41. Qualifications of Embalmer or Funeral Director Applicants
§ 43-18-42. Reciprocity; Examination Upon Meeting Qualifications
§ 43-18-43. Biennial Renewal of Licenses
§ 43-18-43.1. Application for Reinstatement of Licensure
§ 43-18-45. Transferability of Licenses
§ 43-18-46. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of License or Registration; Other Discipline
§ 43-18-48. Refusal to Grant License or Registration
§ 43-18-49. Reinstatement of Revoked License
§ 43-18-50. Application for Funeral Service Apprenticeship; Period of Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-51. Renewal of Registration of Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-52. Supervision and Control of Apprentices; Reporting Hours Served
§ 43-18-53. Leaves of Absence During Apprenticeship
§ 43-18-55. Continuing Education Requirements for Embalmers
§ 43-18-56. Continuing Education Requirements for Funeral Directors