Georgia Code
Chapter 40 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
§ 43-40-31. Penalty

Any person acting as a real estate licensee within the meaning of this chapter without a license and any person who violates any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 18; Ga. L. 1927, p. 307, § 26; Ga. L. 1929, p. 316, § 36; Code 1933, § 84-9921; Ga. L. 1973, p. 100, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1527, § 24.

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Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 40 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons

§ 43-40-1. Definitions

§ 43-40-2. Creation of Commission; Members; Meetings; Recusal for Conflict of Interest; Removal; Compensation; Annual Report; Budget Unit

§ 43-40-3. Determination of Fees by Commission

§ 43-40-3.1. Rules and Regulations

§ 43-40-4. Office of Commissioner; Qualifications; Restrictions; Staff; Oath; Duties and Powers; Reimbursement

§ 43-40-5. Status of License of Commissioner and Commission Employees

§ 43-40-6. Seal; Records

§ 43-40-7. Application for Licenses; Confidentiality

§ 43-40-8. Qualifications of Licensees; Course of Study for Licensed Salespersons; Lapse; Reinstatement; Renewal; Continuing Education; Standards for Courses

§ 43-40-9. Nonresident Licensees; Service of Process; Reciprocity; Contracts With Licensed Georgia Brokers

§ 43-40-10. Requirements for Firm to Be Granted Broker’s License

§ 43-40-11. Form of License

§ 43-40-12. Fees; Inactive Status; Licensure of Broker as Salesperson; Penalty Fees; Extension of Renewal Period

§ 43-40-13. Disposition of Fees Collected Under Chapter

§ 43-40-14. Power of Commission to Issue, Revoke, or Suspend Licenses and Censure Licensees; Power to Enter Contracts; Retention of Funds

§ 43-40-15. Grant of Licenses; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of License; Other Sanctions; Surrender or Lapse; Conviction

§ 43-40-16. Refusal to Issue Licenses; Hearings; Judicial Review

§ 43-40-18. Management of Firm and Licensed Affiliates; Compliance With Local Ordinances

§ 43-40-19. Change of Place of Business; Transfer of Salesperson, Associate Broker, or Community Association Manager

§ 43-40-20. Trust or Escrow Checking Account for Real Estate Business; When Entitled to Commission

§ 43-40-21. Violations Involving Real Estate Accounts; Report to Attorney General; Injunctions; Appointment of Receiver

§ 43-40-22. Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund; Revocation of License Upon Court Order for Payment From Fund; Subrogation

§ 43-40-22.1. Fidelity Bond or Insurance Requirements for Broker Providing Community Management Services

§ 43-40-23. Applicability of County or Municipal License, Occupational, or Professional Taxes

§ 43-40-24. Requisites for Maintenance of Action Under Chapter

§ 43-40-25. Violations by Licensees, Schools, and Instructors; Sanctions; Unfair Trade Practices

§ 43-40-25.1. Completion of Certain Forms Not Practice of Law; Contents of Certain Forms

§ 43-40-25.2. Alternative Disciplinary Procedures; Citations

§ 43-40-26. Hearings Before Commission; Judicial Review

§ 43-40-27. Investigation of Complaints; Subpoenas; Confidentiality; Publication of Licensee Name Upon Revocation or Suspension; Closed Meetings

§ 43-40-27.1. Conviction Data

§ 43-40-28. Injunctive Actions

§ 43-40-29. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

§ 43-40-30. Acting Without a License; Cease and Desist Order; Judicial Review; Effect of Code Section on Other Remedies

§ 43-40-30.1. Employer-Employee or Broker-Independent Contractor Relationships Between Licensees

§ 43-40-31. Penalty