Georgia Code
Chapter 6 - Auctioneers
§ 43-6-11. Qualifications of Applicants

History. Code 1933, § 84-311A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1268, § 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1686, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1409, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 801, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1030, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 4; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 43/HB 142; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 4/HB 1042; Ga. L. 2022, p. 168, § 10(1)/SB 397.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted “or apprentice auctioneer’s” following “an auctioneer’s” throughout this Code section; in subsection (a), inserted “or she” and inserted “or her”; in subsection (c), inserted “or she”, and substituted “auctioning” for “an auctioneer or of an apprentice auctioneer” near the end; and deleted former subsection (e), which read: “On and after December 31, 1995, no apprentice auctioneer’s license shall be issued or renewed.”.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, substituted “state approved high school equivalency (HSE)” for “GED” in subsection (d).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 6 - Auctioneers

§ 43-6-1. Definitions

§ 43-6-2. Georgia Auctioneers Commission; Composition; Terms of Office; Qualifications of Members

§ 43-6-3. Selection of Chairman; Rules and Regulations; Meetings

§ 43-6-4. Reimbursement of Commission Members

§ 43-6-6. Seal

§ 43-6-7. Adoption of Rules and Regulations

§ 43-6-8. Authority to Regulate Issuance of Licenses, to Revoke or Suspend Licenses, and to Censure Licensees

§ 43-6-9. License Requirement for Auctioneers; Registration for Companies Conducting Auctions; Restrictions as to Sales of Real Property

§ 43-6-10. Application by Person for License

§ 43-6-11. Qualifications of Applicants

§ 43-6-11.1. Application by Company for Registration; Exemptions; Trust Accounts

§ 43-6-11.2. Expiration of Licenses; Waiver of Continuing Education Requirement; Rules and Regulations

§ 43-6-12. Reciprocity; Nonresident License Requirement; Designation of Agents for Service of Process

§ 43-6-12.1. Proof of Residence

§ 43-6-13. License Fees; Effect of Nonpayment of Checks Submitted as Fee

§ 43-6-14. Contents and Display of License

§ 43-6-14.1. Carrying License Identification Card Required

§ 43-6-16. Grounds for Refusal to Issue License

§ 43-6-17. Procedure Upon Nonacceptance of Applications

§ 43-6-18. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of Licenses and Censure of Licensees

§ 43-6-18.1. Inspector

§ 43-6-18.2. Sanctions

§ 43-6-19. Hearings Regarding Revocation or Suspension of Licenses or Censure of Licensees; Appeals

§ 43-6-21. Notification of Change of Business Address

§ 43-6-22. Prerequisite for Bringing Action for Compensation; Power of Commission to Sue for Violation

§ 43-6-22.1. Auctioneers Education, Research, and Recovery Fund

§ 43-6-23. Injunctions

§ 43-6-24. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

§ 43-6-24.1. Liabilities of Licensed Auctioneer Not Relieved

§ 43-6-25. Penalty

§ 43-6-25.1. Local Regulations and Licensing