Any person or corporation acting as an auctioneer within the meaning of this chapter without a license and any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or both.
History. Code 1933, § 84-322A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 2014, p. 294, § 12/HB 1042.
The 2014 amendment, effective July 1, 2014, deleted “or apprentice auctioneer” following “an auctioneer” near the beginning of this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
§ 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
§ 43-6-7. Adoption of Rules and Regulations
§ 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
§ 43-6-12.1. 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
§ 43-6-19. Hearings Regarding Revocation or Suspension of Licenses or Censure of Licensees; Appeals
§ 43-6-21. Notification of Change of Business Address
§ 43-6-22.1. Auctioneers Education, Research, and Recovery Fund
§ 43-6-24. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter
§ 43-6-24.1. Liabilities of Licensed Auctioneer Not Relieved