Georgia Code
Article 4 - Sale of Payment Instruments
§ 7-1-693. Applicant or Licensee as Borrower in Default; Failure to Pay Child Support Prohibits Licensure

History. Code 1981, § 7-1-693 , enacted by Ga. L. 2014, p. 251, § 1/HB 982; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-2/SB 214.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (a), rewrote the first sentence, which read: “Where an applicant or licensee has been found to be a borrower in default, as defined in Code Section 20-3-295, such action shall be sufficient grounds for refusal of a license or suspension of a license.” and deleted the former last two sentences, which read: “In such actions, the hearing and appeal procedures provided for in said Code section shall be the only procedures required under this article. The department shall be permitted to share, without liability, information on its applications or other forms with appropriate state agencies to assist them in collecting outstanding student loan debt.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 7 - Banking and Finance

Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions

Article 4 - Sale of Payment Instruments

§ 7-1-680. Definitions

§ 7-1-681. Licensing Requirements; Engagement in Sale of Payment Instruments or Money Transmission Defined; Liabilities

§ 7-1-682. Exemption From Licensing Requirements

§ 7-1-683. Requirements for Licensure; Fees; Rules and Regulations

§ 7-1-683.1. Locations for Conduct of Business; Contracting With Authorized Agent; Requirements of Agent

§ 7-1-683.2. Bonding

§ 7-1-683.3. Authority of Department

§ 7-1-684. Investigation of Applicants for Licensure; Background Checks on Employees and Others

§ 7-1-684.1. Reporting to Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry

§ 7-1-684.2. Use of Unique Identifier of Licensee

§ 7-1-685. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses

§ 7-1-686. Display of License; License Nontransferable and Nonassignable; Notification of Additional Locations

§ 7-1-687. Notice of Action Against Licensee by Creditor or Claimant; Other Notification Requirements

§ 7-1-688. Approval Required of New Ultimate Equitable Owner, Other Change of Control, or Executive Officer of Licensee; Denial of Application; Application of Statute

§ 7-1-689. Record Keeping; Investigations and Examinations by Department; Subpoenas; Confidentiality; Limitations on Civil Liability

§ 7-1-690. Enforcement; Enactment of Rules and Regulations

§ 7-1-691. Prohibited Activities While Engaged in Sale of Checks or Money Transmission

§ 7-1-692. Suspension or Revocation of License; Failure to Issue License; Grounds; Administrative Review

§ 7-1-693. Applicant or Licensee as Borrower in Default; Failure to Pay Child Support Prohibits Licensure

§ 7-1-694. Cease and Desist Orders From Unauthorized Activities; Civil Penalties for Violations; Judicial Review; Administrative Fines

§ 7-1-695. Liability for Payment

§ 7-1-696. Penalties for Violations

§ 7-1-697. No Limitation on Common Law Liability or State Prosecution

§ 7-1-698. Continuing Effectiveness of Existing Licenses