Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 40 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons

§ 43-40-1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the term: (2.1) “Brokerage agreement”...

§ 43-40-2. Creation of Commission; Members; Meetings; Recusal for Conflict of Interest; Removal; Compensation; Annual Report; Budget Unit - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, §§ 3, 17; Ga....

§ 43-40-3. Determination of Fees by Commission - The commission is authorized to establish the amount of any...

§ 43-40-3.1. Rules and Regulations - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, with respect...

§ 43-40-4. Office of Commissioner; Qualifications; Restrictions; Staff; Oath; Duties and Powers; Reimbursement - History. Code 1933, § 84-1405, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 43-40-5. Status of License of Commissioner and Commission Employees - The real estate license of the real estate commissioner and...

§ 43-40-6. Seal; Records - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 5; Code 1933,...

§ 43-40-7. Application for Licenses; Confidentiality - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 7; Code 1933,...

§ 43-40-8. Qualifications of Licensees; Course of Study for Licensed Salespersons; Lapse; Reinstatement; Renewal; Continuing Education; Standards for Courses - (3.1) Have complied fully with the requirements of subsection (b)...

§ 43-40-9. Nonresident Licensees; Service of Process; Reciprocity; Contracts With Licensed Georgia Brokers - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 15; Code 1933,...

§ 43-40-10. Requirements for Firm to Be Granted Broker’s License - No broker’s license shall be granted to a firm unless:...

§ 43-40-11. Form of License - The commission shall prescribe the form of the license. Each...

§ 43-40-12. Fees; Inactive Status; Licensure of Broker as Salesperson; Penalty Fees; Extension of Renewal Period - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 10; Ga. L....

§ 43-40-13. Disposition of Fees Collected Under Chapter - All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited...

§ 43-40-14. Power of Commission to Issue, Revoke, or Suspend Licenses and Censure Licensees; Power to Enter Contracts; Retention of Funds - The commission shall have the full power to regulate the...

§ 43-40-15. Grant of Licenses; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of License; Other Sanctions; Surrender or Lapse; Conviction - (1.1) No person who has a conviction shall be eligible...

§ 43-40-16. Refusal to Issue Licenses; Hearings; Judicial Review - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, §§ 13, 14; Ga....

§ 43-40-18. Management of Firm and Licensed Affiliates; Compliance With Local Ordinances - No provision of this subsection shall be construed as altering...

§ 43-40-19. Change of Place of Business; Transfer of Salesperson, Associate Broker, or Community Association Manager - History. Code 1933, § 84-1418, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 43-40-20. Trust or Escrow Checking Account for Real Estate Business; When Entitled to Commission - History. Code 1933, § 84-1419, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 43-40-21. Violations Involving Real Estate Accounts; Report to Attorney General; Injunctions; Appointment of Receiver - Whenever it shall appear to the commission from any examination...

§ 43-40-22. Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund; Revocation of License Upon Court Order for Payment From Fund; Subrogation - History. Code 1933, § 84-1424, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 43-40-22.1. Fidelity Bond or Insurance Requirements for Broker Providing Community Management Services - History. Code 1981, § 43-40-22.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 43-40-23. Applicability of County or Municipal License, Occupational, or Professional Taxes - No county or municipal corporation shall levy or collect any...

§ 43-40-24. Requisites for Maintenance of Action Under Chapter - History. Code 1933, § 84-1404, enacted by Ga. L. 1973,...

§ 43-40-25. Violations by Licensees, Schools, and Instructors; Sanctions; Unfair Trade Practices - Any action taken by the commission pursuant to this subsection...

§ 43-40-25.1. Completion of Certain Forms Not Practice of Law; Contents of Certain Forms - It shall be lawful for licensees to complete listing or...

§ 43-40-25.2. Alternative Disciplinary Procedures; Citations - History. Code 1981, § 43-40-25.2 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 43-40-26. Hearings Before Commission; Judicial Review - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, §§ 13, 14; Ga....

§ 43-40-27. Investigation of Complaints; Subpoenas; Confidentiality; Publication of Licensee Name Upon Revocation or Suspension; Closed Meetings - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 11; Ga. L....

§ 43-40-27.1. Conviction Data - History. Code 1981, § 43-40-27.1 , enacted by Ga. L....

§ 43-40-28. Injunctive Actions - Whenever, in the judgment of the commission, any person has...

§ 43-40-29. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter - (8.1) Any person employed on a full-time basis by a...

§ 43-40-30. Acting Without a License; Cease and Desist Order; Judicial Review; Effect of Code Section on Other Remedies - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 325, § 1; Ga. L....

§ 43-40-30.1. Employer-Employee or Broker-Independent Contractor Relationships Between Licensees - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as establishing...

§ 43-40-31. Penalty - Any person acting as a real estate licensee within the...