Georgia § 14-7-2 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 14-7-2 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-7-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the definitions contained in Chapter 2 of this title apply, and the term: "Licensed" includes registered, certified, admitted to practice, or otherwise legally authorized under the laws of this state by the appropriate regulating board. "Profession" means the profession of certified public accountancy, architecture, chiropractic, dentistry, professional engineering, land surveying, law, pharmacy, psychology, medicine and surgery, optometry, osteopathy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, registered professional nursing, or harbor piloting. "Professional corporation" means a corporation, whether domestic or foreign, organized under Chapter 2 of this title which has elected to become subject to this chapter. "Regulating board" means any board, commission, court, or governmental authority which, under the laws of this state, is charged with the licensing, registration, certification, admission to practice, or other legal authorization of the practitioners of any profession. (Ga. L. 1970, p. 243, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 976, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1454, § 10; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 14; Ga. L. 1996, p. 352, § 1.) Cross references. - Professional corporations practicing certified public accounting and public accountancy, § 43-3-21 et seq. Practice of architecture by firms, partnerships, and corporations, § 43-4-10 . Professional corporations engaged in practice of professional engineering or land surveying, § 43-15-23 . Licensing of corporations engaging in business as an electrical contractor, master plumber or conditioned air contractor, § 43-14-8 . Corporations engaged in practice of professional geology, § 43-19-25 . Corporations engaged in business of selling hearing aid devices or instruments at retail, § 43-20-19 . Refusal of license to practice medicine for engaging in practice as officer or employee of corporation other than one organized pursuant to this chapter, § 43-34-9 . Granting of real estate broker's licenses to corporations or partnerships, § 43-40-10 .
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