Georgia § 43-11A-14 - Surrender of license on demand; display requirement; notice of change of address; renewal; inactive status.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-11A-14 — Surrender of license on demand; display requirement; notice of change of address; renewal; inactive status., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-11A-14. Surrender of license on demand; display requirement; notice of change of address; renewal; inactive status.
A license issued by the board is the property of the board and must be surrendered on demand. The licensee shall display the license certificate in an appropriate and public manner. The licensee shall inform the board of any change of address. The license shall be renewed biennially if the licensee is not in violation of this chapter at the time of application for renewal and if the applicant fulfills current requirements of continuing education as established by the board. Each person licensed under this chapter is responsible for renewing his or her license before the expiration date. Under procedures and conditions established by the board, a licensee may request that his or her license be declared inactive. The licensee may apply for active status at any time and upon meeting the conditions set by the board shall be declared active. (Code 1981, § 43-11A-14 , enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1377, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 971, § 1.)
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Section 43-11A-14 ("Surrender of license on demand; display requirement; notice of change of address; renewal; inactive status.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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