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Home » US Law » 2022 Georgia Code » Title 43 - Professions and Businesses » Chapter 41 - Residential and General Contractors

§ 43-41-1. Legislative Findings

It is the intent of the General Assembly, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, to safeguard homeowners, other property owners, tenants, and the general public against faulty, inadequate, inefficient, and unsafe residential and general contractors. The practice of residential and general contracting is declared to be a business or profession affecting the […]

§ 43-41-10. Reprimand, Revocation, or Other Corrective Actions Authorized; Issuance of Stop-Work Orders; Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Lifting of Suspension

In addition to the powers and authorities conferred upon the board and its divisions pursuant to Chapter 1 of this title, the residential contractor division and the general contractor division shall have the power, respectively, to reprimand any person or licensee, or to suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant, renew, or restore a license to […]

§ 43-41-11. Effect of Licensure

The issuance of a license by the residential contractor or the general contractor division shall be evidence that the person named therein, including both the individual licensee and any business organization for whom such licensee is a qualifying agent, is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed residential or general contractor while […]

§ 43-41-15. Death of Contractor; Notifications; Completion of Work

If an incomplete contract exists at the time of death of a residential or general contractor, where the licensed contractor performing the work under such contract is an individual person and not a business organization acting through a qualifying agent for such organization, the contract may be completed by any person affiliated with the contractor […]

§ 43-41-17. Effective Date of Licensing and Sanctioning Provisions; Unenforceable Contracts; Compliance With County or Municipal Requirements; Exemption for Dot Contractors; Other Exceptions

The licensing requirements imposed by this chapter and the sanctions and consequences relating thereto shall not become effective and enforceable until July 1, 2008. On and after such date, no person, whether an individual or a business organization, shall have the right to engage in the business of residential contracting or general contracting without a […]

§ 43-41-2. Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term: “Board” means the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors. “Business organization” means any partnership, corporation, limited liability entity, business trust, joint venture, or other legal entity, other than an individual person, doing business or seeking, offering, or contracting to do business as a contractor or otherwise […]

§ 43-41-3. Creation of State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; Membership; Divisions; Vacancies; Qualifications; Terms; Meetings

There is created the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors consisting of 15 members appointed by the Governor for five-year terms. The board shall be assigned to the Secretary of State’s office for administrative purposes and shall be under the jurisdiction of the division director and shall operate in accordance with and pursuant […]

§ 43-41-5. Board Meetings; Power of Board and Its Divisions; Investigations; Immunity From Liability; Failure to Appear at Hearing; Voluntary Surrender of License; Application; Subpoenas

The board shall meet at least twice each year for the purpose of transacting such business as may properly come before it and of overseeing the operation of its divisions. The board and its divisions shall have the power to: Request from the various departments, agencies, and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions […]

§ 43-41-6. Application and Appropriate Fee; Eligibility for Licensure as Residential-Basic Contractor, Residential-Light Commercial Contractor, General Contractor; Examination of Qualified Applicants; Renewal of Licenses; Continuing Education Requirements

Anyone seeking to be licensed as a residential contractor or as a general contractor in this state shall file an application on a form provided by the residential contractor or general contractor division, respectively, accompanied by an application fee as provided by the board. Such an application may be submitted either by: An individual person […]

§ 43-41-7. Written Warranties Required

A licensed residential contractor and any affiliated entities shall offer a written warranty in connection with each contract to construct, or superintend or manage the construction of, any single-family residence where the total value of the work or activity or the compensation to be received by the contractor for such activity or work exceeds $2,500.00. […]

§ 43-41-8. Eligibility for Licensure Without Examination; Reciprocity; Burden Upon Applicant

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following persons desiring to qualify for a residential contractor license or a general contractor license under the provisions of this chapter, either individually or as a qualifying agent, shall be eligible for issuance of such a license by the appropriate division without examination, provided […]

§ 43-41-9. Licensing; Joint Ventures Treated Uniquely; Notification to Division of Changes; Separation of Sole Qualifying Agent; Disciplinary Actions; Payment of Fees; Joint Responsibility for Work Product

If an individual applicant proposes to engage in residential or general contracting in the individual’s own name or a trade name where the individual is doing business as a sole proprietorship, the license shall be issued only to that individual. Where an applicant under this chapter is seeking issuance of a residential or general contractor […]