§ 43-6-25.1. Local Regulations and Licensing
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any lawful regulation or licensing of auctioneers by any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state; provided, however, that no such political subdivision shall license any auctioneer required to be licensed by this chapter unless such auctioneer has been approved for licensure by the commission as required […]
§ 43-6-18.1. Inspector
The commission shall have an inspector with full inspection rights and privileges for all auctions conducted in this state. This inspector shall have the right to inspect any activity or lack thereof which may be a violation of this chapter or any documents or records pertaining to auction activities and to report any and all […]
§ 43-6-18.2. Sanctions
After notice and opportunity for hearing as provided in Code Section 43-6-19, the commission, in its discretion, may sanction, as provided in Code Section 43-1-19 and Code Section 43-6-18, a company registered or required to be registered in accordance with this chapter. History. Code 1981, § 43-6-18.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 596, […]
§ 43-6-19. Hearings Regarding Revocation or Suspension of Licenses or Censure of Licensees; Appeals
Before the commission shall censure a licensee or before revoking or suspending a license, it shall provide for a hearing for such holder of a license in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available within this chapter and who is aggrieved […]
§ 43-6-21. Notification of Change of Business Address
Should the auctioneer change his or her place of business, he or she shall notify the commission in writing within ten days of such change, and thereupon a new pocket card shall be granted to the auctioneer. History. Code 1933, § 84-317A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 53, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. […]
§ 43-6-22. Prerequisite for Bringing Action for Compensation; Power of Commission to Sue for Violation
No person shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this chapter without alleging and proving that he or she was a duly licensed auctioneer at the time the alleged cause of action arose. The commission […]
§ 43-6-22.1. Auctioneers Education, Research, and Recovery Fund
The commission is authorized and directed to establish and maintain an auctioneers education, research, and recovery fund. The commission shall maintain a minimum balance of $100,000.00 in the auctioneers education, research, and recovery fund from which any person, except bonding companies when they are not principals in an auction transaction, aggrieved by an act, representation, […]
§ 43-6-11.1. Application by Company for Registration; Exemptions; Trust Accounts
No company shall be registered to engage in the business of auctioning unless such company furnishes to the commission: A completed application form as prescribed by the commission; Satisfactory evidence approved by the commission that the company employs or shall employ an auctioneer licensed under the provisions of this chapter to conduct any auctions in […]
§ 43-6-23. Injunctions
Whenever, in the judgment of the commission, any person has engaged in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of this chapter, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state in the superior court of the county in which venue is proper, to abate and temporarily […]
§ 43-6-11.2. Expiration of Licenses; Waiver of Continuing Education Requirement; Rules and Regulations
Licenses for auctioneers shall expire biennially as provided in Code Section 43-1-4. The commission shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of an auctioneer’s license under this chapter to complete commission approved continuing education of not more than eight hours biennially. The commission shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement in cases […]