§ 43-6-25. Penalty
Any person or corporation acting as an auctioneer within the meaning of this chapter without a license and any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, or […]
§ 43-6-13. License Fees; Effect of Nonpayment of Checks Submitted as Fee
The division director, at the time an application for licensure is submitted, shall collect from an applicant a fee in an amount established by the commission. The commission may establish separate schedules of fees for such licenses depending on whether the applicant begins to do business prior to or after the issuance of any such […]
§ 43-6-14. Contents and Display of License
Each license shall have placed thereon the seal of the commission. The license of each auctioneer shall be delivered or mailed to his or her place of business and shall be displayed conspicuously at all times in the office of the licensee. The commission shall prepare and deliver a pocket card certifying that the person […]
§ 43-6-14.1. Carrying License Identification Card Required
All licensees must carry on their person, when participating in the auctioneering business in any capacity, their Georgia auctioneer’s license identification card and must present such card upon demand by any official of the State of Georgia. History. Code 1981, § 43-6-14.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 657, § 7.
§ 43-6-16. Grounds for Refusal to Issue License
Licenses shall be granted only to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of auctioning in such manner as to safeguard the interest of the public and only after satisfactory proof of such qualifications has been presented to the commission. The commission shall grant a license […]
§ 43-6-17. Procedure Upon Nonacceptance of Applications
If the commission, after an application in proper form has been filed and accompanied by the proper fee, shall refuse to accept the application, the commission shall provide for a hearing for such applicant in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies […]
§ 43-6-18. Grounds for Revocation or Suspension of Licenses and Censure of Licensees
The commission may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the signed complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any auctioneer and shall have power to censure such licensee or to revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter whenever such license has been obtained by false or fraudulent representation or […]
§ 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 […]