(See Editor's notes.) Expiration, Renewal, and Penalty Dates of Licenses and Certificates; Duration of Validity; Renewals

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  5. (See Editor's notes.) Expiration, Renewal, and Penalty Dates of Licenses and Certificates; Duration of Validity; Renewals

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  1. The division director shall determine the expiration, renewal, and penalty dates for each license and certificate issued by the professional licensing boards through the office of the division director which is subject to renewal. Before becoming effective, these expiration, renewal, and penalty dates must be approved by the respective professional licensing boards.
  2. Each license and certificate issued by the professional licensing boards through the office of the division director which are subject to renewal shall be valid for up to two years and shall be renewable biennially on the renewal date established by the division director, as approved by the respective professional licensing boards.
  3. The division director is authorized to adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement the biennial renewal of licenses and certificates in such manner as to ensure that the number of renewals is reasonably evenly distributed throughout each two-year period.

(Code 1933, § 84-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 505, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1481, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1981, p. 1898, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act, § 2 of which amended this Code section, was not to be applicable to the Georgia Real Estate Commission and its functions, powers, and duties.

For application of this statute in 2020, see Executive Order 03.23.20.02.

A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders.

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- Renewal of certificates of registration and professional development requirements, architects, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, State Board of Architects and Interior Designers, Chapter 50-6.


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