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Call Now: 904-383-7448As used in this chapter, the definitions contained in Chapter 2 of this title apply, and the term:
(Ga. L. 1970, p. 243, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 976, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1454, § 10; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 14; Ga. L. 1996, p. 352, § 1.)
- Professional corporations practicing certified public accounting and public accountancy, § 43-3-21 et seq.
Practice of architecture by firms, partnerships, and corporations, § 43-4-10.
Professional corporations engaged in practice of professional engineering or land surveying, § 43-15-23.
Licensing of corporations engaging in business as an electrical contractor, master plumber or conditioned air contractor, § 43-14-8.
Corporations engaged in practice of professional geology, § 43-19-25.
Corporations engaged in business of selling hearing aid devices or instruments at retail, § 43-20-19.
Refusal of license to practice medicine for engaging in practice as officer or employee of corporation other than one organized pursuant to this chapter, § 43-34-9.
Granting of real estate broker's licenses to corporations or partnerships, § 43-40-10.
Note to 1986 Amendment Paragraph (3) was amended in 1986 to add the phrase "whether domestic or foreign," effectively reversing a 1970 Attorney General's opinion. (Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-64). That opinion provided that a foreign professional corporation was not entitled to a certificate of authority to transact business in Georgia because the definition of "professional corporation" did not expressly refer to foreign professional corporations. Under the first sentence of § 14-7-3, however, licensure by the proper Georgia authority remains a prerequisite to a valid election to practice as a professional corporation in this State, whether as a Georgia professional corporation or as a foreign professional corporation qualified to do business in Georgia.
- The legislature intended for the term "professional" as used in O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 to be defined by §§ 14-7-2(2),14-10-2(2), and43-1-24. Gillis v. Goodgame, 262 Ga. 117, 414 S.E.2d 197 (1992).
O.C.G.A.9-11-9.1 applies only to those licensed professions regulated by state examining boards when licensure is predicated upon successful completion of the specialized schooling or training necessary to obtain the expertise to practice that profession. Harrell v. Lusk, 263 Ga. 895, 439 S.E.2d 896 (1994).
- Affidavit requirement of O.C.G.A. § 9-11-9.1 did not apply to any acts committed by a lab technician because the technician was not recognized as a "professional" under Georgia law, O.C.G.A. § 14-7-2. Pattman v. Mann, 307 Ga. App. 413, 701 S.E.2d 232 (2010).
Cited in Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. R.L. Brown & Assocs., F. Supp. 2d (N.D. Ga. Sept. 29, 2006).
The clear intent of the Georgia Professional Corporation Act (see now O.C.G.A. § 14-7-1) is to limit the right to incorporate under the Act to those professions enumerated in the definition of "profession." 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-14.
- Nurse anesthetist may not incorporate under the Georgia Professional Corporation Act (see now O.C.G.A. Ch. 7, T. 14) unless also licensed to practice medicine or one of other professions enumerated in that Act. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-14.
- Former Code 1933, § 84-1410 (see now O.C.G.A. § 43-40-7) contemplated that real estate brokers may practice in the corporate form, but this power was not extended to salesmen by Ga. L. 1970, p. 243 (see now O.C.G.A. § 14-7-2). 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U71-39.
- What constitutes professional services within meaning of statute preserving individual liability of professional employees of professional corporation, association, or partnership, 31 A.L.R.4th 898.
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2000-07-05
Citation: 533 S.E.2d 75, 272 Ga. 566, 2000 Fulton County D. Rep. 2497, 2000 Ga. LEXIS 535
Snippet: to the term "professional" as defined by OCGA §§ 14-7-2(2); 14-10-2(2); and 43-1-24. While the intent in
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1995-02-27
Citation: 265 Ga. 374, 453 S.E.2d 719, 95 Fulton County D. Rep. 743, 50 A.L.R. 5th 839, 1995 Ga. LEXIS 111
Snippet: professional nursing, or harbor piloting. OCGA § 14-7-2 (2).
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1994-02-07
Citation: 439 S.E.2d 896, 263 Ga. 895, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 484, 1994 Ga. LEXIS 73
Snippet: OCGA § 9-11-9.1 [(a)] to be defined by OCGA §§ 14-7-2 (2); 14-10-2 (2); and 43-1-24. We hold, therefore
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1993-03-08
Citation: 427 S.E.2d 248, 262 Ga. 819
Snippet: professions recognized under Georgia law in OCGA §§ 14-7-2 (2); 14-10-2 (2); 43-1-24); Cheeley v. Henderson
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27
Citation: 413 S.E.2d 720, 262 Ga. 70, 49 Fulton County D. Rep. 23, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 199
Snippet: professions recognized under Georgia law in OCGA §§ 14-7-2 (2); 14-10-2 (2) and 43-1-24." Id. at p. 118. Insofar
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-02-27
Citation: 414 S.E.2d 197, 262 Ga. 117, 49 Fulton County D. Rep. 23, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 181
Snippet: occupations which are not enumerated in OCGA § 14-7-2 (2), or occupations which are not subject to the
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1990-11-02
Citation: 397 S.E.2d 294, 260 Ga. 499, 1990 Ga. LEXIS 393
Snippet: requirements of OCGA § 9-11-9.1, as follows: 1. (a) OCGA § 14-7-2 provides: (2) “Profession” means the profession
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1989-09-28
Citation: 383 S.E.2d 867, 259 Ga. 435
Snippet: statutory law. See OCGA § 43-4-1 et seq.; OCGA § 14-7-2 (2). And, as held in cases exemplified by Housing