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O.C.G.A. § 43-44-16 — Penalties | Georgia Code

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TITLE 43 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES

Section 44. Speech-language Pathologists and Audiologists, 43-44-1 through 43-44-18.

ARTICLE 10 PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINIC

43-44-16. Penalties.

Any person who practices speech-language pathology or audiology or who offers or pretends to practice or holds himself or herself out as eligible to practice speech-language pathology or audiology and who is not legally registered or licensed under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day or fraction of a day that such person practices in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1981, §43-44-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 43; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Ga. L. 2006, p. 1077, § 1/HB 1112.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 1987, p. 1072, § 1, effective July 1, 1987, repealed the former Code section and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section, which dealt with injunctive actions to enforce the provisions of this chapter, was based on Ga. L. 1978, p. 1474, § 7.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting of offenders not required.

- Offense under O.C.G.A. § 43-44-16 is not one for which those charged with a violation are to be fingerprinted. 2007 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2007-1.

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