Section 43-7-23. Suspension, cancellation, revocation, or refusal of licenses; reprimanding licensees; fines; restoration of licenses

   (a) The board, acting upon its own knowledge or upon written and verified complaint filed by any person, shall have the power to reprimand, or to suspend, revoke, or cancel the license of, or to refuse to grant, renew, or restore a license to any licensee upon proof of any one of the following grounds:

   (1) The commission of any false, fraudulent, or deceitful act or the use of any forged, false, or fraudulent document in connection with the license requirements of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board;

   (2) Failure at any time to comply with the requirements for a license under this chapter;

   (3) The practice of barbering under a false or assumed name;

   (4) Habitual intemperance in the use of alcoholic spirits, narcotics, or stimulants to such an extent as to render the licensee unsafe or unfit to practice or teach barbering;

   (5) Any physical disease or mental disability which renders the licensee unfit to practice or teach barbering;

   (6) Any dishonorable or unethical conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public;

   (7) Knowing performance of any act which in any way assists an unlicensed person to practice or teach barbering; or

   (8) Violating, either directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of, any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the board.

(b) The board may impose a fine not to exceed $500.00 for each violation of any provision of subsection (a) of this Code section. Such fines shall be listed in a schedule contained in the rules and regulations of the board. The licensee shall pay the fine within 30 days after receiving written notification from either the board or a representative of the board unless the licensee requests in writing a hearing before the board. Such request for a hearing must be received by the board within 30 days after receipt of the written notification from the board. Failure to either pay the fine or request a hearing shall result in immediate suspension of the license pending a hearing to determine whether revocation or other disciplinary action should be imposed on the licensee.

(c) The board for good cause shown and under such conditions as it may prescribe may restore a license to any person whose license has been suspended or revoked.

(d) Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," shall apply to any proceeding under this Code section.

Code 1933, § 84-412.2, enacted by Ga. L. 1965, p. 603, § 12; Ga. L. 1971, p. 870, § 28; Ga. L. 1973, p. 1450, § 28; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2765, § 4.