{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-133","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 12-5-133","heading":"Penalty; evidence of violation of part.","body":"(a) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises, holds himself or herself out, or acts, temporarily or otherwise, as a water well contractor without having first secured the required license or renewal thereof or any person who otherwise violates any provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100.00 and not more than $1,000.00. Each day during which such violation exists or continues shall constitute a separate offense.\n(b) In order to prove a violation of this part, it shall not be necessary for a state or local enforcement official to actually observe a well being drilled by a person who does not possess a valid license as required by this part. Other evidence of a violation of this part, including, but not limited to, bills, invoices, photographs, proposals, or any form of advertising, may be sufficient for a conviction.","path":["TITLE 12 Conservation And Natural Resources","CHAPTER 5 Water Resources","Article 3 Wells and Drinking Water","PART 3 Water Well Standards"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.12.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"a7c9fa7d5dbc46a9cfe6ad52aef4d544a997fbfe4c693782ad8b467bcba2104b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-132","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-12-5-133.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}