{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-138","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-8-138","heading":"Failure to validly license as defense.","body":"The failure of the governing body to obtain or maintain a valid license to operate a personal care home shall not constitute a defense to any action brought pursuant to this article where the facility at issue is subject to licensure as a personal care home.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 8 Care and Protection of Indigent and Elderly Patients","Article 5A Remedies for Residents of Personal Care Homes"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.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":"ce1be336080cfd05755c93337b9a2bbf772dec33045e8906e9b87e35c4f16182","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-137","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-8-139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}