A buyer asks their Georgia licensee whether any registered sex offenders live near a property the buyer is considering purchasing. How should the licensee handle this inquiry under Georgia law?
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B) The licensee should direct the buyer to the appropriate public sex offender registry to obtain that information independently
Under O.C.G.A. § 44-1-16 and Georgia practice standards, licensees are not required to research or disclose sex offender registry information. The safer and recommended approach is to direct consumers to the publicly available sex offender registry maintained by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. This protects the licensee from liability for providing inaccurate, incomplete, or unverified information while still ensuring the buyer can access the information through an authoritative source. Licensees who attempt to answer such questions themselves risk providing outdated or incorrect information, creating potential liability.
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