Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-374, 376-386, 393, 394, 397, 398, 406-412, 414, 415, 421, 424, 427, 429, 430, 432-456, 460, 461, 471, 473, 475, 478, 480, 483, 484, 488, 490
Section 16-12-219 - Convicted felons prohibited from employment; exception(a) No individual convicted of a drug related felony shall be eligible to work as an employee of a licensee or otherwise participate in the business activities of a licensee conducted pursuant to this part unless the conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored.(b) No individual convicted of a nondrug related felony shall be eligible to work as an employee of a licensee or otherwise participate in the business activities of a licensee conducted pursuant to this part unless: (1) The conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored; or(2)(A) The date of conviction is greater than ten years old; and(B) The individual: (i) Has been released from incarceration for at least five years; or(ii) Agrees to submit to weekly drug screenings.Added by 2019 Ga. Laws 27,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2019.