Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 12. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS · Article 9. ACCESS TO MEDICAL CANNABIS · Part 2. ROLE OF COMMISSION

16-12-219. Convicted felons prohibited from employment; exception.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(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. (1)
  The conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored; or#
2. (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.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 16-12-219, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 43, § 4/HB 324.

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