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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-7-356. Facility’s failure to comply with provisions; penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-7-356. Facility’s failure to comply with provisions; penalty.

A facility that does not terminate an employee who has been found to have an unsatisfactory determination or failed a registry check shall be liable for a civil monetary penalty in the amount of the lesser of $10,000.00 or $500.00 for each day that a violation occurs. The daily civil monetary penalty shall be imposed only from the time the facility knew or should have known that it employed an individual with a criminal record and until the date such individual’s employment is terminated.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-7-356, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 611, § 1-4/SB 406.