O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-12-219 (2019)

Convicted felons prohibited from employment; exception

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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(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.

History

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