28-A M.R.S. §703-A: Prohibition of employment of violators as retail employees

1. Employment prohibited. A retail licensee may not employ a person as a retail employee if that person, within 2 years of the date of that person's application for employment, has been convicted of a first offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B. A retail licensee may not employ a person as a retail employee if that person, within 5 years of the date of that person's application for employment, has been convicted of a 2nd offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B.

2. Affidavit required. Retail licensees shall require a person applying for employment as a retail employee to furnish to the licensee an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been convicted of a first offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B, within 2 years of the date of the affidavit. Retail licensees shall require a person applying for employment as a retail employee to furnish to the licensee an affidavit stating that the applicant has not been convicted of a 2nd offense of violating section 2078 or section 2081, subsection 1, paragraph A or B, within 5 years of the date of the affidavit. The affidavit must be executed at the time of application. The bureau shall develop the affidavit required by this section and make single copies of that affidavit available to retailers.