{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-219","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-12-219","heading":"Convicted felons prohibited from employment; exception.","body":"(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.\n(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:\n(1) The conviction has been expunged or the individual has been pardoned or had his or her civil rights restored; or\n(2) (A) The date of conviction is greater than ten years old; and\n(B) The individual:\n(i) Has been released from incarceration for at least five years; or\n(ii) Agrees to submit to weekly drug screenings.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 12 Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 9 Access to Medical Cannabis","PART 2 Role of Commission"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"bdce889c24fae54d843b6caf66af4e3592f9ccd6a8c3536e48c41c7a3faaf401","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-218","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-12-220"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}