{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-23-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-23-5","heading":"Ineligibility for public employment of person convicted of drug offense.","body":"(a) Any person who has been convicted for the first time, under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, of any criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug shall be ineligible for any public employment for a period of three months from the date of conviction.\n(b) Any person who has been convicted two or more times, under the laws of this state, the United States, or any other state, of any criminal offense involving the manufacture, distribution, sale, or possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, or a dangerous drug shall be ineligible for any public employment for a period of five years from the most recent date of conviction.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 23 Drug-free Public Work Force"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.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":"874bf432c44e320bc2338ee6e9b6c198e68e03414f55d504f23e3050daa1109a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-23-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-23-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}