Chapter 23. DRUG-FREE PUBLIC WORK FORCE  


§ 45-23-1. Short title
§ 45-23-2. Legislative finding and declaration
§ 45-23-3. Definitions
§ 45-23-4. Suspension or termination of public employee convicted of drug offense
§ 45-23-5. Ineligibility for public employment of person convicted of drug offense
§ 45-23-6. Additional or more stringent sanctions authorized
§ 45-23-7. Continuance of employment for drug user; requirements and procedure
§ 45-23-8. Administrative procedures
§ 45-23-9. Application of chapter

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 45 Chapter 23 NOTE

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Drug abuse treatment programs, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Department of Human Resources, Chapter 290-4-2.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For note on 1990 enactment of this chapter, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 383 (1990).
 
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
FIRST OFFENDER TREATMENT NOT "CONVICTION". --First offender treatment upon a verdict or plea of guilty is not a "conviction" within the meaning of the "Drug Free Workplace Act" (O.C.G.A. § 45-23-1 et seq.), applicable to public employees. 1992 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 92-10.