§ 6-206. Employment of persons with prior convictions.

(a)

No licensee shall employ, for compensation or otherwise, in any premises for the sale of alcoholic beverages, or the operation of a bottle house under this chapter, any person in a capacity requiring a work permit as defined in section 6-207 who meet any of the following:

• Is not a citizen of the United States;

• Is not an alien admitted for permanent residence;

• Is not a person who has otherwise been granted employment authorization by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;

• Any person who has been convicted within five years immediately prior to the application for employment of the following:

º Any felony;

º Two or more convictions of driving under the influence;

º Two or more convictions of possession, consumption, or attempt to purchase alcohol by an underage person;

º One or more under 21 DUIs;

º Any conviction relating to the sale or furnishing of alcoholic beverages to an underage person;

º Any conviction relating to the unlawful possession, use or manufacturing of an authentic or fraudulent driver's license or ID; or

• Any person on parole, probation, or convicted and released from incarceration, for any crimes, including but not limited to child molestation, aggravated child molestation, or child sexual abuse, as defined in O.C.G.A. § 16-6-4 or individuals required to register as sex offenders pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 42-1-12.

(b)

The omission or falsification of any material information in an application for an alcoholic beverage permit shall be a violation of this chapter and grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of any such permit; however, any employees excluded from employment under the terms of this section shall have the right to appeal such exclusion to the license review board.

(c)

Section 6-206 shall not apply to private clubs as defined in this chapter.

(Ord. of 8-14-73, art. IV, § 35; Ord. of 10-24-89, § I; Ord. of 9-25-90; Ord. of 5-11-93; Code 1977, § 3-4-60; Ord. of 6-23-98 (eff. 7-1-98); Ord. of 8-10-99; Ord. of 1-23-01; Ord. of 1-24-06; Ord. of 2-26-08; Amd. of 2-22-11; Amd. of 2-23-16; Amd. of 7-26-16; Amd. of 4-24-18)