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2025 Code of Georgia
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees (Chs. 1 — 25)
Chapter 23 - Drug-Free Public Work Force (§§ 45-23-1 — 45-23-9)
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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.
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews.For note on 1990 enactment of this chapter, see 7 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 383 (1990).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Testing Public Employee for Controlled Substances (Illegal Drugs) as a Violation of Federal Constitutional Rights or Civil Rights, 61 A. L. R. Fed. 3d 2.
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O.C.G.A. Title 45, Ch. 23
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- § 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
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