Connecticut General Statutes 21a-421b – Criminal history records checks required for licensure. Fees
(a) For the purposes of this section:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 21a-421b
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(1) “Applicant” means an entity applying for an initial or renewal cannabis establishment or cannabis testing laboratory license;
(2) “Entity” means an association, company, corporation, organization, partnership, sole proprietorship or trust;
(3) “Executive managerial control” means, with respect to an individual, the authority or power to direct or influence the direction or operation of an applicant through agreement, board membership, contract or voting power;
(4) “Manager” means an individual who is not a key employee and has (A) an ownership interest in an applicant, and (B) executive managerial control of an applicant;
(5) “Owner” means an individual who has more than a five per cent ownership interest in an applicant; and
(6) “Ownership interest” means the possession of equity in the assets, capital, profits or stock of an applicant.
(b) The commissioner shall require that a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history records check be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a for each key employee, manager and owner of an applicant. The commissioner may require such key employees, managers and owners to submit to a state and national criminal history records check conducted in accordance with section 29-17a before issuing a license renewal.
(c) A key employee, manager or owner shall be denied a license in the event that the key employee’s background check reveals a disqualifying conviction.
(d) The department shall charge the applicant a fee equal to the amount charged to the department to conduct a state and national criminal history records check of the applicant.