Connecticut § 21a-421b Criminal history records checks required for licensure. Fees.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 21a-421b — Criminal history records checks required for licensure. Fees.

Connecticut § 21a-421b

Title 21aConsumer Protection

Ch. 420hRegulation of Adult-Use Cannabis

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-421b (2026).

Text

(a)For the purposes of this section:

(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 interes

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(a) For the purposes of this section: (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.

Legislative History

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 30; P.A. 23-79, S. 39.) History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-79 added new Subsec. (a) defining “applicant”, “entity”, “executive managerial control”, “manager”, “owner” and “ownership interest”, redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as Subsec. (b) and substantially amended same by modifying list of persons subject to state and national criminal history records checks, added Subsec. (c) re denial of license to key employee, manager or owner due to disqualifying conviction and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 2023.