All members of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall be fingerprinted before, and as a condition of, appointment. These fingerprints shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records search and to the Department of State Police for a Virginia criminal history records search. The Department of State Police shall be reimbursed by the Authority for the cost of investigations conducted pursuant to this section. No person shall be appointed to the Board or appointed by the Board who (i) has defrauded or attempted to defraud any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or authority by making or filing any report, document, or tax return required by statute or regulation that is fraudulent or contains a false representation of a material fact; (ii) has willfully deceived or attempted to deceive any federal, state, or local government or governmental agency or governmental authority by making or maintaining business records required by statute or regulation that are false and fraudulent; or (iii) has been convicted of (a) a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or (b) a violation of any law applicable to the manufacture, transportation, possession, use, or sale of marijuana within the five years immediately preceding appointment.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 550, 551.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 4.1 - Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control
Chapter 6 - General Provisions
§ 4.1-601. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority created; public purpose
§ 4.1-602. Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; composition
§ 4.1-604. Powers and duties of the Board
§ 4.1-605. Additional powers; mediation; alternative dispute resolution; confidentiality
§ 4.1-606. Regulations of the Board
§ 4.1-607. Board membership; terms; compensation
§ 4.1-609. Background investigations of Board members and Chief Executive Officer
§ 4.1-610. Financial interests of Board, employees, and family members prohibited
§ 4.1-611. Seed-to-sale tracking system
§ 4.1-612. Moneys of Authority
§ 4.1-613. Forms of accounts and records; audit; annual report
§ 4.1-614. Disposition of moneys collected by the Board
§ 4.1-615. Leases and purchases of property by the Board
§ 4.1-616. Exemptions from taxes or assessments
§ 4.1-618. Reversion to the Commonwealth
§ 4.1-620. Reports and accounting systems of Board; auditing books and records
§ 4.1-621. Certain information not to be made public
§ 4.1-622. Criminal history records check required on certain employees; reimbursement of costs
§ 4.1-623. Employees of the Authority
§ 4.1-624. Police power of members, agents, and employees of Board
§ 4.1-625. Liability of Board members; suits by and against Board
§ 4.1-626. Counsel for members, agents, and employees of Board
§ 4.1-627. Hearings; representation by counsel