What criminal convictions would disqualify a person from registration as a backer or key employee for a cannabis license?

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A person with a disqualifying conviction cannot be registered as a backer or key employee for a cannabis license. A "disqualifying conviction" means a conviction within the last ten years, which has not been the subject of an absolute pardon, for an offense under:

  1. Sec. 53a-276. Money laundering in the first degree: Class B felony.

    Sec. 53a-277. Money laundering in the second degree: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-278. Money laundering in the third degree: Class D felony.

     

  2. Sec. 53a-291. Vendor fraud in the first degree: Class B felony.

    Sec. 53a-292. Vendor fraud in the second degree: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-293. Vendor fraud in the third degree: Class D felony.

     

  3. Sec. 53a-215. Insurance fraud: Class D felony.

     

  4. Sec. 53a-138. Forgery in the first degree: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-139. Forgery in the second degree: Class D felony.

     

  5. Sec. 53a-142. Forgery of symbols: Class A misdemeanor.

    Sec. 53a-142a. Filing a false record: Class D felony.

     

  6. Sec. 53a-147. Bribery: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-148. Bribe receiving: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-148a. Failure to report bribery: Class A misdemeanor.

    Sec. 53a-149. Bribery of a witness: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-150. Bribe receiving by a witness: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-151a. Intimidating a witness: Class B felony.

    Sec. 53a-152. Bribery of a juror: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-154. Tampering with a juror: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-155. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-156. Perjury: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-157a. False statement on a certified payroll: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-157b. (Formerly Sec. 53a-157). False statement: Class A misdemeanor.

    Sec. 53a-158. Bribery of a labor official: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-159. Bribe receiving by a labor official: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-160. Commercial bribery: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-161. Receiving a commercial bribe: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-161a. Bid rigging: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-161b. Disclosure of bid or proposal: Class A misdemeanor.

    Sec. 53a-161c. Receiving kickbacks: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-161d. Paying a kickback: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-162. Rigging: Class D felony.

     

  7. Sec. 53a-125c. Telephone fraud in the first degree: Class B felony.

    Sec. 53a-125d. Telephone fraud in the second degree: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-125e. Telephone fraud in the third degree: Class D felony.

    Sec. 53a-125f. Telephone fraud in the fourth degree: Class A misdemeanor.

     

  8. Sec. 53a-129b. Identity theft in the first degree: Class B felony.

    Sec. 53a-129c. Identity theft in the second degree: Class C felony.

    Sec. 53a-129d. Identity theft in the third degree: Class D felony.

     

  9. Subsection (b) of Sec. 12-737. Penalties for willful violations.

     

  10. Sec. 53a-48. Conspiracy. Renunciation.

    Sec. 53a-49. Criminal attempt: Sufficiency of conduct; renunciation as defense.

     

  11. The law of any other state or of the federal government, if the offense on which such conviction is based is defined by elements that substantially include the elements of an offense under the statutes listed in (A) to (J), above.

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