Rule 105-3-.04 - Certification RequiredNo person shall own or operate an FVIP or facilitate an FVIP class without being certified by the Commission as set forth herein in these rules. The failure or refusal to apply for and maintain certification shall subject the FVIP owners, operators and facilitators to sanctions provided in these rules. All applications for certification and recertification must be submitted as required to the Commission, and must be truthful, accurate, and complete.
(a) Limitations on eligibility for FVIP Certification and Facilitator Certification: 1. No person shall be certified who has been a perpetrator of family or domestic violence, including any family violence charges within five (5) years, unless the applicant has shown proof that they have successfully completed a certified FVIP at least two (2) years prior to applying for certification.2. No person shall be certified who is under any form of community supervision, administrative or otherwise, by any law enforcement agency or county, state or federal authority. This includes, but is not limited to, any form of misdemeanor or felony probation, pre-trial diversion, or parole.3. No person shall own, direct, facilitate in, or employ any supervisor or director of an FVIP program if such status poses an actual, potential, or apparent conflict of interest. Nor shall any person own, direct, facilitate, or employ any supervisor or director of any program where there exists any type of relationship that would place the owner, director, facilitator, or employee in a position to exert undue influence, exploit, or take undue advantage of any participant.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 105-3-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 19-13-13(a)& (b); 19-13-14(d) .
Original Rule entitled "Certification Required" adopted. F. Dec. 3, 2018; eff. Dec. 23, 2018.