02:05:01:02.01Exception from prohibition on employment or

certification. Any person ineligible under § 2:05:01:02 to be hired or certified as a result of a conviction, may not be denied employment or certification as a result of that conviction if the person, based upon a proof of innocence, received a reprieve, commutation, or pardon. This section does not prohibit the consideration of a conviction or plea in determining moral character under subdivision 2:05:01:01(4).

Source: 27 SDR 63, effective January 2, 2001.