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Newport News Police Department
ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
ADM-220 – SUBSTANCE ABUSE: PREVENTION & TESTING
PROCEDURES
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-220 (08/09/2017) Date of Issue: 05/06/2024
I. GENERAL
A. To ensure that employees can safely perform their duties, all department personnel will review and
adhere to PAM-1205 Substance Abuse Policy & Procedures. Human Resources staff will document the
policy review during new employee onboarding. Acknowledgment that updated versions were reviewed
is conducted electronically.
B. This policy supplements PAM-1205 and is not intended to modify it expressly or implicitly. Should any
changes made to PAM-1205 contradict this policy, PAM-1205 is the overriding authority unless the
Human Resources Department or Chief of Police specify otherwise.
C. PAM-1205 states that all sworn officers, including police recruits, Communications Division operational
staff, and forensics and evidence technicians, are prohibited from using controlled substances on and off
the job and are subject to random testing. However, the use of prescribed medication is authorized
following guidelines in PAM-1205. [TA 4.2.5]
II. POLICY
A. In addition to the procedures outlined in PAM-1205, department employees will also adhere to the
following guidelines:
1. No employee shall use alcohol, illegal drugs or other controlled substances while on duty, including
meal breaks, or engaging in Police Department activities.
2. It is permitted for an undercover police officer to consume alcoholic beverages as part of the
assignment.
3. Employees will not consume alcoholic beverages while in uniform, displaying their badge of office,
or attired in any way that publicly recognizes them as department employees.
4. Employees will not operate any city vehicle while consuming or after consuming an alcoholic
beverage or impairing substances. Alcoholic beverages will not be transported in any City vehicle
unless they are part of an official department function (i.e., transported as evidence).
5. No department employee shall report for duty/work, or remain on duty/at work, when the employee
has used any controlled substance, except when the use is according to the instructions of a physician
AND the substance does not adversely affect the employee’s ability to perform their job duties and
responsibilities safely.
B. Employees are subject to testing for the presence of alcohol or controlled substances whenever
reasonable suspicion exists that they are under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
C. The assistant chief of Administrative Services or designee is the point of contact between the Police
Department and the City’s Human Resources Department regarding the administration of provisions of
PAM-1205.
D. Designated Manager
1. For this policy, all employees of the rank of lieutenant and above are considered designated managers
and responsible for handling cases related to PAM-1205 or this policy. Designated managers must be
of equal or higher rank than the employee undergoing testing.
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