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Newport News Police Department
2. In cases where a lieutenant is unavailable, the precinct commander may appoint a sergeant to act as
a designated manager as long as the employee undergoing the drug and alcohol testing holds the rank
of sergeant or below.
III. PROCEDURE
A. Random Testing
1. The City Human Resources Department contacts the assistant chief of Administrative Services or
designee and provides the names of the selected employees.
a. The assistant chief of Administrative Services or designee will immediately contact the
appropriate designated manager and provide them with the testing information.
b. The designated manager shall have the employee meet them at a police facility and then
personally transport them to the appropriate test facility.
2. If there is a legitimate cause for a delay (e.g., the officer is in the middle of an investigation or
attending court), the designated manager will notify the assistant chief of Administrative Services or
designee.
3. The assistant chief of Administrative Services or designee will notify the City's Human Resources
when employees will not be tested, or testing will be delayed and provide reasons.
4. The City Human Resources Department will only approve delays of random tests for compelling
public safety reasons or other sufficient causes.
B. Reasonable Suspicion & Post-Vehicle Crash Testing
1. When reasonable suspicion exists that an employee is under the influence of a controlled substance
and/or alcohol, the employee’s on-duty supervisor shall contact a designated manager, who shall
immediately contact the City Human Resources Department for appropriate testing.
2. Delays of reasonable suspicion testing are not permitted.
3. Testing is required after an employee operating a vehicle or equipment to facilitate city business is
involved in a crash that results in a fatality or life-threatening injuries.
4. If testing for reasonable suspicion or after a crash is needed outside of City Human Resources regular
hours, the designated manager will contact the on-call Human Resources staff, who will inform the
designated manager which facility they should transport the employee to for testing.
C. Submission to Test
1. Any employee notified during work hours to report for a random, reasonable suspicion or post-crash
test shall immediately comply with the provisions of that request (see PAM-1205). Refusal by an
employee to take a test is a Group III misconduct offense, as defined in the PAM-1000 Standards of
Conduct.
2. If an employee refuses to be tested, the designated manager will activate their body-worn camera, if
available, and give the employee a direct order to submit to the test. If the employee refuses, the
designated manager shall immediately call designated managers to respond to their location. When
the second designated manager arrives, the original designated manager shall reissue the direct
order to comply with the test.
3. If the employee refuses again, the original designated manager shall immediately relieve the
employee from duty, with pay (see ADM-270 Administrative/Internal Investigations) and notify the
Chief of Police through the chain of command and the Internal Affairs Division commander.
4. The designated manager shall initiate an Administrative/Internal Investigation report in Axon
Standards and attach all relevant supporting documentation to the report (see ADM-270).
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