PURPOSE The court maintains a drug-free workforce to help ensure a safe, healthy and productive workplace and to foster the trust and confidence of the public. The following rules regarding unlawful or unauthorized substance usage in the workplace have been established to advise employees and contractors of their responsibilities. DEFINITIONS Contractor A person or business that performs services for the court under an – express agreement; not as a court employee. Controlled Substance Any substance listed in Schedules I-V of Section 202 of – the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. § 812), as amended, and Title 13 of Arizona Revised Statutes. Copies are maintained for employee review by Human Resources. Covered Personnel All court employees, volunteers, interns and – temporary/intermittent workers. Court Premises All court property, including vehicles, lockers, buildings, and – parking lots/facilities, and any place the court conducts business. Court Property All court owned, leased or operated property used by employees, – such as vehicles, lockers, desks, closets, etc. Drug A drug is any chemical substance that produces physical, mental, – emotional, or behavioral change in the user, including alcohol. Drug Paraphernalia Any equipment, implement, product or material that is used – or intended for use in concealing an unlawful drug or for use in injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body an unlawful drug, controlled substance, or other prohibited substance. Grantor Any federal agency providing funding to, or contracting with, the court – for services. Reasonable Cause/Reasonable Suspicion a legal standard of proof that is less – than probable cause but more than a mere hunch. It must be based on specific and articulable facts, taken together with rational inferences from those facts. For purposes of this policy, those facts may include, and are not limited to, the direct observation of unlawful drug or alcohol use; or the symptom of being under the
PURPOSE The court maintains a drug-free workforce to help ensure a safe, healthy and productive workplace and to foster the trust and confidence of the public. The following rules regarding unlawful or unauthorized substance usage in the workplace have been established to advise employees and contractors of their responsibilities. DEFINITIONS Contractor – A person or business that performs services for the court under an express agreement; not as a court employee. Controlled Substance – Any substance listed in Schedules I-V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. § 812), as amended, and Title 13 of Arizona Revised Statutes. Copies are maintained for employee review by Human Resources. Covered Personnel – All court employees, volunteers, interns and temporary/intermittent workers. Court Premises – All court property, including vehicles, lockers, buildings, and parking lots/facilities, and any place the court conducts business. Court Property – All court owned, leased or operated property used by employees, such as vehicles, lockers, desks, closets, etc. Drug – A drug is any chemical substance that produces physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral change in the user, including alcohol. Drug Paraphernalia – Any equipment, implement, product or material that is used or intended for use in concealing an unlawful drug or for use in injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body an unlawful drug, controlled substance, or other prohibited substance. Grantor – Any federal agency providing funding to, or contracting with, the court for services. Reasonable Cause/Reasonable Suspicion – a legal standard of proof that is less than probable cause but more than a mere hunch. It must be based on specific and articulable facts, taken together with rational inferences from those facts. For purposes of this policy, those facts may include, and are not limited to, the direct observation of unlawful drug or alcohol use; or the symptom of being under the
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