[Adopted 12-7-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-12]
This article may be known as and may be cited
as the "Hellam Township Drug and Alcohol Policy Ordinance."
The Board of Supervisors of Hellam Township,
York County, Pennsylvania, has determined that it is in the best interest
of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and inhabitants
of Hellam Township to enact this article adopting the attached model
drug and alcohol policy for employees with CDLs as required under
the Act and as provided in the regulations adopted by DOT.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACT
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, as amended,
and as found in Title 49 CFR, Parts 40 and 382.
CDL
Commercial Drivers License.
DOT
The United States Department of Transportation.
TOWNSHIP
Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus all costs of prosecution,
including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, and in default
of payment thereof, shall be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 90
days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or
is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and
each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute
a separate offense.