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Sanctioning Guideline for Alcohol & Drugs

13. Alcohol

  1. Underage possession/use – possesses or uses alcohol under the age of twenty-one (21).
  2. Illegal possession/use – possesses or uses alcohol where it is not legally permissible to do so, regardless of age.
  3. Drives while impaired or driving after consuming alcohol under the age of twenty-one (21).
  4. Provides alcohol to minors (any individual under the age of twenty-one).
  5. Is visibly overcome – exhibits behaviors including but not limited to loss of bodily control of consciousness, requires physical or
    medical assistance, or otherwise is unable to care for themselves due in part or in whole to the consumption of alcohol.
  6. Paraphernalia – possesses alcohol paraphernalia on university premises, including but not limited to, beer bongs and funnels,
    alcohol without liquid devices, kegs, beer balls, party balls and similar alcohol containers.
  7. Fails to abide by university policy on consumption and advertising of alcoholic beverages (see University Policy 05.303 and
    05.304), including all applicable polices in the Campus Living Handbook & Policies.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED SANCTIONS

Minimum Recommended Sanctions for Alcohol

Alcohol
(13a., 13b., 13d.)

Paraphernalia
(13f.)

Visibly Overcome
(13e.)

Driving while Impaired-DWI
(13c.)

First Offense

  • Written Warning
  • Challenging Decisions
  • $100.00 fee
  • Written Warning
  • Challenging Decisions
  • $100.00 fee
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Substance Assessment (off campus)

Second
Offense

  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)
  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)

Third
Offense

  • Suspension
  • Suspension
Hundley Health Education Center - Challenging Decisions:
The Hundley Health Education Center offers a one-time course as part of its overall substance abuse prevention & education initiatives on campus.
Challenging Decisions focuses on both alcohol and cannabis classes. Like all Hundley Health Education Center programs, Challenging Decisions places
an emphasis on personal exploration and non-judgmental information to help student make the safe, healthy, and legal choices about alcohol and other
drugs.
Hundley Health Education Center - BASICS:
BASICS is a program, made up of sessions, utilized to help students explore their alcohol and/or other drug use in a nonjudgmental environment. The
goal of the program is to reduce risky behaviors and harmful consequences of substance use. BASICS is a partnership of the Hundley Health Education
Center and the UNCW Counseling Center. All BASICS sessions are conducted one-on-one with a trained facilitator and the student. It involves three
one-hour sessions each separated from one to three weeks apart.
3. Drugs
  1. Possesses/uses an illicit drug or narcotic.
  2. Manufactures, sells, delivers or possesses with the intent to manufacture, sells or delivers, any substance identified as a controlled substance by North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 90, Article 5 (North Carolina Controlled Substances Act), or similar provisions of federal law.
  3. Possesses/uses drug paraphernalia.
  4. Drives while impaired attributable to the use of drugs.
  5. Is visibly overcome– exhibits behavior including but not limited to loss of bodily control of consciousness, requires physical or medical assistance, or otherwise is unable to care for themselves due in part or in whole to the consumption of alcohol or other drugs.
  6. Consumes, including huffing and/or sniffing, any substance not intended for such use.

MINIMUM RECOMMENDED SANCTIONS

Minimum Recommended Sanctions for Drugs

Possession/Use Drugs
(3a.)

Sells/Intends/
Manufactures
(3b.)

Paraphernalia
(3c.)

Driving while Impaired-DWI
(3d.)

Visibly Overcome (3e.)
Consumes/Huffing (3f.)

First Offense

  • Disciplinary Probation
  • Challenging Decisions (CD) or BASICS
  • $100.00 fee (CD) or $150.00 fee (BASICS)
  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • Challenging Decisions (CD) or BASICS
  • $100.00 fee (CD) or $150.00 fee (BASICS)
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Substance Assessment (off campus)
  • Disciplinary Probation
  • BASICS
  • $150.00 fee
  • Substance Assessment (off campus)

Second
Offense

  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)
  • Suspension
  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)
  • Suspension
  • Suspension
  • Substance Assessment (prior to return)

 

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