---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 C.F.R. § 83.205"
title: "28"
number: "83.205"
heading: "What must I include in my drug-free workplace statement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/28/83.205"
---

# §83.205. What must I include in my drug-free workplace statement?


You must publish a statement that—

- (a) Tells your employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in your workplace;
- (b) Specifies the actions that you will take against employees for violating that prohibition; and
- (c) **Lets each employee know that, as a condition of employment under any award, he or she—**
  - (1) Will abide by the terms of the statement; and
  - (2) Must notify you in writing if he or she is convicted for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace and must do so no more than five calendar days after the conviction.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 5151-5160 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D; 41 U.S.C. 701 et seq. ).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66557, 66600, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.