---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 84.205"
title: "34"
number: "84.205"
heading: "What must I include in my drug-free workplace statement?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/84.205"
---

# §84.205. 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: E.O.s 12549 and 12689; 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1094, 1221e-3 and 3474; and Sec. 2455, Pub. L. 103-355, 108 Stat. 3243 at 3327, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 66557, 66610, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.