Legal Sanctions
      Students and employees are reminded that local, state and federal laws provide for a variety of legal sanctions and penalties for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol. These sanctions include, but ore not limited to, incarceration and monetary fines.
      The Federal Controlled Substances Act provides penalties of up to 15 years imprisonment and fines or up to $25,000 for unlawful distribution or possession with intent to distribute narcotics. For unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a person is subject to up to one year of imprisonment and fines up to $5,000. Any person who unlawfully distributes a controlled substance to a person under 21 years of age may be punished by up to twice the term of imprisonment and fine otherwise authorized by law.
      Kansas law provides that any person who violates the criminal statutes on controlled substances by possessing, offering for sale, distributing, or manufacturing opiates and narcotics, such as cocaine and heroin, shall be guilty of a Class C felony. For conviction of a Class C felony, the court may sentence a person to a term of imprisonment of a minimum of three to five years, a maximum of 10 to 20 years, and a fine of up to $15,000. Unlawful possession of a depressant, stimulant or hallucinogenic drug is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, with a penalty of to a year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Depressants include barbiturates, Valium, and barbital. Hallucinogens include LSD, marijuana, and psylocybin. State law classifies amphetamines and methamphetamines as stimulants.
      Article 7 of the Kansas Liquor Control Act provides for punishments ranging from up to six months imprisonment and fines of up to $1,000 for violation of the statutes relating to the possession and distribution of alcohol.
      The local ordinances of Hays also provide for prohibitions relating to illicit drugs and alcohol. Generally, these local ordinances are similar in content to state law.

University Sanctions
Employees
      In accordance with Fort says State University disciplinary policies and practices, when an employee is found to be in violation of the Drug-Free Workplace Statement of Fort Hays State University, he/she may be subject to penalties up to and including termination. Employees may also be required to satisfactorily participate, at their expense, in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program before being allowed to return to work. Appropriate action will be taken within thirty (30) days of Fort Hays State University's notice of a conviction or violation of the University's statement on a drug-free workplace.

Students
     Procedures which will be followed if a student violates the stated University Policy.
     All violations of policy will be handled on an individual basis affording each student the right to due process. Procedures of this process are described in the student handbook. Sanctions which may be imposed include:  reprimand; probation; suspension; and expulsion.
      It is the University's belief that all disciplinary sanctions should provide the opportunity for personal growth; to that end counseling and referral for individual assessment may be included as a condition of any sanction.