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Laws, Policies & Enforcement


NH State Statutes On-Line Alcholic Beverages Chapter 179: Enforcement, Requirements and Penalties

Durham & Other Laws
Caring for Intoxicated Students
Students suffering from alcohol and other drug ingestion or incapacitation requiring medical attention are transported to the local hospital. The Office of Health Education and Promotion’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Counselor reviews hospital information and follows up for assessment and education. Students are offered the option to meet with the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Counselor.

Students not requiring medical attention are put in protective custody by the police at the Strafford County Jail. Though protective custody is not a violation of law or policy, most often students are referred to the Office of Health Education and Promotion for assessment and education.

Student Rights Rules and Responsibilities

Residential Alcohol Policies and Regulations

Durham and Other Laws

Increase Police Presence and Weekend Walkers Program
During the first six weeks of fall semester and again in the late spring semester the UNH and Durham Police increase the presence of police officers on the streets. In addition, a grant received by the UNH police utilizes staff members from the Division of Student and Academic Services and other UNH community members to “walk the streets” of Durham during these times to provide another form of presence, to monitor activities, and assist police as needed.

Follow-Up to Violations

» Individual Contact with First-Year Students
In collaboration with the UNH and Durham Police Departments and the UNH Judicial Programs Office, staff members within the Division of Student and Academic Services have increased the number of individual contacts with students following their arrest or judicial referral for alcohol and drug-related infractions. A staff member meets with each new student arrested or taken into protective custody to discuss the academic and personal consequences of his/her behavior. The parents of these students are often contacted as well. Feedback from the parents who have been notified is overwhelmingly positive.
» Parental Notification
In order to decrease the incidents of high-risk drinking on campus, an additional approach employed by UNH has been to notify parents when their student has been charged with an alcohol or drug related policy violation. This action is also being used by the UNH and Durham Police Departments. Anecdotally, parents have been extremely supportive of this measure. An evaluation to try to ascertain the effectiveness and impact on the university of this judicial measure will take place during the summer of 2004.

» Mandatory Alcohol and Other Drug Assessment and Education
Sanctions as a result of violation of University policies are outlined in the Student Rights, Rules and Responsibility handbook. Often, in addition to punitive sanctions, students are required to participate in an alcohol and other drug individual educational consultation through the Office of Health Education and Promotion. These students are referred to an alcohol education class. This class provides an opportunity for students to gain information about alcohol effects on body and behavior, to perform a self-assessment, and to identify low-risk drinking behaviors. Exit interviews and recommendations for support or additional care are conducted within two weeks of the completion of the class.

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