Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 8.34 Syringe Services Programs

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to prohibit syringe service programs from operating in the City of Colfax in order to protect the public from the health and safety risks associated with such programs and with the improper disposal of syringes, needles and related waste. For purposes of this section, "syringe service program" means a program authorized but not required to be permitted under California Health and Safety Code Division 105, Part 4, Chapter 18, operating within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Colfax that acts as a point of access to health education and care for people who inject drugs, where hypodermic needles and/or syringes are dispensed, or where used syringes are collected pursuant to the authority of Chapter 18 of Part 4 of Division 105 of the California Health and Safety Code, as amended, replaced or succeeded, such that persons participating in and/or operating such programs are exempt from criminal prosecution for acts related to the possession of needles and/or syringes.

(Ord. No. 554, § 1, 10-11-2023)

It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to create, establish, operate, conduct, or participate within the city in a needle exchange program, as defined by Health and Safety Code Section 121349, et seq, and any syringe service program as defined.

(Ord. No. 554, § 1, 10-11-2023)

Any violation of this section may be enforced by the city, the Placer County Sheriff's office, or an enforcement officer in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Code, relating to the issuance of citations, imposition of administrative fines and penalties in accordance with Chapters 1.24 and 1.25 of this Code, right to appeal, and the right to an administrative hearing, and shall be subject to the imposition and payment of administrative fines, in addition to any other legal or equitable enforcement remedy available under law, statute, regulation, and this Code.

(Ord. No. 554, § 1, 10-11-2023)