Section 94.2. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

AHSCS—Alcohol Highway Safety Countermeasure System—A system of deterrence, prevention and intervention strategies used in combination with drug and alcohol treatment programs and legal sanctions to combat DUI.

AHSS—Alcohol Highway Safety School—A structured educational program with a standardized curriculum to teach DUI offenders about the problems of alcohol and drug use and driving, attendance at which is mandatory for all convicted DUI first and second offenders and for every person placed on ARD or other preliminary disposition as a result of an arrest for violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance).

ARD—Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition—A pretrial diversion program which offers a person arrested for DUI the opportunity to earn dismissal of the charges, provided the person agrees to certain conditions.

Alcohol—Ethanol or ethyl alcohol.

CRN—Court Reporting Network—A uniform prescreening evaluation procedure for all DUI offenders to aid and support clinical treatment recommendations offered to the judiciary, prior to sentencing.

Controlled substance—Any substance so defined or classified under:

(i) The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P. S. § § 780-101—780-143).

(ii) Section 102(6) of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C.A. § 802(6)).

(iii) 21 CFR Part 1308.11—1308.15 (relating to schedules of controlled substances).

(iv) Any revisions to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) which are published by the Department of Health as notices in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

DUI-Driving under the influence—Driving, operating or being in actual physical control of the movement of any vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance to a degree which renders the person incapable of safe driving as prohibited and punishable under 75 Pa.C.S. § § 3802, 3803 and 3804 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance; grading; and penalties).

DUI program coordinator—An individual who serves as the liaison between a county, multicounty judicial district, or group of counties combined under a single DUI program and the Department of Transportation or its designee.

Department—The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth.