Alabama § 41-5A-9 - Assistants, Deputies, and Employees; Division or Unit Heads.
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§ 41-5A-9. Assistants, Deputies, and Employees; Division or Unit Heads.
(a)(1) The employees of the department shall be members of the classified service of the Merit System unless otherwise specified by law.
(2) An employee’s failure to maintain technical or professional qualifications shall be good cause for severance.
(b) The chief examiner shall appoint assistants, deputies, and employees as may be necessary for the sufficient operation of the department. Assistant and deputy examiners shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(c) The chief examiner may appoint three unclassified division or unit heads. The salaries of the division or unit heads shall be fixed by the chief examiner, upon approval of the Legislative Council as provided in Section 29-6-7, and shall not be subject to Section 36-6-6.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 41-5A-9 ("Assistants, Deputies, and Employees; Division or Unit Heads.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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