Indiana § 36-8-9-7 - Probationary appointments
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 36-8-9-7 — Probationary appointments, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-8-9-7. Probationary appointments
Sec. 7. (a) The board may provide that all appointments to the police department are probationary for a period not to exceed one (1) year.
(b) If the board finds, upon the recommendation of the chief of the department during the probationary period, that the conduct or capacity of a member is not satisfactory, the board shall notify the member in writing that the member is being suspended or that the member will not receive a permanent appointment.
(c) If a member is notified that the member will not receive a permanent appointment, the member's employment immediately ceases. Otherwise, at the expiration of the probationary period, the member is considered regularly employed.
As added by P.L.98-2000, SEC.28.
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Section 36-8-9-7 ("Probationary appointments") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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