Minnesota § 420.13 - SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 420.13 — SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 420.13. SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL
An employee who, after investigation and trial by the civil service commission, is found guilty of inefficiency, breach of duty, or misconduct, may be removed, reduced, or suspended. The employee's name also may be stricken from the service register. If the board determines that the charges are not sustained, the accused, if suspended pending investigation, shall be immediately reinstated and paid all back pay due for the period of suspension.
Findings, determinations, and orders of the commission for suspension, reduction, or removal shall be in writing and filed within three days after the completion of the hearing with the secretary of the commission. The secretary shall notify the employee of the decision in writing. Any person suspended, reduced, or removed by the commission after investigation may appeal in accordance with chapter 14.
The question to be determined by the court shall be:
"Upon the evidence was the order of the commission reasonable?"
History:
(1933-36) 1929 c 57 s 14; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1983 c 247 s 153; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 65; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 420.13 ("SUSPENSION OR REMOVAL") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. 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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