Utah § 17-76-212 - Temporary layoffs -- Reemployment register.
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§ 17-76-212. Temporary layoffs -- Reemployment register.
17-76-212. Temporary layoffs -- Reemployment register.
| (1) | A peace officer may be temporarily laid off:
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| (2) | A layoff described in Subsection (1) shall be made according to the lowest rating of the peace officers of the class of position affected, calculated upon seniority under a method prescribed by the commission. |
| (3) | An individual serving under temporary or emergency appointment shall be laid off before any merit system officer. |
| (4) | A merit system officer who is laid off shall be placed upon a reemployment register to be re-employed in the inverse order in which the merit system officer is laid off, which reemployment register shall take precedence over all eligible registers. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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