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§ 10-908. Contents of charges recommending discipline

West's Annotated Code of MarylandCorrectional ServicesEffective: October 1, 2010

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Correctional Services (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. State Correctional Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. State Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2010
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 10-908
§ 10-908. Contents of charges recommending discipline
Currentness
(a) If the appointing authority brings charges recommending discipline against a correctional officer, the charges shall contain:
(1) a statement of facts and offenses alleged; and
(2) notice of the correctional officer's appeal rights.
(b) The appointing authority shall provide the charges and notice required under subsection (a)(2) of this section to the correctional officer and to the correctional officer's legal counsel or the agent of the employee organization selected by the correctional officer under § 10-907 of this subtitle.
(c) On receiving charges which recommend termination, demotion, or suspension without pay of 10 days or greater, a correctional officer may:
(1) file an appeal under § 11-109 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; or
(2) within 15 days after receiving the charges, file a request for a hearing by a hearing board.
(d) If a correctional officer receives charges which recommend discipline other than termination, demotion, or suspension without pay of 10 days or greater, before the appointing authority takes action on the discipline, the correctional officer may appeal only under § 11-109 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(e) An emergency suspension is not subject to appeal.
(f) An action which does not constitute discipline under § 11-107 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article is not subject to appeal.

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Added by Acts 2010, c. 194, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010.
MD Code, Correctional Services, § 10-908, MD CORR SERV § 10-908
Current through legislation effective through June 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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