Title 38 — Public Officers and Employees

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Council" means the merit system council for law enforcement officers appointed under the provisions of this article. 2. "Department" means the branch of government in which a law enforcement officer is employed. 3. "Depa…

A. In each county coming within the provisions of this article, there shall be a merit system council which shall consist of five members appointed by the board of supervisors of the county. No more than three members shall belong to the same political party and all members shall…

The council, pursuant to recognized merit system principles of public employment, shall from time to time: 1. On a recommendation from the department head, classify or reclassify the specified positions occupied by law enforcement officers within the branch of government employin…

A. A classified law enforcement officer who is suspended, demoted or dismissed by the department head, after a hearing and review before the merit system council, may have the determination of the council reviewed pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6 in the superior court o…

All law enforcement officers holding a position on the effective date of this article shall be continued in their respective positions without examination, until removed from such positions, under the provisions of the merit system established pursuant to this article.

A. Any city or town so desiring may use the services of the county merit system council, in lieu of appointing a merit council of its own, by applying to the county board of supervisors and paying their proportionate share of the expenses of the council. B. In the event a county …

Except as provided by section 38-1004, subsection C, the provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1. A county having a population, according to the last federal census, of less than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants, unless the board of supervisors of such county passe…