17-76-212. Temporary layoffs -- Reemployment register.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-76-212. Temporary layoffs -- Reemployment register.
(1)A peace officer may be temporarily laid off:
(a)when the appointing authority determines it is necessary because of lack of funds or work; and
(b)with the commission's approval.
(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