§7-14B-18a. Correctional Officers Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated
From the effective date of this section, if any correctional officer is required to work during a legal holiday as is specified in section one, article two, chapter two of this code, or if a legal holiday falls on the member's regular scheduled day off, he or she shall be allowed equal time off at […]
§7-14B-19. Sick Leave
(a) The county commission of each county shall allow the correctional officer sick leave with pay to be computed as follows: Correctional officers shall be entitled to one and one-half days sick leave for each calendar month worked, or greater part thereof. (b) Sick leave shall be granted only when illness on the part of […]
§7-14B-20. Offenses and Penalties
Any person who makes an appointment or promotion to any position, or selects a person for employment, contrary to the provisions of this article, or willfully refuses or neglects otherwise to comply with, or to conform to, any of the provisions of this article, or violates any of such provisions, shall be deemed guilty of […]
§7-14B-21. County Commission of Counties With a Population of Less Than 25,000 May Place Correctional Officers Under Civil Service; Protest and Election With Respect Thereto
The county commission of any county having a population of less than 25,000 may by order entered of record provide that the provisions of this article providing civil service for correctional officers shall apply to such county on and after the effective date of this article. A copy of such order, together with a notice […]
§7-14B-22. Inconsistent Acts Repealed; Once Established Civil Service Remains Mandatory
All acts and parts of acts of the Legislature, whether general, special or local, in relation to correctional officers inconsistent with the provisions of this article shall be, and the same are, hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Any civil service system for correctional officers in any county with a population of twenty-five […]
§7-14B-23. Severability
If any provision of this article or its application to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article, and to this end the provisions of this article are hereby declared to be severable.
§7-14B-10. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof
The commission may refuse to examine an applicant, or after examination to certify as eligible one, who is found to lack any of the established preliminary requirements for the examination or position of correctional officer for which he applies; or who is physically so disabled as to be rendered unfit for the performance of the […]
§7-14B-11. Appointments From Eligible List
On and after the effective date of this article, every position of correctional officer, unless filled by promotion, reinstatement or reduction, shall be filled only in the manner specified in this section. The appointing sheriff shall notify the civil service commission of any vacancy in a position of correctional officer which he desires to fill, […]
§7-14B-12. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment
Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position of correctional officer and there is no list of persons eligible for appointment after a competitive examination, the appointing sheriff may nominate a person to the civil service commission for noncompetitive examination; and if such nominee shall be certified by the commission as […]
§7-14B-13. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion
Vacancies in positions of correctional officer shall be filled, so far as practicable, by promotion from among persons holding positions in the next lower grade. Promotions shall be based upon merit and fitness, to be ascertained by competitive examinations to be provided by the civil service commission, and upon the superior qualifications of the persons […]