Sec. 3. The marshal serves at the pleasure of the town legislative body. However, before terminating or suspending a marshal who has been employed by the town for more than six (6) months after completing the minimum basic training requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9, the legislative body must conduct the disciplinary removal and appeals procedure prescribed by IC 36-8 for city fire and police departments.
Ind. Code § 36-5-7-3
Tenure; termination or suspension; procedures
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Howard v. Incorporated Town of North Judson (1996)
Most recently applied in Knox v. Trustees of Indiana University (February 2016)
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4.
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