Miss. Code Ann. § 21-31-21

Tenure of office and grounds for discipline

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 917 So. 2d 59 - City of Jackson v. Powell (2005)

Most recently applied in Renfro v. City of Moss Point (August 2014)

Codes, 1942, § 3825-10; Laws, 1944, ch. 208, § 9; Laws, 1984, ch. 521, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1984.

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The tenure of everyone holding an office, place, position or employment under the provisions of Sections 21-31-1 through 21-31-27 shall be only during good behavior. Any such person may be removed or discharged, suspended without pay, demoted or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation privileges or other special privileges, or any combination thereof, for any of the following reasons:

Incompetency, inefficiency, or inattention of duty; dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee, or any other act of omission or commission tending to injure the public service.

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