No person subject to civil service who has been permanently appointed under ORS 242.702 to 242.824 shall be dismissed, demoted, suspended without pay or deprived of special privileges except for cause, and then only upon the signed written accusation of the appointing power. A written statement of the accusation in general terms shall be served upon the accused, and a duplicate shall be filed with the commission.
ORS 242.798
Known as the Custodians’ Civil Service Law
The act spans §§ 242–242 (73 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 74 Or. App. 550 - Trivoli v. Multnomah County Rural Fire Protection District No. 10 (1985)
Most recently applied in 74 Or. App. 550 - Trivoli v. Multnomah County Rural Fire Protection District No. 10 (July 1985)
1959 c.252 §37
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