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Section 8 - Eligibility for career service status.

UT Code § 67-5-8 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) (a) The attorney general has sole authority to determine who may be employed with the Office of the Attorney General. (b) An employee of the state or any of its departments or agencies has no claim or right to a position in the attorney general's office by virtue of that employment.

(a) The attorney general has sole authority to determine who may be employed with the Office of the Attorney General.

(b) An employee of the state or any of its departments or agencies has no claim or right to a position in the attorney general's office by virtue of that employment.

(2) (a) An employee of the Office of the Attorney General shall be placed in a career service status if: (i) for an employee who is an attorney, the attorney is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar Association; and (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3), the employee has been employed by the Office of the Attorney General as a probationary employee for a period of: (A) at least one year but no more than 18 months; or (B) in the case of investigators, at least 18 months, but no more than two years. (b) An employee now employed by the attorney general's office in career service may not be terminated under this chapter except for cause.

(a) An employee of the Office of the Attorney General shall be placed in a career service status if: (i) for an employee who is an attorney, the attorney is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar Association; and (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3), the employee has been employed by the Office of the Attorney General as a probationary employee for a period of: (A) at least one year but no more than 18 months; or (B) in the case of investigators, at least 18 months, but no more than two years.

(i) for an employee who is an attorney, the attorney is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar Association; and

(ii) except as provided in Subsection (3), the employee has been employed by the Office of the Attorney General as a probationary employee for a period of: (A) at least one year but no more than 18 months; or (B) in the case of investigators, at least 18 months, but no more than two years.

(A) at least one year but no more than 18 months; or

(B) in the case of investigators, at least 18 months, but no more than two years.

(b) An employee now employed by the attorney general's office in career service may not be terminated under this chapter except for cause.

(3) (a) The attorney general shall determine whether an employee should be granted career service status. (b) If, at the end of the probationary period established under Subsection (2), the attorney general determines that an employee should be granted career service status, the attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file. (c) If the attorney general determines that career service status should not be granted, the attorney general may either terminate the employee or extend the probationary period for a period not to exceed one year. (d) The attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file. (e) An employee terminated under this section has no appeal rights under this chapter.

(a) The attorney general shall determine whether an employee should be granted career service status.

(b) If, at the end of the probationary period established under Subsection (2), the attorney general determines that an employee should be granted career service status, the attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file.

(c) If the attorney general determines that career service status should not be granted, the attorney general may either terminate the employee or extend the probationary period for a period not to exceed one year.

(d) The attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file.

(e) An employee terminated under this section has no appeal rights under this chapter.

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Section 8 - Eligibility for career service status.