Texas Local Government Code

§ 143.051 — CAUSE FOR REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION

LG § 143.051Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 143. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS · Art. D. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

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A commission rule prescribing cause for removal or suspension of a fire fighter or police officer is not valid unless it involves one or more of the following grounds:

(1)conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude;

(2)violations of a municipal charter provision;

(3)acts of incompetency;

(4)neglect of duty;

(5)discourtesy to the public or to a fellow employee while the fire fighter or police officer is in the line of duty;

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Legislative history

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.