Section 341A.11. Probationary period — permanent status.

  The tenure of every deputy sheriff holding an office or position of employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be conditional upon a probationary period. If the employee has successfully completed training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy prior to initial appointment as a deputy sheriff, the probationary period shall be for a period of up to nine months and shall commence with the date of initial appointment as a deputy sheriff. If the employee has not successfully completed training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy prior to initial appointment as a deputy sheriff, the probationary period shall commence with the date of initial employment as a deputy sheriff and shall continue for a period of up to nine months following the date of successful completion of training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy. During the probationary period, the appointee may be removed or discharged by the sheriff without the right of appeal to the commission. Each deputy sheriff who transfers from one jurisdiction to another shall be employed subject to a probationary period of up to nine months. After the probationary period, the deputy sheriff may be removed or discharged, suspended without pay, demoted, or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation privileges or other privileges for any of the following reasons:

  1.  Incompetency, inefficiency, or inattention to or dereliction of duty.

  2.  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, or any other willful failure to properly conduct oneself, or any willful violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules to be adopted hereunder.

  3.  Mental or physical unfitness for the position held.

  4.  Dishonest, disgraceful, or prejudicial conduct.

  5.  Drunkenness or habitual use of intoxicating liquor, or use of narcotics, or any other habit-forming drug, liquid, preparation or controlled substance.

  6.  Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

  7.  Any other act or failure to act or to follow reasonable regulations prescribed by the sheriff which in the judgment of the commission is sufficient to show the offender to be unsuitable or unfit for employment.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.11]

98 Acts, ch 1124, §2