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 of not more than twelve months, and where such deputy sheriff attends the law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy, a probationary period of not more than six months, during which time the appointee may be removed or discharged by the sheriff. Thereafter, 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]
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