§ 12-8-204 - Tenure -- Removal, suspension, or discharge.
12-8-204. Tenure -- Removal, suspension, or discharge.
(a) The members of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall hold their offices until and unless removed for cause.
(b) Should the Director of the Department of Arkansas State Police deem it necessary to remove, suspend, discharge, demote, or transfer for disciplinary reasons any department officer, the director shall do so by written notice.
(c) (1) Any department officer so removed, suspended, discharged, demoted, or transferred shall have the right of appeal to the Arkansas State Police Commission, provided that notice of the appeal shall be lodged with the commission within ten (10) days after notice to the officer of his or her discharge, removal, suspension, demotion, or disciplinary transfer.
(2) When so filed, the appeal shall be heard and determined by the commission within a reasonable time from the date the appeal is filed with the commission.
(d) (1) Provided the appeal is perfected within thirty (30) days from the date of the final order made by the commission, an appeal may be taken to the Pulaski County Circuit Court from any order of the commission discharging, removing, suspending, demoting, or transferring for disciplinary reasons any member of the department force.
(2) The appeal shall be heard by the court without the introduction of any further testimony.