{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-45-35a-51.21","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 45-35A-51.21","heading":"Suspensions.","body":"An appointing authority, from time to time, may suspend an employee without pay or other compensation as punishment for improper behavior, but no employee may be suspended for a period or periods within the aggregate of more that 30 days in any year’s service. A suspension may be effected by serving written notice upon the employee together with a statement clearly setting forth the causes thereof; a copy of which shall be forthwith mailed or delivered to the director. The suspended employee may file with the board and the appointing authority a written answer or explanation of the assigned charges and such answer shall be preserved as a part of the public record and the board, for cause shown, may set aside such suspension order.","path":["Title 45 Local Laws.","Chapter 35A Houston County Municipalities.","Article 5 Dothan.","Part 2 Civil Service System."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=45-35A-51.21","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"b1aab9f6e9a221f9c5763f0ea0fbd7ac2b38f3eb19184b2038c92b6be9e0dcd1","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-45-35a-51.20","next":"us-al/ala.-code-45-35a-51.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}