{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-38.130","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 38.130","heading":"Discharge of officer for unfitness for service.","body":"The Governor may order any commissioned officer before an efficiency board consisting\nof three (3) officers senior in rank to the officer whose fitness for service is under\nexamination. The board shall have the powers of courts of inquiry and courts -martial to\nsubpoena witnesses and produce testimony and shall inquire into the moral character,\ncapacity and general fitness of the commissioned officer. The board shall make a record\nof all proceedings. If the findings of the board are unfavorable to the office r and are\napproved by the Governor, he shall be discharged from the service. No officer shall\nparticipate in the examination or decision of the board in any case in which the decision\nwould affect his own grade or promotion. Failure to appear when ordered before a board\nconstituted under this section shall be sufficient grounds for a finding of the board that\nthe officer ordered to appear be discharged.","path":["KRS Chapter 38"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=21537","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:56Z","sha256":"35244c3a2145ea86de07446d4480857c85d222600a91c4c55a678b1b9e6638e7","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-38.120","next":"us-ky/krs-38.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}