{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-11-304","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 11–304","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) This section applies to employees on probation following a promotion or reinstatement to a position in the skilled service or professional service.\n(2) This section does not apply to probationary employees in the management service.\n(b) If, in the appointing authority's judgment, a probationary employee subject to this section is unable or unwilling to satisfactorily perform the duties or responsibilities of the position, the appointing authority shall:\n(1) return the employee to the employee's former position if it is vacant; or\n(2) demote the employee to a position comparable to the employee’s position within the appointing authority's jurisdiction.\n(c) A probationary employee may appeal a demotion under this section as a disciplinary action.","path":["Article - State Personnel and Pensions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsp\u0026section=11-304","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:07Z","sha256":"8c1d751a019b21b48f66b65d0253338c8eb577d6d530933df61c68b8f89fe5a7","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-11-303","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-personnel-and-pensions-11-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}