Legal Opinion
Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services v. Beard
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 30, 2002No. 306, Sept.Term, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAUSER, Judge.
The issue before us is whether the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, appellant, can terminate the employment of a Drinking Driver Monitor because he was convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol. The answer to that question is neither as simple nor as predictable as it might appear at first blush.
Our review of relevant law reveals, on the one hand, an Executive Order that imposes a progressive scheme of disciplinary action and appears to prohibit termination for a first offense of this nature, and, on the other, an administrative regulation…
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