CHAPTER 108
HOUSE BILL NO. 1193
(Committee on State and federal Government)
(At the request of the Director of Institutions)
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF PENITENTIARY OFFICERS
AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-47-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to appointment of officers at the penitentiary.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.) Section 12-47-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
12-47-06 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS - TERM OF OFFICE.) The director of institutions shall appoint the warden, and he shall hold his office for a term of two years and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless he is sooner removed by the director of institutions. He may be removed by the director of institutions for misconduct, neglect of duty, incompetency, or other proper cause showing his inability or refusal properly to perform the duties of his office, but such removal shall be had only after an opportunity is given to him to be heard before a board consisting of the governor, attorney general, and director of institutions upon preferred written charges. Such removal when made, however, shall be final. All other officers and employees shall be appointed by the warden, subject to the approval of the director of institutions, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the warden. The warden shall show in the record of any officer or employee who is discharged by him the reason therefor.
Approved March 21, 1973
