Suspension upon filing of indictment or information.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.4.17
in effect§ 9.4.17 - Suspension upon filing of indictment or information.
Indictment of a member of the Classified Service or the filing of any information by a District Attorney against the member charging any felony shall be cause for suspension of any member of the Classified Service, with or without pay, indefinitely upon order of the Chief of his or her department. Such suspension shall be terminated by restoration to the service or by discharge as soon as the decision of the court becomes final. If the member of the classified service has been suspended without pay and is restored to his or her position, the member shall receive full pay for the entire period of such suspension and his or her eligibility for other benefits of the service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted by such suspension. The conviction of a member of the Classified Service for a felony shall be grounds for discharge.
(Charter 1960, C5.73-4; amended June 5, 1962; amended November 4, 1986; Ord. No. 428-02, § 1, 6-3-02, elec. 8-13-02)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIHORU_SUBTITLE_BCH_ARTIXEM_PT4CLSEGEPR_S9.4.17SUUPFIININFetched: 10/27/2026