Authority: IC 14-9-8-3; IC 14-10-2-1; IC 14-10-2-4

Affected: IC 4-21.5-5; IC 14-9-8

[Note: 312 IAC 4-4-6 was superseded by Interim Final Rule LSA #24-271 20241002-IR-312240271IFA. This document expires September 24, 2025.]

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a conservation officer:

(1) whose employment is terminated; or

(2) who is demoted or suspended;

due to a final determination by the division director, or the division director's designee, may seek administrative review from the commission under IC 4-21.5 and 312 IAC 3-1.

(b) The division director may establish a board to provide informal review of a disciplinary action by issuing a general order. A determination:

(1) that is subject to administrative review under subsection (a); and

(2) for which informal review is available under this subsection;

is not a final determination until the board completes the informal review and makes a written report of its findings.

(c) Absent charges filed under section 5 of this rule and without a predisciplinary meeting, a probationary employee may be terminated. A termination action under this subsection does not entitle an individual to administrative review under subsection (a) or to an informal review under subsection (b).

(d) An individual who is aggrieved by a final agency action of the commission under this section may seek judicial review under IC 4-21.5-5.

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 4-4-6; filed Aug 3, 2001, 11:07 a.m.: 24 IR 3937; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:49 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070145RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:13 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130170RFA; filed Oct 14, 2014, 3:29 p.m.: 20141112-IR-312130448FRA; readopted filed Jul 18, 2019, 8:40 a.m.: 20190814-IR-312190290RFA; filed Mar 11, 2025, 10:29 a.m.: 20250409-IR-312240379FRA)