# Sec. 16-171. Disciplinary actions during the probationary period

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 16-171. Disciplinary actions during the probationary period

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 16-171 (2026)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), below, at any time during the probationary period of an employee, an appointing authority and, where authorized, a supervisor may initiate and take any disciplinary action specifically authorized under Sections 16-193 and 16-194 against any such probationary status employee as deemed necessary and appropriate by the appointing authority or supervisor, as the case may be.

(b) Any disciplinary action, other than dismissal, initiated and taken by an appointing authority or supervisor against a probationary status employee, as provided in Subsection (a), above, which constitutes an adverse action shall be processed in accordance with the procedures stipulated under Section 16-201(a).

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in Section 16-193 or 16-194 which may be to the contrary, at any time during the probationary period, an appointing authority may remove an employee if in the opinion of the appointing authority such employee is unable or unwilling to perform the duties of the position satisfactorily or the employee's conduct does not merit continued employment with the County.

  (1) Dismissal of a probationary status employee shall become effective five (5) working days after the appointing authority has given the employee a written notice of specific reasons for dismissal.

  (2) When dismissal of a probationary status employee is based on an act or acts which permit suspension of the employee under Section 16-193(c)(4)(D), such suspension may be combined as a part of the five (5) working days between notice of dismissal and the effective date of dismissal.

  (3) The appointing authority shall, upon presentation of a written notice of dismissal, provide the employee with a written statement of reasons for the dismissal.