# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 18. Personnel

### Subtitle 1. Personnel Management

#### Section 18-120

An employee may be separated from the merit system:  

(1) temporarily through suspension, layoff, or leave of absence; or

(2) permanently through removal or resignation.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)