Section 45-39-230
Definitions.
For the purposes of this part the following words shall have the following meaning:
(1) CIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF APPEALS. The board created by this part.
(2) COUNTY. A county having not less than 61,000 nor more than 65,000, according to the most recent federal decennial census.
(3) COURT OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The existing county governing body or any succeeding county governing body performing the function of the court of county commissioners.
(4) DEPUTY. Any person deputized and regularly employed by the sheriff of the county, and whether or not such employment is regular employment shall be determined by the court of county commissioners or other like county governing body.
(Act 1965, No. 586, p. 1095, §1.)