§76-45 Suspension. An appointing authority may, for disciplinary purposes, suspend any employee without pay or place an employee on leave without pay pending an investigation. Suspensions and leaves without pay pending an investigation shall be in accordance with procedures negotiated under chapter 89 or established under chapter 89C, as applicable. [L 1955, c 274, pt of §1; RL 1955, §3-23; am L 1957, c 107, §1; am L 1967, c 52, §1; HRS §76-45; am L 1981, c 5, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2000, c 253, §26]