§ 16-163. Conditions for granting of preferences.

(a)

Veteran's Preference. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 48 of Article 96 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, any person whose name appears as an eligible on any established recruitment eligibility register shall be entitled to the veteran's preference considerations granted under Section 16-162, above, with respect to priority ordering on any such eligibility register if said person satisfies the following conditions:

(1)

The person presents evidence of separation from any branch of the United States Armed Forces under honorable conditions after at least one hundred and eighty (180) days of active military duty, in such manner and form as described in duly developed, approved and issued personnel procedures;

(2)

The person has been a legal resident of the State of Maryland for at least five (5) full calendar years at the time of making formal application for a competitive examination in order to be considered for initial appointment to a vacant position in the classified service; and

(3)

If the person is a disabled veteran, the person presents evidence of a permanent, service-related disability of thirty percent (30%) or more for which said person is receiving disability compensation payments from the United States Veteran's Administration and/or any branch of the United States Armed Forces in such manner and form as prescribed in duly developed, approved and issued personnel procedures.

(b)

Veteran's Surviving Spouse. The veteran's preference considerations granted under Section 16-162, above, shall be extended to any unmarried surviving spouse of a deceased veteran upon the presentation of evidence by such spouse in such manner and form as prescribed in duly developed, approved, and issued personnel procedures that:

(1)

The person has been a legal resident of the State of Maryland for at least five (5) full calendar years at the time of making formal application for competitive examination in order to be considered for initial appointment to a vacant position in the classified service;

(2)

The person is unmarried and is the legally recognized spouse of a deceased veteran;

(3)

The deceased veteran had been honorably discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces; and

(4)

If the deceased veteran was disabled, the disability was a permanent, service-related disability of thirty percent (30%) or more for which the veteran was receiving, at the time of death, disability compensation payments from the United States Veteran's Administration and/or any branch of the United States Armed Forces.

(c)

"Displaced Homemakers" Preference. The preference considerations granted to "displaced homemakers" shall be extended to any individual upon the presentation of evidence by such individual in such manner and form as prescribed by duly developed, approved, and issued personnel procedures that:

(1)

The person has been a legal resident of the State of Maryland for at least five (5) full calendar years at the time of making formal application for competitive examination in order to be considered for initial appointment to a vacant position in the classified service and is currently residing within Prince George's County;

(2)

The person is over thirty-five (35) years of age;

(3)

The person has not been gainfully employed on a substantially full-time basis for the past five (5) calendar years because the person has worked for the person's family in the family home; and

(4)

The person has had or would have difficulty in finding employment; and

(5)

(A)

The person has depended on the income of a family member and has lost that income as a result of separation, divorce, or the death or disability of that family member; or

(B)

The person has depended on government assistance as the parent of dependent children and is no longer eligible for such assistance.

(CB-1-1976; CB-133-1981; CB-123-1984; CB-1-1998; CB-22-2000)