Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

33010.26 Prohibition of Personal Influence

• Employees shall not use their personal influence to aid or hinder any individual in any phase of a civil service examination or hiring process because of a family or close personal relationship.

• Employees shall not:

  • Participate in the hiring or promoting of any person with whom they have a close personal relationship.

  • Aid or hinder any individual in any phase of a civil service examination or hiring process because of such relationship.

  • Defeat, deceive, or obstruct any other person’s right of examination, application, or employment.

  • Willfully and falsely mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination standing of any person examined or certified.

  • Furnish any person with information improving or injuring chances of that person’s examination or application.

  • Practice deception or fraud with regard to any person’s identity in connection with any examination, application, or request to be examined.

  • Obtain examination questions/materials before, during, or after an examination for purpose of preparing candidates for examinations.

  • Use unfair means to cause or attempt to cause any eligible to waive any rights under these regulations.