Prohibitions And Offenses - Civil Service - Government - CA

Section § 45200

This law makes it illegal for anyone to cheat or obstruct others in the hiring process for city jobs. Specifically, it is against the law to intentionally deceive or hinder someone's examination, application, or certification for a city job.

It also prohibits falsely marking or reporting someone's exam performance or assisting others in doing so, as well as making false claims about the exam results. Lastly, it's illegal to give out secret information to help or harm someone's chances of being successfully examined or certified for a job.

It is unlawful for any person:

(a) Wilfully by himself or in cooperation with another person to defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person with respect to his right of examination, application, or certification for employment under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city.

(b) Wilfully and falsely to mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or proper standing of any person examined or certified under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city, or to aid in so doing, or make any false representation concerning the same or the person examined.

(c) Wilfully to furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person examined, certified or to be examined or certified under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city.

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Section § 45201

This law makes it illegal to engage in certain dishonest practices related to city job exams and applications. It prohibits pretending to be someone else or helping someone else do so for city personnel exams, gaining access to exam questions or materials before they're officially released, and using unfair tactics to force someone to give up their rights in civil service processes.

It is unlawful for any person:

(a) To impersonate another person or to permit or aid in any manner any other person to impersonate him in connection with any examination, application, or request to be examined under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city.

(b) To furnish or obtain examination questions or other examination material prepared and intended for use in any examination under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city before such examination.

(c) To use any unfair means to cause or attempt to cause any eligible to waive any rights obtained under the personnel system, merit system, or civil service system of any city.

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Section § 45203

If a city employee or someone on a city employment list uses unauthorized materials for training or target practice during work hours, they will face discipline according to the city's personnel or civil service rules.

Any city employee, or person whose name appears on any city employment list who uses during duty hours, for training or target practice, any material which is not authorized therefor by the appointing power, shall be disciplined pursuant to the city personnel, merit or civil service system.

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