Utah § 17-76-211 - Temporary appointment -- Emergency appointment.

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§ 17-76-211. Temporary appointment -- Emergency appointment.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-76-211.  Temporary appointment -- Emergency appointment.
(1)An appointing authority may make a temporary appointment for a period not exceeding 60 days, pending examination, when there is no existing eligible, promotion, or re-employment register.
(2)
(a)An appointing authority may make an emergency appointment for a period not exceeding seven days.
(b)With the commission's consent, the appointing authority may extend an emergency appointment one time, for an additional period not to exceed seven days, if:
(i)an eligible applicant is not immediately available from an existing eligible register, promotion register described in Section 17-76-210, or reemployment register described in Section 17-76-212; and
(ii)the work to be performed is necessary to expedite the public business.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

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