Arizona Administrative Code Title 2, Chapter 5,

ARTICLE 5. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

R2-5-501. Standards of Conduct

A. General. In addition to statutorily prohibited conduct, including but not limited to A.R.S. § 41-770, a violation of the standards of conduct listed in subsections (B), (C), and (D) is cause for discipline or dismissal of a state service employee.

B. Required conduct. A state service employee shall at all times:;

1. Maintain high standards of honesty, integrity, and impartiality, free from personal considerations, favoritism, or partisan demands;

2. Be courteous, considerate, and prompt in dealing with and serving the public and other employees;

3. Conduct himself or herself in a manner that will not bring discredit or embarrassment to the state; and

4. Comply with federal and state laws and rules, and agency policies and directives.

C. Prohibited conduct. A state service employee shall not:

1. Use his or her official position for personal gain, or attempt to use, or use, confidential information for personal advantage;

2. Permit himself or herself to be placed under any kind of personal obligation that could lead a person to expect official favors;

3. Perform an act in a private capacity that may be construed to be an official act;

4. Accept or solicit, directly or indirectly, anything of economic value as a gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, or loan that is, or may appear to be, designed to influence the employee's official conduct. This provision shall not prohibit acceptance by an employee of food, refreshments, or unsolicited advertising or promotional material of nominal value;

5. Directly or indirectly use or allow the use of state equipment or property of any kind, including equipment and property leased to the state, for other than official activities unless authorized by written agency policy or as otherwise allowed by these rules;

6. Engage in outside employment or other activity that is not compatible with the full and proper discharge of the duties and responsibilities of state employment, or that tends to impair the employee's capacity to perform the employee's duties and responsibilities in an acceptable manner; or

7. Inhibit a state employee from joining or refraining from joining an employee organization.

D. Employee rights. An employee shall not take disciplinary or punitive action against another employee that impedes or interferes with that employee's exercise of any right granted under the law or these rules. An employee or agency representative who is found to have acted in reprisal toward an employee as a result of the exercise of the employee's rights is subject to discipline, under Title 2, Chapter 5, Article 8. The discipline shall be administered in accordance with state and federal laws affecting employee rights and benefits.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 31, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Amended effective April 20, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5811, effective December 6, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).