No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating, or report with regard to any test, certification, or appointment made under any provision of this chapter or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this chapter and the rules hereunder.
No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit, or accept any money, service, or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the merit system.
No employee of the department, examiner, or other person shall defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in the person's right to examination, eligibility certification, or appointment under this chapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the merit system.
A person shall not discharge an employee from or take or fail to take action regarding an employee's appointment or proposed appointment to, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in a merit system administered by, or subject to approval of, the director as a reprisal for a disclosure of any information by that employee to a member or employee of the general assembly, or for a disclosure of information to any other public official or law enforcement agency if the employee reasonably believes the information evidences a violation of law or rule, mismanagement, a gross abuse of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. However, this paragraph does not apply if the disclosure of the information is prohibited by statute.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 19A.19]
84 Acts, ch 1015, § 1; 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 218; 87 Acts, ch 27, § 1; 89 Acts, ch 124, § 1
Referred to in § 19A.24, 19A.25
See also § 70A.28, 70A.29
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