ARTICLE 2.     EMPLOYMENT                                       EFFECTIVE DATE:  05/04/98
RULE 205.        REGISTERS                                             REVISED DATE:

A.    REGISTER: A register is an official list of eligibles for a particular classification or group of 
        classifications.

B.     ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS:

        1.    The Court Administrator shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of 
               appropriate registers for all classes and for the determination of the adequacy of existing 
               registers.

        2.    It shall be the duty of each Division Head to notify the Court Administrator as far in advance 
               as possible of vacancies or anticipated vacancies.

        3.    Applicants who have successfully completed an examination process shall be placed on the
                employment register established for the classification for which they have applied.

C.    TYPES OF REGISTERS:

        1.    PUBLIC REGISTERS: After each examination process, the Court Administrator shall prepare 
               a register of eligibles or may merge the names of the new eligibles with those on an existing register. 
               In the case of open continuous recruitment, registers may be amended continuously.

        2.    INTERNAL REGISTERS:

               a.    Regular status Court and Mohave County employees may apply and be placed on an internal 
                      register if:

                        1)    They are not serving a probationary period.

                        2)    They meet necessary, acceptable and/or special qualifications and/or requirements for 
                                the classification for which they are applying.

                        3)    They have passed the examination requirements that may include but are not limited to 
                                one or any combination of reviews of experience and training, written tests, background 
                                investigations, medical examinations that may include drug screening, performance tests, 
                                physical agility tests, psychological tests, polygraph examinations, profiles, oral 
                                interviews or others applicable to the position or classification for which they are 
                                applying.

                        4)    Employees, regular and temporary status, may be required to provide written 
                               documentation from their Division Head attesting to their satisfactory performance 
                               before being placed on an internal register.

               b.    Temporary employees may apply and be placed on an internal register if:

                        1)    They have been working for the Court or Mohave County for an equivalent of six (6)     
                                months or 1040 hours within the past two (2) years.

        3.     REINSTATEMENT REGISTERS:

                a.    A regular employee who is separated from Judicial service as the result of a formal reduction 
                       in force in accordance with these rules may apply in writing for reinstatement within thirty (30)
                       calendar days after the effective date of the layoff. The employee shall be placed on the 
                       reinstatement register for the same or a lower classification from which they were separated.

                b.    A laid-off employee placed on the reinstatement register shall remain on the reinstatement 
                       register for one (1) year from the date of the layoff.

                c.     It shall be the laid-off employee's responsibility to verify with the Court Administrator 
                        his/her current address and phone number, and to notify the Court Administrator of any
                        changes of address or phone number.

        4.    RELATED REGISTERS:

                a.    If a vacancy exists in a classification for which there is no appropriate register, the Court 
                       Administrator may prepare a register for the classification from one or more existing related 
                       registers. The Court Administrator shall select names of eligibles from registers which have 
                       equal or greater qualifications and requirements in relation to those of the classification in 
                       which the vacancy exists.

                b.    The scores of eligibles for any part of the examination process may be reevaluated based on 
                       specific needs of the classification in which the vacancy exists.

D.    DURATION OF REGISTERS: A register shall expire as determined by the Division Head in 
        conjunction with the Court Administrator, unless the register is specifically extended or abolished by 
        the Court Administrator. An expired or abolished register may be reactivated to resolve recruitment 
        problems, when in the best interest of the Judicial service.

        1.    Unless otherwise agreed to by the Division Head and Court Administrator, registers shall expire 
               at the end of six (6) months from the time of their establishment.

        2.     The Court Administrator may abolish a register at any time or in the event of a new examination, 
                changes in classification duties or requirements, or whenever an existing register has ceased to 
                meet the needs for adequate placement in the Judicial service.

        3.    The duration of a register may be extended by the Court Administrator for a period not to exceed 
               six (6) additional months.

        4.    The duration of registers for classes for which open continuous recruitment and examinations are 
                conducted shall be indefinite, but may be terminated by the Court Administrator at any time. The 
                names of eligibles may be removed from open continuous registers six (6) months from the date 
                on which they were placed on the register.

E.    REMOVAL OF NAMES FROM A REGISTER: The Court Administrator may remove the name 
        of an eligible from a register for any of the following reasons:

        1.    Any of the reasons specified in Rule 203(C), pertaining to disqualification of applicants;

        2.    Inability of the Court Administrator or Division Head to contact the eligible after reasonable 
               effort to do so;

        3.    Receipt by the Court Administrator or the Division Head of any written or verbal communication 
               from the eligible that consideration for a position in the classification is no longer desired, or that 
               the eligible is no longer available for appointment;

        4.    Refusal or rejection by the eligible of an offer of appointment;

        5.    Failure to respond to a reinstatement notice;

        6.    Upon appointment of an eligible;

        7.    Expiration of eligibility on the register unless the register has been extended;

        8.    The abolishment of the register;

        9.    Failure of the eligible to appear for a scheduled appointment interview;

        10.  Separation of an eligible from the Judicial or Mohave County service.

F.    MANIFEST ERROR: After appropriate review, the Court Administrator, upon approval of the     
        Presiding Judge may make an adjustment to the status of a candidate or eligible to rectify a manifest 
        error. No such adjustment shall have an effect on any appointment already made.