# Idaho Code § 50-1605: 50-1605 APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS — CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBLES — REEXAMINATION

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## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 50-1605
- **Heading:** 50-1605 APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS — CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBLES — REEXAMINATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 50 / Chapter 16 / Section 50-1605

## Text

50-1605. Appointment to positions — Certificate of eligibles — Reexamination. When a position in the classified civil service is to be filled, the appointing authority shall notify the civil service commissioner and the commission shall, as soon as possible, certify the names of three (3) or so many as there be if less than three (3) on the eligible list, to the appointing officer, provided, the said commission shall always certify the persons having the highest standing in the eligible list for the position to be filled, and each position shall be filled by one (1) of the persons certified by the said commission. All appointments shall be probationary for such periods as may be prescribed by the civil service commission. All persons not appointed shall be restored to their relative positions on the eligible list.

All persons, having been on the eligible list for two (2) years without appointment, shall be removed therefrom and can only be returned thereto upon regular examination.

History:

[50-1605, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 281, p. 1249.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 50-1601 50-1601 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION — APPOINTMENT — QUALIFICATIONS — MANNER OF ABOLISHING COMMISSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1601.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1602 50-1602 DEPARTMENTS GOVERNED BY CIVIL SERVICE — CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE LISTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1602.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1603 50-1603 RULES BY COMMISSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1603.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1604 50-1604 EXAMINATIONS — QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS — REHIRES — CAUSES FOR REMOVAL, DISCHARGE OR SUSPENSION OF INCUMBENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1604.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1605 50-1605 APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS — CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBLES — REEXAMINATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1605.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1606 50-1606 PROMOTION FOR MERIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1606.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1607 50-1607 EMPLOYEES OF SIX MONTHS WHEN ORDINANCE BECOMES EFFECTIVE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1607.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1608 50-1608 TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1608.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1609 50-1609 REMOVALS — SUSPENSIONS — APPEALS — HEARINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1609.md)
- [Idaho Code § 50-1610 50-1610 REMOVALS DUE TO REDUCTION OF FORCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T50_C16_S50-1610.md)

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