Employee Code of Ethics and Conduct GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 19572 http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=19572.&lawCode=GOV Fraud in Securing Appointment Incompetency Inefficiency Inexcusable Neglect of Duty Insubordination Dishonesty Drunkeness on Duty Intemperance Addiction to the Use of Controlled Substances Inexcusable Absence Without Leave Conviction of a Felony or Misdemeanor involving Moral Turpitude Immorality Discourteous Treatment of the Public or other Employees Improper Political Activity Willful Disobedience Misuse of State Property Violation of section 19990 Other Failure of Good Behavior Any Negligence, ..., Resulting in the Death of a Patient of a State Hospital.. Use of Unauthorized Material for Target Practice Unlawful discrimination,… Unlawful Retaliation Incompetency Incompetency is generally found when an employee fails to perform his or her duties adequately within an acceptable range of performance. Inefficiency The Board defines inefficiency under Government Code section 19572, subdivision (c) as either a continuous failure by an employee to meet a level of productivity set by other employees in the same or a similar position, or a failure to produce an intended result with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort. Inexcusable Neglect of Duty A violation of Government Code section 19572, subdivision (d), for inexcusable neglect of duty requires that the conduct be either intentional or a grossly negligent failure to exercise due diligence in the performance of a known official duty. Dishonesty Dishonesty generally requires a showing of an intentional misrepresentation of known facts, or a willful omission of pertinent facts, or a disposition to lie, cheat, or defraud; untrustworthiness, lack of integrity. Drunkeness on Duty In Blake v. State Personnel Board (1972) 25 Cal.App.3d 541, although intemperance was not the specific issue involved, the court of appeal explained that intemperance referred to on-duty or off-duty drinking “which impaired the employee's ability to discharge his duties,” while drunkenness on duty [Government Code § 19572, subdivision (g) ] referred to being actually drunk while on-duty. Intemperance Intemperance refers to the use of intoxicating liquor which causes a person to be unable to properly attend to his or her job duties or excessive conduct arising out of the use of intoxicating liquor. Standing alone, a single act of drunk driving, while off duty, is not sufficient evidence of excessive behavior to establish a cause for discipline for intemperance under Government Code section 19572, subsection (h).