(1) An employee who participates in blogs and social networking sites for personal purposes may not:
- (a) claim to represent the position of the state or an agency;
- (b) post the seal of the state, or trademark or logo of an agency;
- (c) post protected or confidential information, including copyrighted information, confidential information received from agency customers, or agency issued documents without permission from the agency head; or
- (d) unlawfully discriminate against, harass, or otherwise threaten a state employee or a person doing business with the state.
- (2) Management may establish agency policies to supplement this section.
- (3) Management may discipline an employee according to Rule R477-11 for violations of this section or agency policy.
KEY: conflict of interest, government ethics, Hatch Act, personnel management
Date of Last Change: July 3, 2024
Notice of Continuation: March 9, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-7-2; 63A-17-106; 63A-17-904; 5 U.S.C. 1502(a)(3)