Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: Feb 06, 2026
§ 315.503 - Acquisition of competitive status.

An employee who was serving probation when he was appointed under § 315.501 acquires a competitive status automatically on completion of probation.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 1302,3301,and. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729
source: 33 FR 12418, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 5 CFR 315.503