5 CFR § 610.303 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s610.303"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 610.303 - Definitions."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "610.303"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "610"
part_name: "HOURS OF DUTY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12474, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "610"
---
# 610.303 Definitions.
In this subpart:
*Administrative order* means an order issued by an authorized official of an agency relieving regular employees from active duty without charge to leave or loss of pay.
*Regular employees* means employees paid at daily, hourly, or piecework rates who have a regular tour of duty, and whose appointments are not limited to 90 days or less or who have been currently employed for a continuous period of 90 days under one or more appointments without a break in service.
[33 FR 12474, Sept. 4, 1968, as amended at 34 FR 2479, Feb. 21, 1969; 60 FR 67287, Dec. 29, 1995]