Utah Code § 17-76-211: Temporary appointment -- Emergency appointment.

(1) An appointing authority may make a temporary appointment for a period not exceeding 60 days, pending examination, when there is no existing eligible, promotion, or re-employment register.

(2)

(a) An appointing authority may make an emergency appointment for a period not exceeding seven days.

(b) With the commission's consent, the appointing authority may extend an emergency appointment one time, for an additional period not to exceed seven days, if:

(i) an eligible applicant is not immediately available from an existing eligible register, promotion register described in Section 17-76-210, or reemployment register described in Section 17-76-212; and

(ii) the work to be performed is necessary to expedite the public business.