California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 1 - Administrative Personnel
Chapter 3 - Department of Human Resources
Subchapter 1 - General Civil Service Rules
Article 2 - Traveling Expenses
Section 599.625.1 - Receipts-Excluded Employees

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 599.625.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

An excluded employee is defined in section 599.615(b) of these regulations.

(a) Receipts are required for each item of expense of $25 or more. As specified in this regulation, receipts are also required for items of expense of less than $25. Receipts shall be submitted with claims for every item of business expenses incurred while away from headquarters conducting state business except for actual expenses as follows:

(1) Railroad and bus fares of less than $25 when travel is wholly within the State of California.

(2) Street car, ferry fares, bridge and road tolls, local rapid transit system, taxi, shuttle or hotel bus fares, and parking fees of $10 or less for each continuous period of parking or each item of transportation expense noted in this item.

(3) Telephone, telegraph, fax or other business charges related to state business of $5 or less.

(b) In the absence of a receipt, reimbursement shall be limited to the non-receipted amount above.

(c) Regardless of the exceptions in subsection (a) above, the authority approving the claim and/or the appointing power may require any additional verification, or information, he/she deems necessary to determine that an expense was actually and reasonably incurred. In the absence of satisfactory explanation no reimbursement shall be allowed. If there is reason to believe that inappropriate non-receipted expenses have been claimed, receipts may be required for each item of expense listed above for future travel.

1. New section filed by Department of Personnel Administration with the Secretary of State on 9-1-88; operative 10-1-88. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 11343.8 (Register 88, No. 41).
2. Amendment filed 12-31-91 with Secretary of State by Department of Personnel Administration; operative 12-31-91. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code 3539.5 (Register 92, No. 12).
3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 12-27-95; operative 1-1-96. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 3539.5 (Register 95, No. 52).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section and NOTE filed 10-13-2014 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2014, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 3539.5, 18502, 19815.4(d) and 19820, Government Code. Reference: Section 11030, Government Code.

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