New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 5 - PUBLIC PROPERTY PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Part 3 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF STATE VEHICLES
Section 1.5.3.20 - AUTHORIZATION TO COMMUTE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. No authorized driver or passenger shall use a state vehicle for private use.
B. Commuting is defined as the consistent use of a state vehicle from assigned post of duty to domicile and from domicile to assigned post of duty, even if it is for short periods of time, i.e. legislative session. Occasional use is not considered commuting, i.e. taking the vehicle home the night before an out-of-town trip.
C. A state agency must develop a written policy that allows authorized drivers to use state vehicles to commute between work and residence for security purposes or if doing so is in the best interest of the state. Only the leasing agency's cabinet secretary of an executive department or the director of an independent executive state agency (not part of an executive department but still part of the executive) can approve the commuting policy and commuting of individual authorized drivers.
D. All agency cabinet secretaries or agency heads must acquire approval from the governor's office. Approvals must be forwarded to SCFA.
E. Each state agency permitting authorized drivers to utilize this domicile-to-duty privilege shall maintain current records of and provide a current copy of the following to SCFA:
F. State vehicles are not to be used to transport employees to and from public transportation drop off points.
G. Failure to provide this report to SCFA will result in vehicle lease termination.