South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 5 - Secretary of State
Article 5:01 - Board of Finance - State Travel
Chapter 5:01:02 - Allowable travel expenditures
Section 5:01:02:01 - Allowance for use of privately owned motor vehicle

In lieu of actual transportation expenses, an employee shall be paid 51 cents a mile for use of a privately owned motor vehicle on official business outside the city limits of the employee's designated post of duty. The mileage rate covers all expenses incidental to the operation of a motor vehicle, including gasoline, oil, tires, repairs, towing, and insurance.

If State Fleet and Travel Management or Department of Transportation pool motor vehicles are available in a designated city but the employee desires to drive a personal motor vehicle, the employee shall be paid at the rate of 28 cents a mile.

Upon written request of the head of a state agency or institution, an employee may be reimbursed for mileage within a designated city area by the state auditor if the required travel is not compensated through the employee's salary.

For the purposes of this section, transportation expenses shall be defined as the costs of all necessary official travel on regular commercial airliners, chartered aircraft, privately owned motor vehicles, railroads, buses, and other usual means of conveyance, including fares and such expenses incidental to travel while on state business as baggage transfer fees, tolls, and taxicab fares.

General Authority: SDCL 3-9-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 3-9-1.