N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.20

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 1.5.3.20 - AUTHORIZATION TO COMMUTE

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:

(1) all state authorized commuters/passengers by name and position;

(2) the number of total miles each state authorized driver, who commutes, drives annually between work and residence using a state vehicle;

(3) the number of times annually a state authorized driver who is given written approval to use a state vehicle to commute between his assigned post of duty and his primary residence and is called back when the state employee is off-duty;

(4) review all authorizations to use a state vehicle to commute at least once a year; and

(5) provide an annual commuting report to SCFA that identifies by authorized commuter; the vehicle state plate, total commuting mileage, number of call backs for ending fiscal year; this report shall also identify drivers and state vehicle plates authorized to commute for the following year; this report is due sixty (60) days prior to each fiscal year.

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.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.20

1.5.3.20 NMAC - Rp, 1.5.3.20 NMAC, 1-15-13

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 14, July 30, 2015, eff. 7/30/2015