N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.27

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

Section 1.5.3.27 - OUT-OF-STATE AND OUT-OF-COUNTRY TRAVEL IN-STATE VEHICLES

A. The director or designee must approve in writing all out-of-state and out-of-country travel requests, in state vehicles, in advance.

B. The state agency must request the appropriate approval in writing including the following information:

(1) names of employee drivers/passengers - if travelers are not employees please provide their names, entity they represent and reason why they need to travel in a state vehicle (relatives or friends that are not conducting business in the furtherance of state of New Mexico business cannot travel in a state car);

(2) NM drivers' license numbers of all authorized drivers;

(3) copies of drivers national safety council/defensive driving certificate;

(4) G or SG-plates of vehicles making the trip;

(5) point of departure;

(6) points of destination, i.e. Santa Fe, New Mexico; to El Paso, Texas; to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; to Chihuahua, Chihuahua; to Torreón, Coahuila, etc.

(7) date of departure;

(8) date of return;

(9) purpose for the travel, and;

(10) an agency approved travel request form including per diem costs.

C. The requesting agency must get approval from the governor's office.

D. The state agency fleet coordinator must provide the appropriate information to the director or designee based on the following schedules:

(1) for a non-state employee passenger waiver, at least five (5) working days notice;

(2) for an out-of-state waiver, at least ten (10) working days notice; and,

(3) for an out-of-country waiver at least ten (10) working days notice.

E. The authorized driver must have the proper insurance, vehicle registration and waiver documentation in-hand prior to the travel date.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.27

1.5.3.27 NMAC - Rp, 1.5.3.27 NMAC, 1-15-13

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