GA Code § 50-19-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 50 - State Government|Chapter 19 - Transportation Services|Article 1 - Purchase and Use of Motor Vehicles|§ 50-19-1. Establishment and Operation of Interagency Motor Pools; Purchase of Automobiles for State Use; Rules Governing State Vehicles

 The Department of Administrative Services is authorized and empowered:    To establish and operate an interagency motor pool near the state capitol and to establish and operate motor pools at such other locations as may be desirable to promote efficient and economical use of passenger-carrying automobiles by officers, officials, or employees of the state and of the various offices, agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, authorities, or other entities of the state;   To purchase passenger-carrying automobiles for the use of officers, officials, or employees of the state and of the various offices, agencies, departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, authorities, or other entities of the state who are required to travel by automobile in performance of their official duties; and   To provide a system of billings for the use of motor vehicles in any motor pool operated by the Department of Administrative Services and to collect, retain, and carry over from year to year in a reserve fund any moneys collected for the use of such motor vehicles.    (Ga. L. 1933, p. 106, § 3; Code 1933, § 40-2001; Ga. L. 1967, p. 381, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 477, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 64, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1125, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1077, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 2005, p. 117, § 17/HB 312.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Vehicles which department authorized to service.   - By use of the word "such" in describing the vehicles which the Department of Administrative Services is authorized to service and repair, this section provides only for service and maintenance for the motor vehicles which are a part of the interagency motor pool. Therefore, any other motor vehicles which are owned by the various departments, institutions, boards, bureaus, or agencies of the state are not subject to the provisions of this section which provide that maintenance and repair will be conducted by the Department of Administrative Services. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-120.   "Highly specialized motor vehicle equipment."   - To the extent vehicles such as patrol cars operated by the Georgia State Patrol are specially designed and equipped for law enforcement and traffic control and may be considered "highly specialized motor vehicle equipment," the repair and maintenance of such vehicles would not be subject to regulation. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-120.   Department of Administrative Services is not authorized to regulate the maintenance and repair of any "highly specialized motor vehicle equipment" owned by the Department of Public Safety. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-120.    Policy prohibiting commercial advertising on state vehicles  prevents the Department of Education from operating a donated Toyota van with the slogan "Another Toyota Vehicle Serving the Community" stenciled on the side. 1995 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 95-39.   Applicability as to development authority.   - Development authority can expend funds for purchase or lease of an automobile for the use of the executive director as an authority is not the state, a part of the state, or an agency of the state. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U70-189.    State university is authorized to purchase vehicle  to transport students to and from woodlands off the campus for the purpose of research in wildlife conservation. 1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 288.   Authority to purchase passenger bus.   - Supervisor of purchases (now commissioner of administrative services) is authorized to purchase a passenger bus for the use of a state college in the transportation of students. 1950-51 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 308.