Florida Administrative Code › 60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES › 60B - Division of Motor Pool › Chapter 60B-1 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND WATERCRAFT ACQUISITION, ASSIGNMENT AND USE › Section 60B-1.004 - Motor Vehicle and Watercraft Use Policy

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
(a)
				Motor vehicles and watercraft shall be used for official state purposes only
				and shall be used only as authorized by the administrative head of an agency
				and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with other applicable
				laws, rules, and procedures.
It is fundamental to state policy that state-owned, leased,
				  or rented vehicles be used only for state business or to relieve emergency
				  situations where the protection of life or property is involved and there is no
				  other satisfactory means of transportation available. The administrative head
				  of an agency operating vehicles is responsible for their assignment and proper
				  use in accordance with this policy. Such responsibilities will include
				  arrangements for dissemination of this policy to all persons authorized to
				  operate vehicles, for insurance that such persons have in their possession a
				  current and valid driver's license, and for reporting changes in assignment
				  classification and the assignment classification of additional equipment as
				  assignment changes occur or new equipment is placed in service. State-owned,
				  leased, or rented vehicles will not be used for personal purposes except when
				  authorized officially as a perquisite by the Department of Management
				  Services.
(b) The
				administrative head of an agency upon the determination that an employee or
				other person has improperly used a state-owned, leased, or rented vehicle shall
				take such action as he feels just and proper under the circumstances in
				compliance with existing personnel rules and regulations regarding disciplinary
				actions. Each incident of improper use shall be reported to the State
				Comptroller, detailing the nature of the mis-use and the action
				taken.
(c) Persons other than state
				employees shall not be permitted to operate a state-owned, leased, or rented
				vehicle unless authorized by the administrative head of an agency or person
				designated by him and then only on official state business.
(d) The administrative head of an agency may
				make temporary exceptions to the provisions of this policy in the case of
				disaster and emergency situations such as hurricanes, flood and riots where the
				state must protect life and property.
(e) Only on special occasions in connection
				with official travel being performed in state-owned or leased vehicles, when
				the purposes of the travel can be more usefully served by including persons
				other than state officials and employees, such persons may be authorized by the
				administrative head of the using agency to travel in state-owned or leased
				vehicles provided no additional expense to the state is involved.
(f) State-owned or leased vehicles shall not
				be driven to and from any employee's home except as specifically authorized by
				this rule.