OAR 125-155-0500: Use of State Vehicles

(1) The law requires that "official state business" be narrowly construed. However, necessary official state business use may coincide with a personal use. When these uses do coincide, certain allowable activities of a personal nature may occur. Allowable activities fit into one of the four categories below: (a) Day use. Allowable activities under day use include those reasonably occurring en-route such as those listed below. Day use does not include travel between work and home. (A) Purchasing food and/or eating; (B) Taking a rest break; (C) Using restroom facilities. (b) Fulltime and overnight use. Allowable activities under fulltime and overnight use may include activities such as: (A) Activities listed under day use; (B) Recreation and fitness; (C) Visitation; (D) Grooming and laundering; (E) Shopping; and (F) Medical appointments. (2) A state vehicle must not be used by anyone for private financial benefit. (3) No one has authority to permit any personal or family use of a state vehicle or any vehicle driven at state risk.