Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "state vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by the state or loaned to the state.
Subd. 2. Prohibited uses. A state vehicle may be used only for authorized state business. A state vehicle may not be used for transportation to or from the residence of a state employee, except as provided in subdivision 3.
Subd. 3. Permitted uses. A state vehicle may be used by a state employee to travel to or from the employee's residence:
(1) on a day on which it may be necessary for the employee to respond to a work-related emergency during hours when the employee is not normally working;
(2) if the employee has been assigned the use of a state vehicle for authorized state business on an extended basis, and the employee's primary place of work is not the state work station to which the employee is permanently assigned;
(3) if the employee has been assigned the use of a state vehicle for authorized state business away from the work station to which the employee is permanently assigned, and the number of miles traveled, or the time needed to conduct the business, will be minimized if the employee uses a state vehicle to travel to the employee's residence before or after traveling to the place of state business; or
(4) if the employee is authorized to participate in a ride-sharing program established by the commissioner pursuant to section 174.257.
Use of a state vehicle under this subdivision requires the prior approval of the agency head or the designee of the agency head.
Subd. 4. Personal vehicles. No state employee shall be compensated by the state for use of a personal vehicle for travel between the employee's residence and the state work station to which the employee is permanently assigned, except pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 179A or a compensation plan adopted by the commissioner of management and budget under section 43A.05. A collective bargaining agreement or compensation plan may only provide for this compensation in cases in which an employee is called back to work during hours when the employee is not normally working.
Subd. 5. Exclusions. Subdivisions 2 to 4 do not apply to the van pooling program established in section 16B.56, to a ride-sharing program established by the Department of Transportation, to a trooper employed by the State Patrol, or to use of a state vehicle by the governor or lieutenant governor.
Subd. 6. Vehicle operating procedures. The commissioner shall set operating procedures for use of state vehicles. These operating procedures are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.
1984 c 544 s 60; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 613 s 14,15; 2001 c 7 s 9; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 16A - 16E — Administration And Finance
Chapter 16B — Department Of Administration
Section 16B.02 — Department Of Administration.
Section 16B.03 — Appointments.
Section 16B.05 — Delegation By Commissioner.
Section 16B.052 — Authority To Transfer Funds.
Section 16B.054 — Developmental Disabilities.
Section 16B.055 — Lead Agency.
Section 16B.24 — General Authority.
Section 16B.2405 — Capitol Building Powers And Duties.
Section 16B.2406 — Capitol Area Building Account To Address Health, Life Safety, And Security Needs.
Section 16B.241 — Coordinated Facility Planning.
Section 16B.242 — Enterprise Real Property Account.
Section 16B.2421 — Bird-safe Buildings.
Section 16B.245 — Inventory Of State-owned Land.
Section 16B.25 — Lost Property On State Lands.
Section 16B.26 — Utility Companies, Permits To Cross State-owned Lands.
Section 16B.27 — Governor's Residence.
Section 16B.275 — Capitol Area Cafeterias.
Section 16B.276 — Capitol Flag Program.
Section 16B.281 — Sale And Disposition Of Surplus State-owned Land.
Section 16B.282 — Surveys, Appraisals, And Sale.
Section 16B.283 — Terms Of Payment.
Section 16B.284 — Quitclaim Deed.
Section 16B.286 — Reservation Of Minerals.
Section 16B.287 — Disposition Of Proceeds From Surplus State-owned Land.
Section 16B.296 — Transfer Of Real Property.
Section 16B.297 — Acquisition Of Real Property.
Section 16B.2975 — Surplus Property Acquisition, Distribution, And Disposal.
Section 16B.298 — Surplus Property.
Section 16B.30 — General Authority.
Section 16B.305 — Capital Budget Requests.
Section 16B.307 — Asset Preservation Appropriations.
Section 16B.31 — Commissioner Must Approve Plans.
Section 16B.321 — Definitions.
Section 16B.322 — State Energy Improvement Financing Program.
Section 16B.323 — Solar Energy In State Buildings.
Section 16B.325 — Sustainable Building Guidelines.
Section 16B.326 — Heating And Cooling Systems; State-funded Buildings.
Section 16B.327 — Recycling Construction And Demolition Waste From State Buildings; Requirement.
Section 16B.328 — Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Model Ordinance.
Section 16B.33 — Designer Selection Board.
Section 16B.335 — Review Of Plans And Projects.
Section 16B.34 — Inmate Labor.
Section 16B.35 — Art In State Buildings.
Section 16B.355 — Cooperative Local Facilities Grants.
Section 16B.36 — Investigations.
Section 16B.37 — Reorganization Of Agencies.
Section 16B.371 — Assistance To Small Agencies.
Section 16B.38 — Dissolved Or Suspended Agencies.
Section 16B.39 — Programs For State Employees.
Section 16B.45 — Function Of Legislative Auditor.
Section 16B.48 — General Services Revolving Funds.
Section 16B.4805 — Accommodation Reimbursement.
Section 16B.481 — Fees For Training And Maintenance.
Section 16B.4821 — Provision Of Materials And Services To Mnscu.
Section 16B.485 — Interfund Loans.
Section 16B.49 — Central Mailing System.
Section 16B.495 — Hazard Identification And Accident Prevention.
Section 16B.51 — Agency Reports.
Section 16B.53 — Sale Of Laws And Resolutions.
Section 16B.531 — Travel Services.
Section 16B.54 — Enterprise Fleet; Establishment.
Section 16B.55 — Use Of State Vehicles; Compensation For Use Of Personal Vehicles.
Section 16B.56 — Commuter Vans; Use By State Employees And Spouses And Others.
Section 16B.57 — Gasoline And Petroleum Products, Source Of Supply For Agencies.
Section 16B.58 — State Parking Facilities.
Section 16B.581 — Distinctive Tax-exempt License Plates.
Section 16B.85 — Risk Management.
Section 16B.86 — State Building Energy Conservation Improvement Revolving Loan Account.
Section 16B.87 — Award And Repayment Of State Building Energy Improvement Conservation Loans.
Section 16B.875 — Review By Commissioner Of Administration.
Section 16B.97 — Grants Management.