N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.22
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024
Section 1.5.3.22 - STATE VEHICLE RETURNA. The director or designee may rotate state vehicles within an agency or between agencies if the director or designee determines that a state agency is under or over utilizing an assigned vehicle. The director or designee will notify the state agency of such occurrences and recommend the rotation. The director or designee, in conjunction with the state agency, will make the appropriate changes to the location of the leased state vehicle.B. Once TSD has notified a state agency that a replacement vehicle is available to exchange for a vehicle that has met or exceeded its life expectancy, or is no longer road worthy, the agency has thirty (30) days to execute the exchange.C. The SCFA will notify state agencies if there is a manufacturer's recall applicable to a leased state vehicle. The state agency shall take the leased state vehicle to the appropriate dealer for service or modification, and shall, upon completion of the recall-related work, notify the SCFA.D. The director or designee in conjunction with the SCFA and the state agency shall determine when a state vehicle needs to be replaced. Life cycles are determined primarily from user requirements provided by the agency fleet coordinator. A state agency must return a leased state vehicle to the division upon receipt of a new or different vehicle.E. A state agency may return a leased state vehicle in accordance with the terms of the lease agreement. In no case will an agency turn in a vehicle that has not reached its life cycle while requesting additional units unless the agency satisfies the remaining balance of the turned in vehicles replacement cost.F. A state agency shall not transfer; receive control of, or custody of, a leased state vehicle to or from another state agency without the prior written authorization of the director or designee.N.M. Admin. Code § 1.5.3.22
1.5.3.22 NMAC - Rp, 1.5.3.22 NMAC, 1-15-13Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 14, July 30, 2015, eff. 7/30/2015