R27-3-7. Criteria for Commute or Take-Home Use Approval

  (1) An agency executive director may approve commute or take-home use when one or more of the following conditions exist:

  (a) 24-hour "Emergency On-Call." Where the agency clearly demonstrates that the nature of a potential emergency is such that an increase in response time, if a commute or take-home use privilege is not authorized, could endanger a human life or cause significant property damage. Each driver is required to keep a complete list of all call-outs for renewal of the commute or take-home use privilege the following year. Agencies may use the division's online forms to track commute or take-home mileage.

  (b) Virtual office. Where an agency clearly demonstrates that an employee is required to work out of a vehicle a minimum of eighty (80) percent of the time and the assigned vehicle is required to perform the critical duties assigned to the employee.

  (c) When the agency clearly demonstrates that it is more practical for the employee to go directly to an alternate work-site rather than report to a specific office to pick-up a state vehicle.

  (d) When a vehicle is provided to appointed or elected government officials who are specifically allowed by law to have an assigned vehicle as part of their compensation package.

  (2) The trip log must be created for the first and last trip of the day for all commute use vehicles.