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ORS 276.598

Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case Nearing v. Weaver (1983)

Most recently applied in Crandall v. State of Oregon (January 2026)

1977 c.598 §25b; 1981 c.490 §5; 2023 c.9 §16

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(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 283.395, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services may establish carpool or vanpool programs in which state-owned vehicles are used by state employees as commute vehicles, provided that a daily, weekly or monthly fee is charged that is adequate to reimburse the state for the cost of providing such vehicles for such purposes.

(2) The department shall prescribe rules that:

(a) Define the use of state-owned motor vehicles that constitutes use in the conduct of state business and distinguish such use from misappropriation for private use;

(b) Identify procedures for determining and collecting the appropriate charges from employees for the use of commute vehicles; and

(c) Identify procedures to be used in the operation of state-owned vehicles as commute vehicles in the state carpool or vanpool programs authorized in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The department may authorize other state agencies to use state-owned vehicles under the control of such agencies for the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.