Section 41-17-9 Unauthorized use, etc., of state-owned automobile; alteration, etc., of license plate affixed to state vehicle. - Alabama Statutes

Section 41-17-9

Unauthorized use, etc., of state-owned automobile; alteration, etc., of license plate affixed to state vehicle.

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to use or permit any other person to use any state-owned automobile for any purpose other than official state business; provided, that driving from his home to his office or place of employment or from his office or place of employment to his home by an officer or employee to whom an automobile is permanently assigned or by an employee to whom a pool car is assigned, if hours of departure or return are inconsistent with normal working hours, shall be deemed to be an authorized use of the automobile for the purposes of this chapter.

It shall be a misdemeanor for any state employee to obliterate, alter, cover or conceal all or any portion of a license plate affixed to a state vehicle.

The Director of the state Department of Public Safety shall be responsible for the enforcement of the provisions concerning the use of state-owned automobiles.

Any unauthorized or improper use of a state automobile by a Merit System employee shall constitute grounds for his dismissal or suspension.

(Acts 1969, No. 471, p. 914, §7.)