(a) This article applies to all spending units of state government relating to the purchase, lease, or use of any state vehicle with the expenditure of public funds, except as otherwise provided by this code.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 5A-12-2

  • Division: means the Fleet Management Division, under the Department of Administration, as established pursuant to this article. See West Virginia Code 5A-12-1
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Spending unit: means the State of West Virginia and all agencies, offices, departments, divisions, boards, commissions, councils, committees, or other entities of the state government for which an appropriation is requested or to which an appropriation is made by the Legislature. See West Virginia Code 5A-12-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • State vehicle: means , for the purpose of this article, a vehicle with a rating of one ton or less that is owned, purchased, or leased by any state spending unit, on which a state vehicle license plate is required, where the use of such vehicle is paid for with public funds regardless of the source of such funding, but does not include all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) or vehicles requiring a commercial driver&rsquo. See West Virginia Code 5A-12-1

(b) Notwithstanding any exemption given to a spending unit by this code from the provisions of § 5A-3-1 et seq. of this code or any prior exemption granted administratively from the Fleet Management Division or the Fleet Management Office, each spending unit of the state that owns, leases, purchases, or reimburses for personal vehicle use, shall comply with the reporting provisions of this article.