Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-500.4
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Mode of travel - Approval - Rate of reimbursement
Official statutory text
A. Authorized persons traveling on official state business
within the State of Oklahoma may utilize railroads, airplanes,
buses, whether intracity or intercity, or other public conveyance.
Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation shall not
exceed coach class fare except as provided herein. Reimbursement
for fares paid for airplane transportation may be at the business
class fare rate for international travel. Other public conveyance
fares shall not exceed the lesser of the normal charge or coach
class airplane fare. Taxicab or rideshare fares within the State of
Oklahoma and communication charges may be reimbursed only upon
justification as to the necessity for their use.
B. Agency heads or their authorized designees may approve the
use of motor vehicles for official travel within the State of
Oklahoma. If available, agency owned motor vehicles or motor
vehicles leased from the State Motor Pool, either on a full-time
basis or for individual trips, shall be utilized for such travel.
Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles may be
authorized by the agency head.
C. Reimbursement for authorized use of privately owned motor
vehicles shall not exceed the amount prescribed by the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or rules, procedures or other
action by the Internal Revenue Service, for use in determining the
standard mileage rate allowed for a business expense deduction.
Distances for which reimbursement for use of privately owned motor
vehicles is claimed shall be actual business miles based on a
recognized Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and
vicinity business mileage.
within the State of Oklahoma may utilize railroads, airplanes,
buses, whether intracity or intercity, or other public conveyance.
Reimbursement for fares paid for airplane transportation shall not
exceed coach class fare except as provided herein. Reimbursement
for fares paid for airplane transportation may be at the business
class fare rate for international travel. Other public conveyance
fares shall not exceed the lesser of the normal charge or coach
class airplane fare. Taxicab or rideshare fares within the State of
Oklahoma and communication charges may be reimbursed only upon
justification as to the necessity for their use.
B. Agency heads or their authorized designees may approve the
use of motor vehicles for official travel within the State of
Oklahoma. If available, agency owned motor vehicles or motor
vehicles leased from the State Motor Pool, either on a full-time
basis or for individual trips, shall be utilized for such travel.
Reimbursement for use of privately owned motor vehicles may be
authorized by the agency head.
C. Reimbursement for authorized use of privately owned motor
vehicles shall not exceed the amount prescribed by the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or rules, procedures or other
action by the Internal Revenue Service, for use in determining the
standard mileage rate allowed for a business expense deduction.
Distances for which reimbursement for use of privately owned motor
vehicles is claimed shall be actual business miles based on a
recognized Global Positioning System (GPS) or based on map and
vicinity business mileage.
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