Use Regulations.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 4.233

in effect

Sec. 4.233. Use Regulations. In addition to any rule and regulation, not in conflict herewith, that may be established by any board or officer to govern the use of privately owned vehicles in the course of public duties, the following regulations shall apply generally to such use: a. Each officer and employee required to make intermittent trips originating and terminating in the City Hall shall use the pool car service of the City Hall Garage whenever reasonably and practically possible. b. Each officer and employee who reports to their headquarters at the beginning and at the end of their scheduled hours of work shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on city business from their headquarters at the beginning of work until the officer or employee reaches headquarters at the end of work. No such officer or employee shall be reimbursed for mileage traveled between their home and headquarters or between their headquarters and home. c. Each officer and employee who reports to their headquarters at the beginning of their scheduled hours of work and returns directly to their home from their last field job shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on city business from their headquarters at the beginning of the work schedule until the officer or employee reaches their last field job and shall also be reimbursed for any mileage traveled between their last field job and home which is in excess of the mileage from their headquarters and home. No such officer or employee shall be reimbursed for mileage traveled between their home and headquarters. d. Each officer and employee who reports directly to a field job at the beginning of their scheduled hours of work and reports to their headquarters from their last job shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on city business from their first field job at the beginning of the work schedule to their headquarters at the end of the work schedule and shall also be reimbursed for any mileage traveled between their home and their first field job at the beginning of the work schedule which is in excess of the mileage from their home to headquarters. No such officer or employee shall be reimbursed for mileage traveled between their headquarters and home. e. Each officer and employee who reports directly to a field job at the beginning of their scheduled hours of work and returns directly to their home from a field job at the end of the work schedule shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on city business from their field job to their last field job and shall also be reimbursed for any mileage traveled from their home to their first field job which is in excess of the mileage from their home to headquarters, and for any mileage traveled between their last field job and home which is in excess of the mileage from their headquarters to home. f. For each officer and employee for whom reimbursement for mileage traveled on city business is authorized, the administrative head of the department, bureau or office shall assign a permanent headquarters for use in calculating the home-to-headquarters mileage deduction. The term “headquarters” as used above applied to those places of assignment to which the employee is required to report for instructions, such as in City Hall, Branch City Halls, various departmental or divisional yards, plants and stations and similar places of assignment. (1) Should the work of an officer or employee be such that the officer or employee is not required to report to such a place for instructions, a headquarters near the officer’s or employee’s area of assignment shall be designated by the administrative head for purposes of this subsection. (2) Should the work assignment of an officer or employee be of a special nature, requiring unusual knowledge or skill, and if location of this job assignment is significantly more distant from the officer’s or employee’s home than the officer’s or employee’s normal work assignment; a headquarters which is the normal distance from the employee’s home may be designated by the administrative head during the period of special assignment. g. The term “job” as used above applies to those places of assignment to which the officer or employee is occasionally required to report for the purpose of inspections, investigations, supervision, or work. h. In the event of a temporary change of headquarters, for a period of 30 days or less, the new location shall be classified as a “job” assignment; provided, however, that if the officer or employee continues to report at the new headquarters for more than 30 days that location shall be considered thereafter as the permanent headquarters of the officer or employee. This subsection shall not apply to a change of headquarters during a period of special assignment to Subdivision (2) of Subsection f. of this section. i. Any officer or employee who, in case of an emergency caused by unforeseen circumstances affecting the health, safety and welfare of the City or its inhabitants, is required to report at a time other than during the officer’s or employee’s normal working hours to the officer’s or employee’s headquarters or directly to a field job and who returns therefrom to the officer’s or employee’s home, shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on City business from the officer’s or employee’s home until the officer or employee returns to their home. j. Any officer or employee who is required to report to work more than once during any scheduled workday shall be reimbursed for all mileage traveled on City business from the officer’s or employee’s home until the officer or employee returns to their home for all trips in excess of one round trip. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 86,626. Amended by: Ord. No. 130,281; Ord. No. 141,427, Eff. 2-18-71; Ord. No. 157,181, Eff. 10-21-82, Oper. 7-1-82; Subsec. (i), Subsec. (j) added, Ord. No. 158,945, Eff. 5-18-84, Oper. 1-1-84.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-11876Fetched: 10/24/2026