Definitions

As used in the Transportation Services Act: A. "director" means the director of the division; B. "division" means the transportation services division of the general services department; C. "protective license plate" means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is in the custody of a state agency, can be traced to that state agency and is being used for sensitive activities; D. "secretary" means the secretary of general services; E. "sensitive activity" means an activity performed by an employee of the state that: (1) is authorized by the state to be performed for a legitimate and appropriate purpose for the state, other than a legitimate undercover law enforcement purpose; and (2) would place the employee at a higher risk of personal injury if knowledge of the activity were made public, as determined in writing by an appropriate supervising authority of the employee; F. "state agency" means a state department, agency, board or commission but does not include the legislative and judicial branches, public schools and institutions of higher education; G. "state vehicle" means an automobile, van, sport-utility truck, pickup truck or other vehicle with a declared gross vehicle weight of less than ten thousand pounds used by a state agency to transport passengers or property; and H. "undercover license plate" means a regular passenger license plate issued to a state vehicle that is registered in a fictitious name and address that cannot be traced to the state agency having custody of the vehicle and that is being used for legitimate law enforcement purposes only. History: Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 3; 1995, ch. 161, § 5; 2007, ch. 29, § 2; 2010, ch. 57, § 1; 2013, ch. 66, § 1.