Section 35-2-123. Use of vehicles by off-duty law enforcement officer

   (a) Certified law enforcement officers employed by the division shall be authorized to use official vehicles while engaging in approved off-duty employment, provided that:

   (1) The off-duty employment is related to a contract between the off-duty employer and the department and is service in which the use of the official vehicle is a benefit to the department or is in furtherance of the department's mission;

   (2) The off-duty employer pays to the department an amount determined by the commissioner to be sufficient to reimburse the department for the use of the official vehicle; and

   (3) The commissioner has approved, in writing, the individual use of the official vehicle by the law enforcement officer.

(b) At no time shall an off-duty law enforcement officer be allowed the use of an official vehicle at a political function of any kind.

Code 1981, § 35-2-123, enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 137, § 1/HB 1074.