[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR102-34.10]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
               CHAPTER 102--FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION
 
PART 102-34--MOTOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 102-34.10  What definitions apply to motor vehicle management?

    The following definitions apply to motor vehicle management:
    Commercial design motor vehicle means a motor vehicle procurable 
from regular production lines and designed for use by the general 
public.
    Domestic fleet (see Sec. 102-34.20(a)).
    Foreign fleet (see Sec. 102-34.20(b)).
    GSA Fleet lease (see Sec. 102-34.25(d)).
    Large fleet (see Sec. 102-34.20(d)).
    Law enforcement motor vehicle means a passenger automobile or light 
truck that is specifically approved in an agency's appropriation act for 
use in apprehension, surveillance, police or other law enforcement work 
or specifically designed for use in law enforcement. If not identified 
in an agency's appropriation language, a motor vehicle qualifies as a 
law enforcement motor vehicle only in the following cases:
    (1) A passenger automobile having heavy duty components for 
electrical, cooling and suspension systems and at least the next higher 
cubic inch displacement or more powerful engine than is standard for the 
automobile concerned.
    (2) A light truck having emergency warning lights and identified 
with markings such as ``police.''
    (3) An unmarked motor vehicle certified by the agency head as 
essential for the safe and efficient performance of intelligence, 
counterintelligence, protective, or other law enforcement duties.
    (4) A motor vehicle seized by a Federal agency that is subsequently 
used for the purpose of performing law enforcement activities.
    Light duty motor vehicle means any motor vehicle with a gross motor 
vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds or less.
    Light truck means a motor vehicle on a truck chassis with a gross 
motor vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds or less.
    Military design motor vehicle means a motor vehicle (excluding 
general-purpose motor vehicles) designed according to military 
specifications to support directly combat or tactical operations or 
training for such operations.
    Motor vehicle means any vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by 
mechanical power, designed and operated principally for highway 
transportation of property or passengers, but does not include a 
military design motor vehicle or vehicles not covered by this part (see 
Sec. 102-34.15).
    Motor vehicle identification (also referred to as ``motor vehicle 
markings'') means the legends ``For Official Use Only'' and ``U.S. 
Government'' placed on a motor vehicle plus other legends showing the 
full name of the department, agency, establishment, corporation, or 
service by which the motor vehicle is used. This identification is 
usually a decal placed in the rear window or on the side of the motor 
vehicle.
    Motor vehicle lease (see Sec. 102-34.25(b)).
    Motor vehicle markings (see ``Motor vehicle identification'' in this 
section).
    Motor vehicle purchase (see Sec. 102-34.25(a)).
    Motor vehicle rental (see Sec. 102-34.25(c)).
    Motor vehicles transferred from excess (see Sec. 102-34.25(e)).
    Owning agency means the executive agency that holds the vehicle 
title, manufacturer's Certificate of Origin, or is the lessee of a motor 
vehicle lease. This term does not apply to agencies that lease motor 
vehicles from the GSA Fleet.
    Passenger automobile means a sedan or station wagon designed 
primarily to transport people.
    Reportable motor vehicles are vehicles which are reported to GSA as 
outlined in Subpart I of this part:
    (1) Included are sedans, station wagons, buses, ambulances, vans, 
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motor vehicles, trucks and truck tractors, regardless of fuel type.
    (2) Excluded are fire trucks, motorcycles, military-design motor 
vehicles, semi-trailers, trailers and other trailing equipment such as 
pole trailers, dollies, cable reels, trailer coaches and bogies, and 
trucks with permanently mounted equipment such as generators and air 
compressors.
    Small fleet (see Sec. 102-34.20(c)).
    Using agency means a Federal agency that obtains motor vehicles from 
the GSA Fleet, commercial firms or another Federal agency and does not 
hold the vehicle title or manufacturer's Certificate of Origin. However, 
this does not include a Federal agency that obtains a motor vehicle by 
motor vehicle rental.