Reading in the press the other day that a fellow employed by the state got into trouble and had to pay a fine for misuse of state facilities brought back memories. They guy was some sort of purchasing agent for the military folks and brought his kid and some of his pals to work where they used the gymnasium to play basketball. This allegedly violated the state prohibition on private use of state resources.
Though I doubt this is what the drafters of the rules had in mind, it illustrates one of the peculiarities of working for mother state. State employees are not supposed to use any state equipment for private purposes. I think the idea is that you cannot take a bulldozer home to build a new site for your garage. Or Department of Transportation workers can’t use their massive orange trucks to plow their own driveways. But in practice, the enforcement of the rule gets silly.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
