Unmarked state vehicles authorized to use garage

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 08, 2012

~~<p>Question: I took the state vehicle assigned to our office to get gas at the DAGS (Department of Accounting and General Services) garage off Punchbowl Street. The vehicle ahead of me had regular license plates — not the plates that state vehicles have. In the past, I've also seen privately owned cars up on the lifts being serviced. Is this permitted? It seems like a misuse of state resources.</p>
<p>Answer: State-owned vehicles with “regular” license plates are used by certain employees, such as undercover narcotics officers and state marshals.</p>
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Question: I took the state vehicle assigned to our office to get gas at the DAGS (Department of Accounting and General Services) garage off Punchbowl Street. The vehicle ahead of me had regular license plates — not the plates that state vehicles have. In the past, I've also seen privately owned cars up on the lifts being serviced. Is this permitted? It seems like a misuse of state resources.

Answer: State-owned vehicles with “regular” license plates are used by certain employees, such as undercover narcotics officers and state marshals. Login for more...