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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.1-403 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.1-403. Approval of purchase or lease of motor vehicle.
No motor vehicle shall be purchased or leased with public funds by the
Commonwealth or by any officer or employee on behalf of the Commonwealth
without the prior written approval of the Commissioner. No lease shall be
approved by the Commissioner except upon demonstration that the cost of such
lease plus operating costs of the vehicle shall be less than comparable costs
for a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth , but in no instance shall a lease
be approved for a term exceeding two
years.