AUTOMOBILE BATTERIES - 3626.2

Automobile batteries are to be secured through the State contract or, in an emergency, may be secured by a credit card purchase.  See SAM Section 3629.  Officers and employees who purchase batteries other than as authorized will be required to personally pay the difference between the State contract price and the price billed to the State by the vendor from whom the battery was obtained.  No trade-in allowance is made for batteries.

Where feasible, agencies should accumulate junk batteries and sell them to recognized junk dealers by the bid process. Agencies with offices in the vicinity of Fresno, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento, may turn old batteries in at State garages for sale by the Department of General Services.