The following are excerpts from the Judiciary Staff Travel
Regulations [Guide,
Vol. 19, § 410.40.10]:
- As a general rule, travelers on “official business” must exercise
the same care in incurring expenses that a prudent person would
exercise in conducting personal business using the person's own money.
Excess costs, circuitous routes, services unnecessary or unjustified in
the performance of official business are not acceptable under this
standard.
- Travelers will be responsible for “additional expenses incurred
for personal preference or convenience.”
The costs of the following items are not reimbursable:
- Alcoholic beverages
- Entertainment (e.g., movies, sporting events, sightseeing tours)
- Parking fines or fees for traffic violations
- Personal automobile expenses (e.g., Personal Accident Insurance
and Personal Effects Coverage)