Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4500.36
December 11, 2012
Incorporating Change 2, September 19, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Acquisition, Management, and Use of Non-Tactical Vehicles (NTVs)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4500.36 (Reference (a)) as a
DoD Instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5134.01 (Reference (b)) to
establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for DoD-owned and DoD-
controlled NTVs.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:
a. OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “DoD
Components”).
b. All DoD-owned and -controlled NTVs, regardless of how acquired or financed.
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary.
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. NTVs shall be used for official purposes only, which does not include transportation
between residence and place of employment, unless authorized pursuant to the provisions of
section 1344 of title 31, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)) or section 2637 of title 10,
U.S.C. (Reference (d)), and this Instruction. This restriction on transportation between residence
and place of employment (commonly known as domicile to duty (DTD)) applies to
transportation to, from, within, and wholly outside of DoD installations.
