§ 19-4-1501 — Uniform system of perpetual inventory

The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall prescribe and establish a uniform system of perpetual inventory for property and equipment with a central control being established and maintained in the Department of Finance and Administration. In connection therewith, the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall: (1) Prescribe the procedure of accounting and reporting for the sale, trade-in, exchange, discarding, junking, or other disposal of property and equipment and the system for receiving credit for lost, stolen, or damaged property and equipment. All state agencies shall be required to report promptly, upon forms approved by the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State, all such property or equipment disposed of, lost, or damaged; (2) Require that the addition and disposition of all new property or equipment added, including purchase, trade-in, exchange, or transfer, or by constructing or making such property or equipment, shall be promptly reported upon such forms and in such detail as shall be required; and (3) By rule, distinguish between items of equipment, and consumable supplies or goods, and such minor tools, materials, and parts as shall be deemed by him or her to be expendable within a reasonable period of time. He or she may also prescribe that minor equipment costing less than some minimum amount shall not be included in the perpetual inventory.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1734, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-352; Acts 2001, No. 1453, § 42.