§ 19-4-406 — Storage of warrants

Arkansas § 19-4-406

• Jurisdiction: Arkansas
• Title: 19

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(a) (1) The Auditor of State shall place all redeemed warrants in a secure place or vault in the Auditor of State's office, subject to the inspection by any interested citizen. (2) (A) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section, the Auditor of State shall keep a warrant intact and without further alteration for a period of one (1) year from the close of the fiscal year in which the warrant was issued. (B) (i) If the Auditor of State makes an electronic copy of the warrant, the original warrant shall be kept for three (3) months. (ii) The electronic copy of the warrant shall be maintained for a period of ten (10) years from the close of the fiscal year in which the warrant was issued. (b) If the Legislative Auditor or the State Historian requests retention of an original warrant or the electronic copy of a warrant in excess of the time periods provided under subsection (a) of this section, the warrant shall be retained by the Auditor of State for such period of time as required by the Legislative Auditor or the State Historian. (c) If federal law or regulations require the retention of certain warrants for a period longer than the period prescribed in this section, warrants shall be retained for the period prescribed by the federal law or regulations.

Legislative History

Acts 1973, No. 876, § 27; 1983, No. 305, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-353; Acts 2007, No. 269, § 1; 2009, No. 251, § 9.