§ 54-27-08 — How moneys paid from state treasury - Warrants - When not necessary

Except as otherwise provided, moneys may be paid from the state treasury only upon the
warrant or order prepared by the office of management and budget drawn on the state

treasurer. The director of the office of management and budget shall recommend a form for
order and warrant-check of the state government which must conform, so far as consistent with
statutory requirements, to approved banking practice to facilitate handling of such instruments
by banks and other depositories. When an order and warrant-check is signed by the state
auditor, the state treasurer shall accept the order or warrant with the treasurer's signature,
making the order and warrant-check negotiable. No warrant upon the treasurer may be
delivered or mailed to the payee or the payee's agent or representative until the warrant has
been signed by the treasurer and entered on the treasurer's books as a check drawn on a bank
depository. A record must be maintained specifying upon what fund or from what apportionment
each warrant is to be paid. The state treasurer may redeem outstanding bonds or pay interest
on bonds when due without the warrant of the office of management and budget, retaining the
bond or interest coupon as a voucher for the payment until the next settlement. With respect to
electronic records and electronic signatures, the state treasurer shall utilize the services
provided by the information technology department.