North Dakota § 54-44-05 Warrants - Numbered - Show funds on which drawn - Not drawn unless authorized

North Dakota Statutes

§ 54-44-05 — Warrants - Numbered - Show funds on which drawn - Not drawn unless authorized

North Dakota § 54-44-05

Title 54State Government

Ch. 54-44Office of Management and Budget

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N.D. Cent. Code § 54-44-05 (2026).

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authorized.
Warrants drawn by the office of management and budget and signed by the state auditor on
the state treasurer must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are drawn. Every
warrant must be drawn upon the fund out of which it is payable. A warrant may not be drawn by
the office of management and budget and signed by the state auditor unless authorized by law,
and unless there are funds in the treasury applicable to the payment thereof to meet the same.
In case of an emergency, and in anticipation of taxes already levied and in the process of
collection, the office of management and budget may prepare warrants to be signed by the state
auditor in payment of duly authorized vouchers even though funds at such time do not exist to
honor the warrants. Warrants so issued sh

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authorized.
Warrants drawn by the office of management and budget and signed by the state auditor on
the state treasurer must be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are drawn. Every
warrant must be drawn upon the fund out of which it is payable. A warrant may not be drawn by
the office of management and budget and signed by the state auditor unless authorized by law,
and unless there are funds in the treasury applicable to the payment thereof to meet the same.
In case of an emergency, and in anticipation of taxes already levied and in the process of
collection, the office of management and budget may prepare warrants to be signed by the state
auditor in payment of duly authorized vouchers even though funds at such time do not exist to
honor the warrants. Warrants so issued shall be payable by the state treasurer out of any funds
in the state treasurer's possession other than sinking funds or funds dedicated by the
Constitution of North Dakota for other purposes.