17-69-404. Payments and warrants.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(a)Subject to Subsection (1)(b) , if a debt or demand against a county is fixed by law, the debt or demand shall be paid by:

(i)subject to Subsection (2)(a) , a warrant drawn by the county finance officer or the county treasurer; or

(ii)subject to Subsection (2)(b) , a check or other payment mechanism as may be adopted in accordance with Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes .

(b)Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a debt or demand against the county that is, in accordance with law, audited by another person or tribunal.

(a)The county finance officer shall:

(i)distinctly specify on a warrant the liability for which the warrant is made and when the liability accrued; and

(ii)notify the county treasurer:

(A)as described in Subsection

(3), of the date, amount, payee of, and number assigned to a warrant; and

(B)of the aggregate amount of all contemporaneous payments by warrant.

(b)The county finance officer shall notify the county treasurer and county executive:

(i)as described in Subsection

(3), of the amount and payee of all payments made by check or other payment mechanism;

(ii)as described in Subsection

(3), the date of and number assigned to a check or other payment mechanism; and

(iii)the aggregate amount of a contemporaneous payment.

(3)For a remuneration issued by the county finance officer, the finance officer shall:

(a)number each remuneration consecutively, commencing annually on the first day of January; and

(b)state on the remuneration:

(i)the number of the remuneration;

(ii)the date of payment;

(iii)the amount of the payment made;

(iv)the name of the person to whom payable; and

(v)the purpose for which the remuneration was made.

(4)The county finance officer shall dispose of a payment not presented for collection in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act .

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 105 , 2026 General Session