HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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As to audits by the Division of Audits of the

Department of Fiscal Services, on request of the

Comptroller and direction of the Joint Budget and
Audit Committee, see SG § 2-1215.

Defined term: "Warrant" § 7-201

7-219. ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS GENERALLY.

(A)  BLANK WARRANTS PROHIBITED.

THE COMPTROLLER, THE CHIEF DEPUTY COMPTROLLER, OR A DEPUTY
COMPTROLLER MAY NOT SIGN A BLANK WARRANT.

(B)  WARRANT FOR PAYMENT OF BILL.

A WARRANT FOR PAYMENT OF A BILL IS NOT VALID UNLESS THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION APPEARS ON THE FACE OF THE WARRANT:

(1)  THE AMOUNT OF THE WARRANT;

(2)  THE DATE OF ISSUE;

(3) A REFERENCE TO THE DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES:

(I)  THE PAYEE; AND

(II)  THE OFFICER OR UNIT OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT THAT SUBMITTED THE BILL; AND

(4) THE CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPTROLLER, THE CHIEF
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER, OR A DEPUTY COMPTROLLER THAT:

(I)  THE AMOUNT OF THE WARRANT IS CORRECT; AND

(II)  THE OFFICER OR UNIT SUBMITTED THE BILL FOR
WHICH THE WARRANT IS ISSUED.

(C)  WARRANT FOR ADVANCE.

A WARRANT FOR AN ADVANCE OF MONEY TO AN OFFICER OR UNIT OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS NOT VALID UNLESS THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION APPEARS ON THE FACE OF THE WARRANT:

(1)  THE AMOUNT OF THE WARRANT;

(2)  THE DATE OF ISSUE;

(3)  THE IDENTITY OF THE OFFICER OR UNIT; AND

(4)  THE CERTIFICATION OF THE COMPTROLLER, THE CHIEF
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER, OR A DEPUTY COMPTROLLER THAT THE AMOUNT OF
THE WARRANT IS CORRECT.