10-706. Lost or destroyed warrant; issuance of duplicate; statement of facts; stop payment procedure.
A duplicate for a lost or destroyed warrant or a warrant which is not received by the payee thereof may be issued by the officer who issued the original warrant or his or her successor. Before any such duplicate warrant is issued, the issuing officer shall have on file a statement of some person knowing the facts and setting forth the description of such warrant and the fact that the same has been lost or destroyed or was not received by the payee thereof. When an issuing officer receives notice that a warrant he or she has issued has been lost or destroyed or was not received by the payee thereof, such officer shall initiate the stop payment procedure by issuing the appropriate orders to stop payment on such warrant.
History: L. 1970, ch. 65, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 46, § 2; April 5.