Issuance of warrants generally

1. Law
2. Maryland Code
3. State Finance and Procurement
4. State Finance
5. Appropriations
6. Disbursements and Expenditures
7. Warrants
8. Issuance of warrants generally

    (a)    The Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may not sign a blank warrant.

    (b)    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)    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.

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