1. Except for claims against the Legislative Fund or for the payment of the salaries of public officers, every claim for payment from the State Treasury pursuant to an appropriation or authorization by the Legislature must be presented to the State Board of Examiners for a determination of its correctness. The State Board of Examiners shall adopt regulations providing for the use of sampling procedures and postaudit techniques for making such a determination.
2. Any money which:
(a) Is allocated to this state pursuant to a federal program in the form of a letter of credit or its equivalent;
(b) Is authorized for expenditure by the Legislature;
(c) Has not been deposited in the State Treasury; and
(d) Is immediately available to this state through an automated federal payment management system,
shall be deemed to be available for a claim for payment from the State Treasury.
3. The State Controller shall not allow or draw his or her warrant for:
(a) Any claim of the class described in this section which has not been approved by the State Board of Examiners; or
(b) A greater amount than allowed by the Board,
except when the claim has not been acted upon by the Board within 30 days after its presentation to the Board.
[6:32:1865; A 1869, 116; 1947, 676; 1943 NCL § 6922] + [1:24:1871; A 1925, 223; NCL § 6928] — (NRS A 1959, 208, 793; 1963, 408; 1969, 1119; 1993, 1157; 1995, 103; 1999, 2207; 2003, 625)