Hawaii § 36-5 - Responsibility for drafts on treasury.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 36-5 — Responsibility for drafts on treasury., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-5. Responsibility for drafts on treasury.
Except as otherwise provided, the head of each department shall be responsible for the correctness of all drafts or orders drawn by him upon the treasury, in pursuance of appropriations, and for the proper disbursements of all appropriations for his department. The responsibility of the director of finance, in these cases, shall be limited to the payment of the aggregate amount of appropriations made by the legislature. [CC 1859, §477; RL 1925, §1251; RL 1935, §2210; RL 1945, §5811; RL 1955, §132-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; HRS §36-5] Previous Vol01_Ch0001-0042F Next
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What does Hawaii Revised Statutes § 36-5 cover?
Section 36-5 ("Responsibility for drafts on treasury.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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