Nevada § 227.170 - Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 227.170 — Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 227.170. Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations

The State Controller shall: 1. Draw all warrants upon the treasury for money, and each warrant shall express,

in the body thereof, the particular fund out of which it is to be paid, the appropriation

under which it is drawn, and the nature of the service to be paid, and except for

the purpose of making inactive deposits no warrant shall be drawn on the treasury

unless there is an unexhausted specific appropriation or authorization, by law, to

meet it. 2. Keep an account of all warrants by him or her drawn on the State Treasury, which

account shall be kept in such manner as to show monthly the amount of warrants drawn,

the amount paid, and the amount outstanding. 3. Keep a record of all appropriations and authorizations in a book provided for that

purpose, in which book the State Controller shall enter the nature of the appropriation

or authorization, referring to the statute authorizing the same, the amount appropriated

or authorized, amounts credited by law, accounting debits and credits, the amounts

paid therefrom each month, showing assets and expenses, and posting them to proper

ledger accounts, with a yearly total of all payments and the balance remaining, and

the amount, if any, reverting.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 227.170 ("Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. 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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