Oklahoma § 62-555 - Lost or destroyed checks, warrants or vouchers - Second or

§ 62-555. Lost or destroyed checks, warrants or vouchers - Second or

duplicate - Affidavit - Bond - Records.

If a check, warrant, or voucher has been issued and is

subsequently lost or destroyed, the treasurer of any county, city,

or town shall initiate a stop-payment order or submit a positive pay

file providing the payee, amount, and serial number of the check,

warrant, or voucher to the depository prior to the clerk of the

county, city, or town issuing a second or duplicate check, warrant,

or voucher. If the treasurer of any county, city, or town is unable

to initiate a stop-payment order or submit a positive pay file

providing the payee, amount, and serial number of the check,

warrant, or voucher to the depository, clerks are authorized and

empowered to issue a second or duplicate check, warrant, or voucher

in lieu of any check, warrant, or voucher that has been issued and

subsequently lost or destroyed if the following conditions are met:

1. An affidavit setting forth the facts as to the loss or

destruction of the original check, warrant, or voucher has been

filed with the clerk; and

2. An indemnifying bond running to the treasurer of the county,

city, or town, or to the State Treasurer, in double the amount of

such lost or destroyed check, warrant, or voucher.

The conditions of such bond shall be to indemnify and protect

the county, city, or town, or to the State Treasurer, from any loss

or harm occasioned or sustained on account of the issue of such

second or duplicate check, warrant, or voucher. The bond shall be

satisfactory to the treasurer of such county, city, or town, or to

the State Treasurer, who shall, upon being satisfied as to the

sufficiency of the bond, endorse approval thereon. The clerk and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 62. Public Finance

treasurer shall make such records in their respective offices as

will, as nearly as possible, preclude any loss being sustained by

the county, city, or town, or to the State Treasurer, on account of

the issue of any second or duplicate check, warrant, or voucher.

Warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims submitted

through the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise

Services in payment of obligations of the state which may

subsequently be lost or destroyed will be governed by the provisions

of Section 34.81 of this title.

Added by Laws 1953, p. 287, § 1, emerg. eff. June 1, 1953. Amended

by Laws 1982, c. 39, § 2, emerg. eff. March 26, 1982; Laws 1985, c.

348, § 7, emerg. eff. July 30, 1985; Laws 1990, c. 221, § 4,

operative July 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 124, § 29, eff. July 1, 1991;

Laws 1997, c. 144, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2004, c. 361, § 14,

eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 465; Laws 2022, c. 283, § 1,

eff. Nov. 1, 2022.