Tennessee § 5-21-117 - Payroll account.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-21-117 — Payroll account., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-21-117. Payroll account.
The committee shall maintain a special county payroll account at a bank, in which disbursement warrants for the total of each payroll shall be deposited and against which individual net earning checks may be issued to each of the county employees. The committee may authorize the issuance of such payroll checks on the signature of the director and, in such event, the depository bank shall be so instructed. Acts 1981, ch. 325, § 17. Attorney General Opinions. Authority of county executive [now county mayor] over county finance office, OAG 99-032, 1999 Tenn. AG LEXIS 19 (2/18/99).
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 5-21-117 cover?
Section 5-21-117 ("Payroll account.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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