Utah § 17-69-404 - Payments and warrants.

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§ 17-69-404. Payments and warrants.

Effective 5/6/2026
17-69-404.  Payments and warrants.
(1)
(a)Subject to Subsection (1)(b), if a debt or demand against a county is fixed by law, the debt or demand shall be paid by:
(i)subject to Subsection (2)(a), a warrant drawn by the county finance officer or the county treasurer; or
(ii)subject to Subsection (2)(b), a check or other payment mechanism as may be adopted in accordance with Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes.
(b)Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a debt or demand against the county that is, in accordance with law, audited by another person or tribunal.
(2)
(a)The county finance officer shall:
(i)distinctly specify on a warrant the liability for which the warrant is made and when the liability accrued; and
(ii)notify the county treasurer:
(A)as described in Subsection (3), of the date, amount, payee of, and number assigned to a warrant; and
(B)of the aggregate amount of all contemporaneous payments by warrant.
(b)The county finance officer shall notify the county treasurer and county executive:
(i)as described in Subsection (3), of the amount and payee of all payments made by check or other payment mechanism;
(ii)as described in Subsection (3), the date of and number assigned to a check or other payment mechanism; and
(iii)the aggregate amount of a contemporaneous payment.
(3)For a remuneration issued by the county finance officer, the finance officer shall:
(a)number each remuneration consecutively, commencing annually on the first day of January; and
(b)state on the remuneration:
(i)the number of the remuneration;
(ii)the date of payment;
(iii)the amount of the payment made;
(iv)the name of the person to whom payable; and
(v)the purpose for which the remuneration was made.
(4)The county finance officer shall dispose of a payment not presented for collection in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 105, 2026 General Session

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