Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 3.32 Lost Warrants

This chapter shall be known as the "Trinity County lost warrant ordinance."

(Ord. 383 §1, 1981)

Pursuant to Section 29853 of the California Government Code, a warrant is considered lost if it has not been received by the addressee within seven days after the date of mailing. If the warrant is so deemed, the addressee shall follow the procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 29850, 29851 and 29852.

(Ord. 383 §2, 1981)

Any warrant issued by Trinity County is void if not presented to the county treasurer for payment within six months after its date. If the warrant is deemed void, the addressee shall follow the procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 29850, 29851 and 29852. Whenever warrants drawn on a fund become void, the moneys in the county treasury represented by those warrants may be transferred to the general fund of the county by the county auditor unless the disposition of those funds is otherwise provided by law. Monies in the county treasury represented by those warrants may not be transferred to the general fund if those monies are in a special revenue fund, an enterprise fund, an internal service fund, a private-purpose trust fund, or an agency fund.

(Ord. No. 1319, § 1, 3-15-11)

At any time within two years from the date on which the original warrant became void, the payee or assignee of any warrant which is void as provided in this section may present the warrant to the auditor, or declare by affidavit that the warrant has been lost or destroyed, and the auditor may, pursuant to this resolution, draw new warrants if the auditor, in his or her professional judgment believes it would be: (1) inequitable or unreasonable not to draw the warrant, and (2) believes the money is available to pay the warrant. The new warrant is subject to the same limitations as the original warrant it replaces.

(Ord. No. 1319, § 1, 3-15-11)

At any time after a period of two years from the date on which the original warrant became void, the payee or assignee may present warrant to board of supervisors, the board may adopt a resolution instructing the auditor to draw a new warrant in favor of the payee or assignee in the same amount as the original warrant. Before determining whether to issue a new warrant the board may rely on the auditor's professional judgment as to whether it would be:(1) inequitable or unreasonable not to draw the warrant, and (2) whether money is available in the county treasury to make payment on the indebtedness. The new warrant is subject to the same limitations as the original warrant it replaces.

(Ord. No. 1319, § 1, 3-15-11)