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A register of all warrants so issued shall be kept by the Comptroller, which register and a duplicate register shall, from time to time, be signed by the Comptroller or by such deputy he may designate for that purpose. The Comptroller shall not be required to sign the warrants.\n\t\tAll checks drawn upon warrants shown by the register and duplicate register, signed by the Comptroller or his deputy, shall be signed by the State Treasurer, or by such deputy as he may designate for that purpose. The signature may be made by means of a mechanical or electrical device selected by the State Treasurer. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 677; in 1984, chapter 374; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":173253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65800,"identifier":"2.2-1825","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/18\/3\/2.2-1825","url":"\/2.2-1825\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-1825\/","token":"2.2\/I\/C\/18\/3\/2.2-1825","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of warrants for payment of claims; Comptroller to keep and sign register of warrants issued; signing of checks drawn on such warrants; electronic payment systems","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-1825","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

After the allowance of any claim that is payable out of the state treasury, under any of the provisions of this title, a warrant shall be issued for the sum to be paid. A register of all warrants so issued shall be kept by the Comptroller, which register and a duplicate register shall, from time to time, be signed by the Comptroller or by such deputy he may designate for that purpose. The Comptroller shall not be required to sign the warrants.\n\t\tAll checks drawn upon warrants shown by the register and duplicate register, signed by the Comptroller or his deputy, shall be signed by the State Treasurer, or by such deputy as he may designate for that purpose. The signature may be made by means of a mechanical or electrical device selected by the State Treasurer. The device shall be safely kept so that no one will have access to it except the State Treasurer and his deputies authorized to sign warrants.\n\t\tHowever, when deemed appropriate, the State Treasurer may utilize various electronic payment systems in lieu of issuing checks drawn upon warrants.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF WARRANTS FOR PAYMENT OF CLAIMS; COMPTROLLER TO KEEP AND SIGN\nREGISTER OF WARRANTS ISSUED; SIGNING OF CHECKS DRAWN ON SUCH WARRANTS;\nELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS (\u00a7 2.2-1825)\n\nAfter the allowance of any claim that is payable out of the state treasury,\nunder any of the provisions of this title, a warrant shall be issued for the sum\nto be paid. A register of all warrants so issued shall be kept by the\nComptroller, which register and a duplicate register shall, from time to time,\nbe signed by the Comptroller or by such deputy he may designate for that\npurpose. The Comptroller shall not be required to sign the warrants.\n\t\tAll checks drawn upon warrants shown by the register and duplicate register,\nsigned by the Comptroller or his deputy, shall be signed by the State Treasurer,\nor by such deputy as he may designate for that purpose. The signature may be\nmade by means of a mechanical or electrical device selected by the State\nTreasurer. The device shall be safely kept so that no one will have access to it\nexcept the State Treasurer and his deputies authorized to sign warrants.\n\t\tHowever, when deemed appropriate, the State Treasurer may utilize various\nelectronic payment systems in lieu of issuing checks drawn upon warrants.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 2-206; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-231; 1984, c. 374; 2001, c.\n844.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}