Section 29802 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
29802
. (a) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, any warrant
issued is void if not presented to the county treasurer for payment
within six months after its date.
Whenever, under the provisions of this section, warrants drawn on
trust funds became void, the moneys in the county treasury
represented by the warrants may be transferred to the general fund of
the county by the county auditor unless disposition is otherwise
provided by law.
(b) 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
governing body of the agency on which the warrant was drawn, or
declare by affidavit that the warrant has been lost or destroyed, and
the governing body may by resolution authorize the auditor to draw
new warrants within the limitations prescribed by the resolution
without prior individual order of the governing body, provided the
limitations prescribed by this section have been complied with. The
new warrant shall be subject to the same limitations as the original
warrant which it replaces.
(c) If, at any time after a period of two years from the date on
which the original warrant became void, or during such other period
of time as specified by ordinance, the payee or assignee presents
such warrant to the governing body of the agency on which the warrant
was drawn, the governing body may adopt an order instructing the
county auditor to draw a new warrant in favor of the payee or
assignee in the same amount as the original warrant, or the governing
body, by resolution, may authorize the auditor, without prior
individual order of the governing body, to draw warrants within the
limitations prescribed by the resolution in any case in which the
auditor determines that it would be inequitable or unreasonable not
to draw the warrant, and money is available in the county treasury to
make payment on the indebtedness. If the auditor deems it necessary,
he or she may present a voided warrant to the governing body for its
review, approval, and appropriation of funds. Any such new warrant
shall be subject to the same limitations as the original warrant
which it replaces.