Government Code section 12440

The Controller shall draw warrants on the Treasurer for the payment of money directed by law to be paid out of the State Treasury; but a warrant shall not be drawn unless authorized by law, and unless, except for refunds authorized by Section 13144, unexhausted specific appropriations provided by law are available to meet it.

Source: Section 12440, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12440. (updated Jul. 1, 1983; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12440

Original Source: Section 12440, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12440. (last accessed May 12, 2025).