Government Code section 17070

Whenever any warrant issued by the Controller is unpaid for one year after it becomes payable, sufficient unapplied moneys having been available for the payment of the warrant and for the payment of all senior obligations, the Controller shall cancel it.

Source: Section 17070, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=17070. (updated Oct. 12, 1997; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_17070

Original Source: Section 17070, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=17070. (last accessed May 12, 2025).