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MT Code § 17-8-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-211. Notice required for assignment of claims against state

  17-8-211. Notice required for assignment of claims against state. (1) All transfers and assignments made of any claim against the state, or any part of or interest on the claim, except as provided in this section, are void and unenforceable against the state unless the assignee files written notice of the assignment on forms that may be required by the department of administration, together with a true copy of the instrument of assignment.   (2) The department may promulgate rules regarding the form of assignment, the procedures for filing assignments, and the submission of claims covering assigned funds.   (3) Unless otherwise expressly permitted by the department, no more than one assignment of a claim is effective at one time, and an assignment may not be made to more than one party, except that an assignment may be made to one party as agent or trustee for two or more parties. An assignment may not be subject to further assignment.   History: En. Secs. 1 thru 3, Ch. 44, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 83-901, 83-902, 83-903; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 325, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-8-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-212. Effect of assignment

  17-8-212. Effect of assignment. Nothing contained herein shall in any way impair the negotiability of state warrants or preclude employees of the state from authorizing deductions from salaries for employees group insurance programs authorized by law, union dues, or purchase of U.S. government savings bonds.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 44, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 83-904.
MT Code § 17-8-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-213. through 17-8-220 reserved

  17-8-213 through 17-8-220 reserved.
MT Code § 17-8-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-221. Repealed

  17-8-221. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: (1)En. Sec. 236, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 242, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 242, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-1113, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 232 to 253 were enacted as Sections 1 to 21, pp. 183 to 187, L. 1891; re-en. Secs. 680 to 701, Pol. C. 1895; appearing as Secs. 226 to 247, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 232, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Secs. 654-685; re-en. Sec. 232, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 97, L. 1961; Sec. 82-1101, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1101(part), 82-1113.
MT Code § 17-8-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-222. Repealed

  17-8-222. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: (1)En. Sec. 228, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 234, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 234, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 97, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 326, L. 1974; Sec. 82-1105, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 230, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 236, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 236, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-1107, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 231, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 237, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 237, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-1108, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1105, 82-1107, 82-1108.
MT Code § 17-8-223 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-223. Repealed

  17-8-223. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 237, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 243, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 243, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1114.
MT Code § 17-8-224 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-224. Repealed

  17-8-224. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: (1)En. Sec. 238, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 244, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 244, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-1115, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 239, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 245, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 245, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 82-1116, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1115, 82-1116.
MT Code § 17-8-225 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-225. Repealed

  17-8-225. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: (1)En. Sec. 241, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 247, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 247, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. Sec. 82-1118, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 240, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 246, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 246, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 61, L. 1977; Sec. 82-1117, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1117, 82-1118.
MT Code § 17-8-226 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-226. Repealed

  17-8-226. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 242, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 248, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 248, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1119.
MT Code § 17-8-227 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-227. through 17-8-230 reserved

  17-8-227 through 17-8-230 reserved.
MT Code § 17-8-231 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-231. Repealed

  17-8-231. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 465, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1981.
MT Code § 17-8-232 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-232. through 17-8-240 reserved

  17-8-232 through 17-8-240 reserved.
MT Code § 17-8-241 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-241. Definitions relating to interest assessment

  17-8-241. Definitions relating to interest assessment. As used in 17-8-242 through 17-8-244, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort, including construction services, purchased or contracted for by the state or any agency thereof.   (2) "Supplies" means all personal property purchased, leased, or contracted for by the state or any agency thereof, including leases of equipment. The term also includes leases of buildings or other real property by the state or any agency thereof.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 484, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-8-242 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-242. Interest assessed on amounts due

  17-8-242. Interest assessed on amounts due. (1) Except as provided in 17-8-244, a state agency shall pay simple interest at the rate of 0.05% each day on amounts due for supplies and services received if the agency fails to make timely payment.   (2) For purposes of this section, payment is timely if a warrant is mailed or is otherwise made available to the payee when due and for the amount specified in the applicable contract or agreement. If no date is specified in the applicable contract or agreement, payment is timely if paid within 30 days after receipt of a properly completed invoice, addressed to the payer agency, or receipt of the supplies or services by the agency, whichever is later.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 484, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-8-243 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-243. Source for payment of interest

  17-8-243. Source for payment of interest. Any interest owing under 17-8-242 must be paid from funds designated for administrative costs of the agency receiving the supplies and services unless the delay was caused by a different agency, and then the interest must be paid from the administrative costs of that agency.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 484, L. 1983.
MT Code § 17-8-244 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 2. Claims|17-8-244. Exemptions

  17-8-244. Exemptions. Section 17-8-242 does not apply to the following:   (1) interagency or intergovernmental transactions;   (2) claims subject to a good faith dispute brought before a government agency or before a court. Interest in a proceeding subject to this subsection is governed by 18-1-404.   (3) delinquencies because of natural disasters, disruptions in postal or delivery service, work stoppage because of labor disputes, power failures, or any other cause resulting from circumstances clearly beyond the control of the payer agency;   (4) wages due and payable to state employees or payments from any state retirement system created pursuant to Title 19; or   (5) claims submitted to the state or to its fiscal intermediary by providers of supplies or services under the Montana medicaid or workers' compensation program if reasonable cause for nonpayment exists.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 484, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 530, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 181, L. 2001.
MT Code § 17-8-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-301. State money -- how expended by treasurer

  17-8-301. State money -- how expended by treasurer. (1) Except as provided in this section, money received by the state treasurer may not be paid out except upon a state warrant issued by the treasurer or on electronic funds transfer authorized by the state treasurer. The state treasurer may not issue a warrant or authorize an electronic funds transfer upon the state treasury except upon a claim approved by the department of administration in accordance with the laws governing the expenditure of state money. However, interest and principal on the public debt may be paid by treasurer's check from the money pledged for payment, and the provisions of this section do not apply to warrants issued upon contingent revolving accounts that are in the custody of the state treasurer.   (2) As used in 2-18-405 and this section, "electronic funds transfer" means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, computer, or magnetic tape and that orders, instructs, or authorizes the state treasurer to debit or credit an account.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 112, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 193, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 193, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 97, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 152, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 79-202; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 101, L. 1989; (2) En. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 325, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-8-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-302. Order in which warrants are drawn

  17-8-302. Order in which warrants are drawn. All warrants for claims which have been audited by the department of administration and filed in the treasurer's office must be drawn in the order in which they are transmitted by the department of administration.   History: En. Sec. 423, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 173, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 154, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 436; re-en. Sec. 154, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 97, L. 1961; R.C.M. 1947, 79-104.
MT Code § 17-8-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-303. Warrants -- presentation and cancellation

  17-8-303. Warrants -- presentation and cancellation. (1) State warrants must be presented for payment within the time limits specified as follows:   (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b), all warrants drawn by the state treasurer on the state treasury must be presented for payment within 6 months after the date of issue.   (b) Warrants issued for the department of public health and human services that are funded to any extent with federal money must be presented for payment within 180 days after the date of issue.   (2) If the payee or legal holder of any warrant fails to present it for payment within the time specified in subsection (1), the state treasurer shall record the warrant as stale-dated and the amount must be credited to a separate private purpose trust fund account administered by the treasurer. If the payee or legal owner of a stale-dated warrant presents it for payment or presents a claim for payment within 1 year from the date of issue, the state treasurer may, upon proper showing by affidavit, issue a new warrant in lieu of the stale-dated warrant.   (3) Six months after being stale-dated, the warrant must be classed as unclaimed property subject to the provisions of Title 70, chapter 9, part 8. If the payee or legal owner of a stale-dated warrant presents it for payment or presents a claim for payment, the presentation must be to the department of revenue as provided in 70-9-815.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 1907; re-en. Sec. 178, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 158, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 158, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 94, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 79-108; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 101, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 5, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 325, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 124, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 34, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 46, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 2011.
MT Code § 17-8-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-304. Payment and registry

  17-8-304. Payment and registry. (1) The state treasurer shall, on the presentation of state warrants regularly issued, pay the warrants out of any funds available for the payments, and in the event that there are no funds available for the payment, the treasurer shall register each warrant in a book or register to be kept for that purpose, entering the date of issue, date of registration, name in whose favor the warrant is drawn, and the number and amount of the warrant and endorse on each warrant registered, on its face, "presented for payment and not paid for want of funds and registered in this office this .... day of ....", inserting the date of registration. The treasurer shall sign the book or register. All warrants must be redeemed and paid in the order of their registration.   (2) This section does not apply to any warrants issued on account of any land grant fund or by virtue of any special act authorizing the issuance of warrants.   History: (1)En. Sec. 1, p. 98, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 181, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 260, L. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, Ex. L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 180, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1923; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 180, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 61, L. 1977; 79-208, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 2, P. 99, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 182, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 181, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 181, R.C.M. 1935; 79-209 R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 79-208, 79-209; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 40, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-8-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-305. Cost accounting for warrant

  17-8-305. Cost accounting for warrant. The state treasurer may establish a cost accounting system to determine the unit cost of issuing and processing warrants and provide for a system of charges for services rendered in issuing and processing warrants for claims submitted by any department or agency of the state. Funds collected for operation of the state warrant system must be deposited to the credit of an internal service fund and expended for the purposes of paying the processing expenses incurred as a result of the state warrant system.   History: En. Sec. 420, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 170, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 151, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 433; re-en. Sec. 151, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 94, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 326, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 79-101(17); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 325, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 473, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-8-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-306. Issuance of replacement warrant

  17-8-306. Issuance of replacement warrant. (1) The state treasurer may issue a replacement warrant whenever any warrant drawn by the state is lost or destroyed. This replacement warrant must be in the same form as the original.   (2) Whenever a replacement warrant is issued, the state treasurer shall place a stop-payment order on the original warrant.   (3) Whenever the owner or custodian applies for the issuance of a replacement warrant, the application must include an agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the state and its officers and employees from any loss resulting from the issuance of a replacement warrant.   (4) Any loss incurred in connection with the issuance of a replacement warrant must be charged against the account from which the payment was derived.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 159, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 159, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 94, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 318, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 79-109; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 181, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 50, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 5, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 325, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 48, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 46, L. 2007.
MT Code § 17-8-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-307. Repealed

  17-8-307. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 48, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 244, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 250, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 250, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 82-1121; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 325, L. 1995.
MT Code § 17-8-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-308. Payment of interest -- land grant warrants

  17-8-308. Payment of interest -- land grant warrants. The interest on all land grant warrants is payable on July 1 following the date of issue and annually after that date. Whenever there is sufficient money in any of the land grant funds to pay outstanding warrants or interest on the warrants, the treasurer shall cause to be published a brief notice that the warrants or the interest on particular warrants on which interest would be payable on July 1, describing them by numbers and names of funds, will be payable. Upon the presentation of any warrants on or at any time after July 1, the treasurer shall pay the interest on the warrants, endorsing the date of payment and amount paid of each warrant, and returning the warrant to the holder. The treasurer shall keep a register showing the dates and amounts of each interest payment on each warrant in each fund. If any warrants are called for payment, interest on the warrants ceases on the date fixed in the notice.   History: En. Sec. 3512, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2204, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 92, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1917, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1917, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1501; amd. Sec. 221, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 17-8-309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-309. and 17-8-310 reserved

  17-8-309 and 17-8-310 reserved.
MT Code § 17-8-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-311. Payments to local government entities -- notice

  17-8-311. Payments to local government entities -- notice. (1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:   (a) "Finance officer" means the county treasurer, city treasurer, town clerk, or the equivalent provided for in Title 7, chapter 3.   (b) "Local government entity" means a public entity that, whether or not governed by the legislative body of the local government, is required by law to conduct financial affairs through the finance officer of a city, town, or county. The term does not include a school district or a conservation district.   (2) (a) All payments made by a state agency or the state treasurer to any city, town, county, or local government entity must be payable to the finance officer of the appropriate city, town, or county.   (b) Any payment referred to in subsection (2)(a) may be made by electronic funds transfer at the discretion of the state agency or state treasurer if the entity receiving the payment has the technology to receive payment by electronic funds transfer.   (c) If the payment is to be deposited to the credit of a local government entity, the finance officer shall mail a notice of receipt of the payment to the local government entity. When applicable, the finance officer shall deposit the payment in the appropriate fund or account to the credit of the local government entity.   (3) If the state agency or the state treasurer is unable to determine if the payee is a government entity, the state agency or state treasurer shall process the claim as if it was not payable to a government entity. The state agency or state treasurer shall also mail a notice of issuance of the payment to the finance officer of the county and city to which the payment was issued.   (4) If a finance officer of a county receives a payment under subsection (2) or a notice of issuance under subsection (3), the finance officer shall notify the county clerk and recorder that the payment or notice has been received.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 320, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 432, L. 2005.
MT Code § 17-8-312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 3. Warrants|17-8-312. Charges for services or supplies among agencies -- valid claim

  17-8-312. Charges for services or supplies among agencies -- valid claim. (1) Subject to 17-8-242, charges for services and supplies incurred between state agencies are considered a debt that must be paid by the receiving agency as if the amount were owed to a vendor outside of state government.   (2) Agencies shall use all funds at their disposal to pay the bills for specific charges for services or supplies provided by another state agency.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 569, L. 2001.
MT Code § 17-8-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 17. State Finance|Chapter 8. Disbursement and Expenditure|Part 4. False Claims|17-8-401. Short title

  17-8-401. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana False Claims Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 465, L. 2005.