TITLE 74: PUBLIC FINANCE
CHAPTER II: COMPTROLLER
PART 265 WARRANTS-VOUCHERS PRE-AUDIT

Section 265.800 Statutory Authority

Section 265.801 Declaration

Section 265.802 Pre-audit Action

Section 265.803 Warrants


AUTHORITY: Authorized by Section 21 of the State Comptroller Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1979, ch. 15, par. 221) and implementing Section 9 of the State Comptroller Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1979, ch. 15, par. 209).


SOURCE: Rules of the Comptroller Adopted Pursuant to the State Comptroller Act; Part added effective September 16, 1977; codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 10609.

 

Section 265.800  Statutory Authority

 

These rules are promulgated to implement the powers of the Comptroller under Section 9 of the State Comptroller Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1979, ch. 15, par. 209).

 

Section 265.801  Declaration

 

The following rules are hereby adopted to govern pre-audit action relative to the sufficiency of vouchers and other documentation presented for the purpose of authorizing state payment for goods or services.

 

Section 265.802  Pre-audit Action

 

Where the Comptroller has reason to question the legality of a transaction, either at the time a contract is filed or at the time a voucher is presented for payment, and if the documents routinely filed in support of such transaction do not in his opinion adequately resolve the question, the Comptroller may require the appropriate state agency to submit or make available such additional documentation or information as may be necessary to assist in determining the legality of the transaction.

 

Section 265.803  Warrants

 

In cases of the above actions, the Comptroller may refuse to issue a warrant or warrants until such time as his questions concerning the propriety and legality of the expenditure(s) have been resolved.