{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12440","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12440","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","CHAPTER 5. Controller [12402. - 12482.]","ARTICLE 3. Warrants [12440. - 12440.7.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"535a38e700a7fdfa521b211326418ee90297d7399b560ef8d766b2b80e93d4f7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12439","next":"us-ca/gov-12440.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}