{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-147-68","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 147-68","heading":"To receive and disburse moneys; to make reports.","body":"(a)\tIt is the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys which shall from time to time be paid into the treasury of this State; and to pay all warrants legally drawn on the Treasurer.\n(b)\tNo moneys shall be paid out of the treasury except on warrant or pursuant to an electronic transfer initiated by the State, unless one of the following applies:\n(1)\tThere is a legislative appropriation or authority to pay the same.\n(2)\tThere is an electronic debit initiated by the federal government or by the government of another state to satisfy a bona fide financial obligation of the State.\n(c)\tIt shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer to determine that all warrants presented to him for payment are valid and legally drawn on the Treasurer.\n(d)\tRecodified as G.S. 147-69.12(c) by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(b), effective July 1, 2016, and applicable to all reporting periods beginning on or after that date.\n(d1)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(d), effective July 1, 2016, and applicable to all reporting periods beginning on or after that date.\n(d2)\tRepealed by by Session Laws 2021-180, s. 37.12(a), effective November 18, 2021, and applicable to reports submitted on or after that date.\n(e)\tThe State Treasurer, in carrying out the responsibilities of this section, shall be independent of any fiscal control exercise by the Director of the Budget or the Department of Administration and shall be responsible to the General Assembly and the people of North Carolina for the efficient and faithful exercise of the responsibilities of his office. The State Treasurer, for all other purposes, is subject to Chapter 143C of the General Statutes. (1868-9, c. 270, s. 71; Code, s. 3356; Rev., s. 5370; C.S., s. 7682; 1955, c. 577; 1957, c. 269, s. 1; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1282, s. 65; 1983, c. 913, s. 52; 2000-67, s. 24A; 2003-284, s. 28.2(a); 2004-129, s. 46A; 2006-203, s. 118; 2007-323, s. 13.2(b); 2016-55, ss. 4.1(b), (d); 2020-29, s. 5; 2021-180, s. 37.12(a).)","path":["Chapter 147. State Officers.","Article 6. Treasurer.","Part 1. General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_147/GS_147-68.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:17Z","sha256":"2fe6fb4ed9c3ac7c62025c1aa00552fb5e30f6e8abf9ddf58ba0fd29b983e3ff","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-147-67.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-147-68.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}