Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 41.120 (2026)

Claims to be paid by warrants -- Warrant authorizes Treasurer to pay --

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Manner of authorization.

(1) All claims against the state shall be paid by the Treasurer on the warrants of the Finance and Administration Cabinet.

(2) All warrants issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall, when signed by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet or an assistant designated by him or her, constitute full and sufficient authority to the Treasurer for the disbursement of public money in the amount set forth.

(3) Signatures may be placed on the warrants by means of an approved mechanical device. A signed transmittal which lists warrants may be accepted in lieu of each warrant being signed. Electronic authorization, approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, may be accepted in lieu of any signatures. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 5, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 118, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. II, sec. 9(1). -- Amended 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 119, sec. 4. -- Amended 1950 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1992b-34, 1992b-37.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1962–1965 · leading case: Raney v. Stovall, 361 S.W.2d 518 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).

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Raney v. Stovall, 361 S.W.2d 518 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 6× “110); and such warrants constitute authority for the disbursement of public money (KRS 41.120). To the extent the Department of Finance is authorized to certify the correctness of a claim from an accounting and bookkeeping standpoint, the warrant must be honored by the Treasurer.”

Dep't of Conservation v. Co-De Coal Co., 388 S.W.2d 614 (Ky. Ct. App. 1965). “Appellee has attempted to predicate his recovery on KRS 41.120. This provision does not authorize the recovery of a claim, against the state, but, with KRS 41.”

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