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Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16 (2026)

Issuing and recording warrants

✓ current as of May 2026
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April 7, 2021
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Senate Bill 10 - 133rd General Assembly
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(A) The county auditor shall issue warrants, including electronic warrants authorizing direct deposit for payment of county obligations in accordance with division (F) of section 9.37 of the Revised Code, on the county treasurer for all moneys payable from the county treasury, upon presentation of either of the following:

(1) Any proper order or voucher and evidentiary matter;

(2) Any proper court order for expenses of any court funded through the county treasury and, upon request of the county auditor, legible copies of any court-approved invoice, bill, receipt, check, or contract related to the order, redacted as required by law, to the extent those documents exist.

(B) When a court order described in division (A)(2) of this section is presented, the auditor shall have no liability for that expenditure and the court issuing the order shall assume the financial liability, if any, for that expenditure. The county auditor shall keep a record of all such warrants showing the number, date of issue, amount for which drawn, in whose favor, for what purpose, and on what fund.

(C) The auditor shall not issue a warrant for the payment of any claim against the county, unless it is allowed by the board of county commissioners, except where the amount due is fixed by law or is allowed by an officer or tribunal, including a county board of mental health or county board of developmental disabilities, so authorized by law.

(D) If the auditor questions the validity of an expenditure under division (A)(2) of this section that is within available appropriations, the auditor shall notify the court that presented the documents, shall issue the warrant under protest, and shall notify the auditor of state of the protest. When a warrant is issued under division (D) of this section, the auditor has no liability for that expenditure. If the auditor refuses to issue the warrant, a writ of mandamus may be sought. The court shall issue a writ of mandamus for issuance of the warrant if the court determines that the claim is valid.

(E) If the auditor questions the validity of an expenditure presented under division (A)(1) of this section that is within available appropriations, the auditor shall notify the board, officer, or tribunal who presented the documents. If the board, officer, or tribunal determines that the expenditure is valid and the auditor refuses to issue the appropriate warrant on the county treasury, a writ of mandamus may be sought. The court shall issue a writ of mandamus for issuance of the warrant if the court determines that the claim is valid.

Evidentiary matter includes original invoices, receipts, bills and checks, and legible copies of contracts.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 204 (Ohio 2022).
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State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 204 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 38× “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
In re Guardianship of Spangler, 2010 Ohio 2471 (Ohio 2010). · cites it 4× “04 of the Revised Code; {¶ 23} “(5) Adopt a budget, authorize expenditures for the purposes specified in this chapter and do so in accordance with section 319.16 of the Revised Code, approve attendance of board members and employees at professional meetings and approve…”
State ex rel. V Companies v. Marshall, 692 N.E.2d 198 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 2× “Instead, it was premised on Marshall’s duty under R.C. 319.16 as a county auditor to issue warrants on the county treasurer for payment of claims against the county.”
State ex rel. The V Cos. v. Marshall, 1998 Ohio 329 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 2× “Instead, it was premised on Marshall’s duty under R.C. 319.16 as a county auditor to issue warrants on the county treasurer for payment of claims against the county.”
State ex rel. Giuliani v. Perk, 237 N.E.2d 397 (Ohio 1968). · cites it 6× “*236 Section 319.16, Revised Code, provides, in pertinent part: “* # * auc[it0r shall not issue a warrant for the payment of any claim against the county, unless it is allowed by the board of county commissioners, except where the amount due is fixed by law or is allowed by an…”
State Ex Rel. Voleck v. Vill. of Powhatan Point, 2010 Ohio 5679 (Ohio 2010). “2d 198 (R.C. 319.16, issuing a county-treasury warrant); Bossa, 64 Ohio St.”
Mahoning Cnty. Bar Ass'n v. Sciortino., 2018 Ohio 4961 (Ohio 2018). “Sciortino promptly complied with the court's order to issue a warrant for payment pursuant to R.C. 319.16. *459 Criminal Violations and Corresponding Ethical Misconduct {¶ 8} In October 2007, the Mahoning County prosecutor filed a complaint with the Ohio Ethics Commission…”
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 211 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 38× “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
State Ex Rel. Tele-Commc'ns, Inc. v. McCormack, 541 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988). “R.C. 319.16 provides in pertinent part: “* * * The auditor shall not issue a warrant for the payment of any claim against the county, unless it is allowed by the board of county commissioners, except where the amount due is fixed by law or is allowed by an officer or tribunal so…”
State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder, 2025 Ohio 4915 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “” R.C. 319.16(A)(1). The county auditor may “question[ ] the validity of an expenditure presented under division (A)(1) of this section that is within available appropriations” but is required to “notify the board .”
Disciplinary Couns. v. Grendell, 2025 Ohio 5239 (Ohio 2025). “R.C. 319.16. So when Judge Grendell’s court buys something, it submits evidence of that purchase to Walder and Walder pays the bill from the county treasury.”
Istenes v. Lake Cnty. Auditor, 647 N.E.2d 534 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). “Accordingly, the auditor is the county agency which causes funds to be released from the treasury for any claims against the county, and a county board of mental retardation is one tribunal which may, upon the issuance of a certificate, permit the auditor to issue a warrant from…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16(A) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 204 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 211 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16(A)(1) — 1 case
State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder, 2025 Ohio 4915 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “” R.C. 319.16(A)(1). The county auditor may “question[ ] the validity of an expenditure presented under division (A)(1) of this section that is within available appropriations” but is required to “notify the board .”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16(A)(2) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 204 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 211 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16(D) — 3 cases
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 204 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
State ex rel. Grendell v. Walder (Slip Opinion), 2022 Ohio 211 (Ohio 2022). “] Mandamus—R.C. 319.16—Common pleas court judge sought writ of mandamus ordering county auditor to issue warrants on county treasurer for payment of court-ordered expenditures—Writ granted.”
State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder, 2025 Ohio 4915 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “” R.C. 319.16(A)(1). The county auditor may “question[ ] the validity of an expenditure presented under division (A)(1) of this section that is within available appropriations” but is required to “notify the board .”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 319.16(E) — 1 case
State ex rel. Bazetta Twp. v. Yoder, 2025 Ohio 4915 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “” R.C. 319.16(A)(1). The county auditor may “question[ ] the validity of an expenditure presented under division (A)(1) of this section that is within available appropriations” but is required to “notify the board .”
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