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Senate Bill No. 572
(By Senator Cookman)
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[Introduced March 19, 2013; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §12-3-18 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to claims against counties, school
districts or municipalities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §12-3-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND DEDUCTIONS.
§12-3-18. Itemized statement of claims against counties, school
districts or municipalities.
It shall be unlawful for Any county court, board of education
or the council of a municipal corporation, or other body charged
with the administration of the fiscal affairs of any county, school
district, independent school district or municipality, to shall pay
any properly authorized itemized claim (invoice) for services rendered or materials furnished. Claims are to be paid timely
taking advantage of discounts for paying early. All claims shall be
defaced when paid. The public bodies as listed above shall be
provided a listing of claims paid, at least monthly, indicating the
type of service or material furnished. unless an itemized account
therefor is filed by the claimant covering the claim. Such account
shall be itemized in detail, and shall show, among other things,
the following: If the claim is for services, it shall show the
kind of service, the dates when same was performed and the name of
the person performing it; if the claim is for material or supplies
furnished, the claim shall show in detail the kind of material or
supplies, the quantity, dates of delivery and to whom delivered;
and if the claim is for road or bridge work or for road or bridge
material, the amount of which claim is for material in excess of $
5
or for labor in excess of
$25, the claim shall be verified by the
affidavit of the person making it, and in such affidavit the person
making the claim shall be required to state that the services
performed or materials furnished, as set forth in such claim, were
actually performed or actually furnished, and that the claim as
stated is true and correct and that there is justly due to the
claimant the sum set forth in the account. If any person shall
swear falsely in the making of such affidavit, he shall be deemed
guilty of false swearing. The president or presiding officer of
the fiscal body allowing claims shall indorse on all accounts allowed the words "allowed and payment authorized," together with
the date of allowance and signature of the president or other
presiding officer.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to amend the procedures
related to payment of claims.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.