Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 227 - State Controller
NRS 227.160 - Auditing and allowance of claims; examination of witnesses and documentary evidence.


1. The State Controller shall:
(a) Audit all claims against the State, for the payment of which an appropriation or authorization has been made but of which the amount has not been definitely fixed by law, which have been examined and passed upon by the State Board of Examiners, or which have been presented to the Board and not examined and passed upon by it within 30 days from their presentation.
(b) Allow of those claims mentioned in paragraph (a) as not having been passed upon by the State Board of Examiners within 30 days after presentation the whole, or such portion thereof as the State Controller deems just and legal, and of claims examined and passed upon by the State Board of Examiners, such an amount as the State Controller decrees just and legal not exceeding the amount allowed by the Board.
2. No claim for services rendered or advances made to the State or any officer thereof may be audited or allowed unless the services or advancement have been specially authorized by law and an appropriation or authorization made for its payment.
3. For the purpose of satisfying himself or herself of the justness and legality of any claim, the State Controller may examine witnesses under oath and receive and consider documentary evidence in addition to that furnished him or her by the State Board of Examiners. The State Controller shall draw warrants on the State Treasurer for such amounts as the State Controller allows of claims of the character described in this section, and also for all claims of which the amount has been definitely fixed by law and for the payment of which an appropriation or authorization has been made.
[5:43:1866; A 1869, 158; B § 2812; BH § 1811; C § 1959; RL § 4158; NCL § 7350]—(NRS A 1969, 1118; 1997, 1287; 2001, 2748)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 227 - State Controller

NRS 227.010 - Qualifications of State Controller.

NRS 227.020 - Election; term of office.

NRS 227.030 - Commission; office.

NRS 227.040 - Absence from State limited.

NRS 227.060 - Salary.

NRS 227.090 - Use of facsimile signature; combination of facsimile signature with facsimile signature of State Treasurer.

NRS 227.100 - Deputy State Controller: Appointment; classification; duties; restrictions on other employment.

NRS 227.110 - Annual report; recommendations.

NRS 227.120 - Services and equipment for accounting; fees for services.

NRS 227.130 - Withholding for federal income taxes; warrant; Agency Fund for the Payroll of the State.

NRS 227.140 - Duties as ex officio State Fiscal Officer; regulations.

NRS 227.150 - Opening, keeping, stating and settling accounts; collection of money and cancellation of debts due State; withholding compensation of state employee for past overpayment of salary; regulations.

NRS 227.160 - Auditing and allowance of claims; examination of witnesses and documentary evidence.

NRS 227.170 - Warrants: Drawing; account; record of appropriations and authorizations.

NRS 227.180 - Funds.

NRS 227.185 - Accounts payable to be paid electronically; exception; fee for certain payees; regulations.

NRS 227.190 - Transactions with State Treasurer.

NRS 227.200 - Delivery of warrant to State Treasurer for electronic payment, deposit or delivery; register of warrants.

NRS 227.205 - Salaries and wages of state officers and employees to be paid electronically through use of direct deposit; waivers; regulations.

NRS 227.230 - Directing Attorney General to prosecute suits for recovery of money due State; directing and superintending collection of money due State; exception.

NRS 227.240 - Directing prosecution of suits for indebtedness to State.

NRS 227.250 - Copy of account prima facie evidence in suit for collection.

NRS 227.260 - Costs of suit to collect money due State.

NRS 227.270 - Costs of suit, irrespective of decision, when failure to disclose evidence to State Controller.

NRS 227.280 - Safekeeping of public records and securities.

NRS 227.290 - Books and papers to be open for inspection.

NRS 227.295 - Certain data concerning expenditures and revenues of the State to be made available on Internet website.

NRS 227.300 - Information to be provided to Legislature.

NRS 227.310 - Performance of other duties.

NRS 227.330 - Penalties.