§ 35-6-4. Uniform system of accounting — Enforcing compliance by state departments.
(a) If any state department or agency fails to install and maintain the uniform system of accounting, or to keep its accounts and interdepartmental records, or refuses or neglects to make the reports and to furnish the information in accordance with the method prescribed by the department of administration, or hinders or prevents the examination of accounts and financial records, or hinders or prevents the visits and inspections provided for in this chapter, the department may make a report to the governor in writing, specifying the nature and extent of the failure, refusal, neglect, hindrance, or prevention, and the governor is hereby authorized and directed to review the matter so reported. If the governor shall find that failure, refusal, neglect, hindrance, or prevention exists and that the state department or agency should properly comply in the matter so reported, the governor shall direct the state department or agency, in writing, to so comply. If the failure, refusal, neglect, hindrance, or prevention shall continue for a period of ten (10) days following the written direction, the governor shall notify the controller that he or she shall not, and the controller shall not, draw any order upon the general treasurer for the payment of the salary of any executive officer of the state department or agency until the prohibition is removed.
(b) Upon compliance with the provisions of this section by any state department or agency which has failed, refused, neglected, hindered, or prevented compliance, the department of administration shall forthwith notify the governor of compliance and the governor shall notify the controller that the prohibition of the payment of salary is removed, and the controller shall thereupon proceed to draw his or her orders on the general treasurer for the salary of the officer in accordance with law.
History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2187, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 7, § 37; impl. am. P.L. 1939, ch. 660, § 65; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2727, art. 1, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 35-6-4.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 35-6 - Accounts and Control
Section 35-6-1. - Controller — Duties in general.
Section 35-6-2. - Uniform system of accounting — Establishment.
Section 35-6-3. - Uniform system of accounting — Surveys.
Section 35-6-4. - Uniform system of accounting — Enforcing compliance by state departments.
Section 35-6-5. - System in division of accounts and control — Monthly statements to departments.
Section 35-6-6. - Returns accounting for funds.
Section 35-6-7. - Forfeiture on failure to account or pay money into treasury.
Section 35-6-8. - Orders for payment drawn by controller — Presentation of vouchers.
Section 35-6-9. - Auditing of vouchers and accounts — Orders on treasurer.
Section 35-6-10. - Appropriation accounts.
Section 35-6-11. - Examination and certification of accounts and claims.
Section 35-6-12. - Disallowance of claims or accounts.
Section 35-6-13. - Transmission of accounts allowed by courts.
Section 35-6-14. - Payments for compensation of jurors.
Section 35-6-15. - Payment of general assembly members.
Section 35-6-16. - Payments for work on projects specifically appropriated for.
Section 35-6-17. - Payments on private appropriations.
Section 35-6-18. - Records of unpaid checks.
Section 35-6-19. - Records of orders and vouchers — Destruction of obsolete vouchers.
Section 35-6-20. - Audit of accounts of officers receiving money for state.
Section 35-6-23. - Payment of costs of witnesses in criminal cases.
Section 35-6-24. - Certification of fees for summoning state witnesses.
Section 35-6-25. - Advance of estimated costs of witnesses before grand jury.
Section 35-6-26. - Settlement of costs of state witnesses.
Section 35-6-28. - Settlement of accounts of district court clerks.
Section 35-6-29. - Orders for payment of fees due in criminal cases.
Section 35-6-30. - Accounting for taxes on commissions.
Section 35-6-31. - Accounting for court fines and forfeitures.
Section 35-6-32. - Court clerk’s return of fines and penalties.
Section 35-6-32.1. - Collection of unpaid fines and assessments.
Section 35-6-33. - Payment of criminal costs to person entitled.
Section 35-6-34. - Payments on audit of accounts.
Section 35-6-35. - Oath of persons accounting — Inquiries as to facts.
Section 35-6-36. - Access of controller to records of state departments.
Section 35-6-38. - Accounts of expenditures and disbursements.
Section 35-6-39. - Accounts with general treasurer.
Section 35-6-40. - Payment of small claims against state in motor vehicle cases.
Section 35-6-41. - Refund of erroneous or excessive payments to state.
Section 35-6-42. - Disbursements pending receipt of federal funds.