(a) An appropriation made to or for any state board or institution shall be drawn from the Treasury upon the requisition of an appropriate officer thereof to the Auditor at such times and in such amounts as is necessary for the purposes for which the appropriation is made. The Auditor shall pay the amount named in the requisition at such times and in such installments as are necessary for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a requisition for appropriation for new buildings and substantial betterments shall be accompanied by the architect's estimate that the amount named in the requisition is needed for immediate use.
(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section do not apply to a requisition from:
(1) An institution from which the Auditor is required to accept an electronic requisition. Such an institution is not required to submit the documentation required in subsection (b) of this section, but shall maintain the documentation for inspection at the Auditor's request; and
(2) The Commissioner of Corrections.
(d) The Auditor may issue a warrant to pay money out of the state Treasury only if the money is needed for the present use.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 12. Public Moneys and Securities
Article 3. Appropriations, Expenditures and Deductions
§12-3-1. Manner of Payment From Treasury; Form of Checks
§12-3-1a. Payment by Deposit in Bank Account
§12-3-2. Auditor May Administer Oaths; Seal
§12-3-5. When Requisition to Auditor Sufficient Authority for Issuing Warrant
§12-3-6. Requisitions on Behalf of State Boards and Institutions
§12-3-8. Requisition on Behalf of Institutions to Be Accompanied by Statement Showing Funds on Hand
§12-3-8a. Limitation on Requisitions From Judicial Accounts
§12-3-9. Certificate With Requisition as to Need of Money for Present Use
§12-3-10. Itemized Statement of Claim Against State; Rules to Be Promulgated Concerning Same
§12-3-10a. Purchasing Card Program
§12-3-10b. Fraudulent or Unauthorized Use of Purchasing Cardprohibited; Penalties
§12-3-10c. Transaction Fees; Disposition of Fees
§12-3-10d. Purchasing Card Fund Continued; Expenditures
§12-3-10e. Purchasing Card Advisory Committee Created; Purpose; Membership; Expenses
§12-3-10f. Receiving Report Required for Commodities Received
§12-3-12. Expiration of Unexpended Appropriations; Reappropriations
§12-3-13. Salaries Not to Be Paid Until Services Rendered
§12-3-14. Expenditures for Institutions to Be Confined to Appropriations for Fiscal Year; Exceptions
§12-3-16. Personal Liability and Penalty for Violation of Two Preceding Sections