CODE OF VIRGINIA

SAME; POWERS OF COUNTY TREASURER; DEPOSIT OF MONEYS (§ 15.2-620)

The director of finance shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the
duties imposed by general law upon county treasurers, and shall be subject to
the obligations and penalties imposed by general law. All moneys received by any
county officer or employee for or in connection with county business shall be
paid promptly into the hands of the director of finance. All such money shall be
promptly deposited by the director of finance to the credit of the county in
such banks or trust companies the board selects. No money shall be disbursed or
paid out by the county except upon check signed by the chairman of the board, or
such other person the board designates, and countersigned by the director of
finance.The director of finance or his authorized deputies may transfer public
funds from one depository to another by wire. Such officers may also draw any of
the county’s money by check or by an electronic fund wire, or by any means
deemed appropriate and sound by the director of finance and approved by the
board, drawn upon a warrant issued by the board. If any money is knowingly paid
otherwise than upon the director of finance’s check or electronic fund
wire or by alternative means specifically approved by the director of finance
and the board, drawn upon such warrant, the payment shall be invalid against the
county.The board may designate one or more banks or trust companies as a
receiving or collecting agency under the direction of the department of finance.
All funds so collected or received shall be deposited to the credit of the
county in such banks or trust companies as the board selects.Every bank or trust
company serving as a depository or as a receiving or collecting agency for
county funds shall be required by the board to give adequate security therefor,
and to meet such requirements as to interest thereon as the board may establish.
All interest on money so deposited shall accrue to the benefit of the county.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-320; 1954, c. 46; 1956, c. 349; 1959, Ex. Sess., c.
69; 1962, cc. 399, 623, § 15.1-640; 1982, c. 647; 1991, c. 16; 1997, c. 587.