Ohio Code § 705.20
Ohio Code § 705.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 705.20.
No warrant for the payment of any claim shall be issued by the auditor until such
claim is approved by the head of the department for which the indebtedness was incurred. Each head of a department and his surety shall be liable to the municipal corporation
for all loss or damage sustained by such municipal corporation by reason of the negligence
or corrupt approval of any claim against the municipal corporation in his department. Whenever any claim is presented to the auditor he may require evidence that the
amount claimed is justly due and is in conformity to law and ordinance, and, for that
purpose, he may summon before him any officer, agent, employee of any department of
the municipal corporation, or any other person, and examine him upon oath or affirmation
relative thereto. Such oath or affirmation may be administered by the auditor.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 705.20
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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