SECTIONS 29840-29845

29840.  In lieu of the method provided in Article 2 (commencing withSection 29820) for the registration of county warrants, theprovisions of this article may be followed for other than schoolwarrants upon adoption by resolution by the county board ofsupervisors of any county.29841.  When any approved claim or order against funds in the countytreasury is presented to the county auditor, and the claim or orderconstitutes a valid claim against a specific fund, and moneys are notavailable in the fund from which to pay the claim or order, he orshe shall endorse on the claim or order the words "Not approved forwant of funds" and shall register the claim or order in the recordsof his or her office.29842.  The county auditor shall number and date the registeredclaim or order and shall transmit a notice to the payee that theclaim or order has been registered for want of funds and shall bearinterest at the rate of 5 percent per annum until paid.29843.  Warrants shall be issued by the county auditor in payment ofregistered claims or orders from the first moneys thereafterbecoming available in the fund and before any other claims or ordersare paid from the fund.29844.  Whenever moneys become available in the fund for payment ofthe registered claim or order, the county auditor shall enter on eachthe amount of interest due and the total amount including principaland interest and shall issue his or her warrant therefore for suchclaims or orders according to the sequence of registration.29845.  Actual costs incurred for claim or order registration,record maintenance, notification, interest calculation, and paymentprocessing may be recovered from the issuing entity as administrativecosts by the county auditor-controller.