10-706.   Lost or destroyed warrant; issuance of duplicate; statementof facts; stop payment procedure.A duplicate for a lost or destroyed warrant or a warrant which is notreceived by the payee thereof may be issued by the officer who issuedthe original warrant or his or her successor. Before any such duplicatewarrant is issued, the issuing officer shall have on file a statement ofsome person knowing the facts and setting forth the description of suchwarrant and the fact that the same has been lost or destroyed or was notreceived by the payee thereof. When an issuing officer receives noticethat a warrant he or she has issued has been lost or destroyed or wasnot received by the payee thereof, such officer shall initiatethe stop payment procedure by issuing the appropriateorders to stop payment on such warrant.

      History:   L. 1970, ch. 65, § 2; L. 1979, ch. 46, § 2; April 5.