# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 7. Appropriations

### Subtitle 2. Disbursements and Expenditures

#### Section 7-219

(a) The Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller may not sign a blank warrant.

(b) A warrant for payment of a bill is not valid unless the following information appears on the face of the warrant:

  (1) the amount of the warrant;

  (2) the date of issue;

  (3) a reference to the document that identifies:

    (i) the payee; and

    (ii) the officer or unit of the State government that submitted the bill; and

  (4) the certification of the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller that:

    (i) the amount of the warrant is correct; and

    (ii) the officer or unit submitted the bill for which the warrant is issued.

(c) A warrant for an advance of money to an officer or unit of the State government is not valid unless the following information appears on the face of the warrant:

  (1) the amount of the warrant;

  (2) the date of issue;

  (3) the identity of the officer or unit; and

  (4) the certification of the Comptroller, the Chief Deputy Comptroller, or a deputy comptroller that the amount of the warrant is correct.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)