If you have a school payment (known as a warrant) and don't present it to the county treasurer within six months, it's no good anymore unless local rules say otherwise. For community college district orders, if they're not approved due to lack of funds and aren't presented to the county superintendent within two years after notification of potential approval, they're also void. Each month, the county informs the superintendent about any warrants that have expired, and the superintendent tells the school district's governing board.

If your warrant becomes void, you have two years to take action. You can show the governing board your original warrant or declare it's lost or destroyed. The board may then order a new payment in the same amount. However, the new payment follows the same rules as the original.

If a check (called a warrant) from a district retirement system isn't cashed within two years, it becomes void and the money will go back to the district's funds, helping to lower taxpayer costs for the retirement system. Every month, the county auditor informs the county superintendent of schools about these voided checks, and the superintendent tells the community college district's governing board.

In simple terms, this law requires the county superintendent of schools to keep a list or record of all the payment orders or warrants that are no longer valid.