20.912 Cancellation and reissue of checks and share drafts.

(1) Cancellation of outstanding checks and share drafts. If any check, share draft, or other draft drawn and issued upon the funds of the state in any state depository is not paid within the time period designated by the secretary of administration under s. 16.401 (10) as shown on the check or other draft, the secretary of administration shall cancel the check or other draft and credit the amount thereof to the fund on which it is drawn.

(2) Payment of canceled drafts. Any check, share draft or other draft canceled on which demand for payment has not been presented within 6 years from date of issue shall not be paid under sub. (3).

(3) Reissue of canceled checks, share drafts, and other drafts. Subject to sub. (2), when the payee or person entitled to any check, share draft, or other draft canceled under sub. (1), or the payee or person entitled to any warrant so canceled by the department of administration, demands such check, share draft, other draft, or warrant or payment thereof, the department of administration shall issue a new warrant therefor, to be paid from the appropriate appropriation account under s. 20.855 (1) (bm), (gm), or (rm).

(3m) Confidentiality of canceled checks, share drafts and other drafts. Information appearing in the register of canceled checks, share drafts and other drafts about a check, share draft or other draft canceled under sub. (1) is not available for inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1) until 6 years after the date of issue or until the check, share draft or other draft is reissued under sub. (3), whichever is earlier.

(4) Insolvent depositories. When the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union on which any check, share draft, or other draft is drawn by the secretary of administration before payment of such check, share draft, or other draft becomes insolvent or is taken over by the division of banking, the federal home loan bank board, the U.S. office of thrift supervision, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the resolution trust corporation, the office of credit unions, the administrator of federal credit unions, or the U.S. comptroller of the currency, the secretary of administration shall on the demand of the person in whose favor such check, share draft, or other draft was drawn and upon the return to the secretary of such check, share draft, or other draft issue a replacement for the same amount.

(5) Lost, stolen, or destroyed checks, share drafts, and other drafts. If any check, share draft, or other draft drawn and issued by the secretary of administration is lost, stolen, or destroyed and the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union on which the check, share draft, or other draft is drawn has been notified to stop payment thereon, the secretary of administration may, after acknowledgment by the bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union that the check, share draft, or other draft has not been paid, issue a replacement check, share draft, or other draft and thereafter the secretary of administration shall be relieved from all liability thereon.

History: 1973 c. 243; 1977 c. 29; 1983 a. 27, 368, 538; 1987 a. 399; 1991 a. 221, 299; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2003 a. 33.