Section 41-20-14

Effect of termination of agency upon claims or rights against said agency; payment of unsettled accounts.

(a) This chapter shall not cause the dismissal of any claim or right of any citizen which is subject to administrative hearing or litigation against any state agency terminated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The state Comptroller is authorized to draw warrants on the State Treasury for any outstanding accounts which are legally owed but unsettled by any agency which has ceased functioning pursuant to this chapter. Such claims must be presented and paid in the same manner as required by law for any claim for the payment of state funds.

(Acts 1976, No. 512, p. 641, §15; Acts 1979, No. 79-542, p. 976; Acts 1981, No. 81-61, p. 74, §1.)