HRS §40-53
How state employees get paid and sign checks
This section explains how the State pays salaries and other money it owes. The comptroller writes checks to each person, and the person must sign the check before it is paid. Employees hired after a certain date must have their pay deposited into a bank account, unless the comptroller allows an exception.
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The statute, as written — Salary and pension payments
(a) All payments for permanent settlements, specific and all other salaries, shall be drawn by the comptroller, payable to each individual to whom the State is directly indebted, except as provided for in section 40-58. No permanent settlements nor salary checks shall be paid by the director of finance until the person in whose favor the check is drawn shall have indorsed the person's signature thereon. (b) All employees hired on or after July 1, 1998, shall designate a financial institution account into which the State is authorized to deposit the employee's pay. The comptroller may waive the requirements of this section for any state employee upon request by the head of the employing department under policies prescribed by the comptroller. The implementation of this section shall not be subject to negotiation under chapter 89.
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