Report No. 2008-55
September 2008
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The following finding was noted as a result of an audit conducted by our office of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Callaway County, Missouri.

As of March 2008, the Circuit Clerk's accounts had 68 outstanding checks, totaling $8,552, that were over a year old. Some of the checks were issued as far back as July 2005. Court personnel indicated many of the checks have remained outstanding because they have been returned as undeliverable and new addresses cannot be located for the payees. As of April 2008, court personnel were holding $5,056 in returned checks for this reason. Old outstanding checks create additional and unnecessary record keeping responsibilities.

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