WARRANT RECIPIENT DESIGNATION
TO: District Employee – First Name Last Name
SUBJECT: Deceased - Warrants
In the event of your death, salary or other money owed to you by Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) may immediately be released to a person you designate. This often is of great assistance in time of family stress or financial need. To allow for immediate release, please complete the form below.
As provided in Section 53245 of the California Government Code, in the event of my death, I hereby designate the following person (designee) to receive any and all warrants payable to me. The person so designated may negotiate the warrant(s) as if the payee.
Name of Designee ______________________________
SS# XXX-XX- _______________
Relationship ___________________________________
Address __________________________________________
City ________________
State ____________
Zip ______________
This designation form cancels and replaces any designation previously signed for this purpose and shall remain in effect until cancelled in my writing. It is understood and agreed that the SCOE is not obligated to deliver said warrants to the designee unless the designated person claims such warrants from SCOE and provides sufficient proof of identity.
Name of Employee ___________________
SS# XXX-XX- _________________
Signature ___________________________
Date _________________
California Government Code 53245
Any person now or hereafter employed by a county, city, municipal corporation, district, or other public agency may file with his appointing power a designation of a person who, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the death of the employee, be entitled to receive all warrants or checks that would have been payable to the decedent had he survived. The employee may change the designation from time to time. A person so designated shall claim such warrants or checks from the appointing power. On sufficient proof of identity, the appointing power shall deliver the warrants or checks to the claimant. A person who receives a warrant or check pursuant to this section is entitled to negotiate it as if he were the payee.
