§ 36-4-49 - Recovery of unlawful payments.
SECTION 36-4-49
§ 36-4-49 Recovery of unlawful payments.– Any payment violating the provisions of the pay plan or the rules pertainingthereto, made to a person appointed or established in his or her position in amanner contrary to the provisions of this chapter, may be recovered from theappointing authority, or any officer or person making the payment, whoever isculpable, or from the sureties on the official bond of that officer or person.Action for the recovery may be maintained by the director, any officer, oremployee of the state service, or any citizen of the state. All money recoveredunder this section shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to thegeneral fund.