Distribution of Payroll

It is the policy of the State of North Carolina that all State entities follow sound internal control methods when distributing paychecks and direct deposit advices.

G.S. 143B-426.39 Powers and Duties of State Controller

The Central Payroll Division sends all employee paychecks and direct deposit advices to the appropriate agency, department, or university for distribution to the employees. Sound internal controls should be observed when distributing payroll. Under no circumstances should employee paychecks be distributed by internal payroll staff members. All payroll checks and direct deposit advices must be distributed on the scheduled pay date. If not mailed in a sealed envelope, payroll checks and direct deposit advices should be delivered directly to the employee and not left at employee duty stations. Payroll pay dates for each quarter are available on the Payroll Time Schedule located at:

http://www.ncosc.net/sigdocs/sig_docs/payroll/Payroll_Time_Schedules.html

This policy applies to all State entities.

There are no exceptions to this policy.

There are no special terms for this policy.