Montana Code 7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations
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7-6-4005. Expenditures limited to appropriations. (1) Local government officials may not make a disbursement or an expenditure or incur an obligation in excess of the total appropriations for a fund.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-6-4005
- Local government: has the meaning provided in 7-6-602. See Montana Code 7-6-4002
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
(2)A local government official who violates subsection (1) is liable for the amount of the excess disbursement, expenditure, or obligation personally.
(3)The subsequent claims approval process may not be considered as the making of a disbursement or an expenditure or as incurring an obligation and does not otherwise limit or mitigate the local government official’s personal liability.