Utah Code 17B-1-619. Expenditures or encumbrances in excess of appropriations prohibited

17B-1-619. Expenditures or encumbrances in excess of appropriations prohibited — Processing claims.

(1)	A special district may not make or incur expenditures or encumbrances in excess of total appropriations in the budget as adopted or as subsequently amended.

Budget: means a plan of financial operations for a fiscal year which embodies estimates of proposed expenditures for given purposes and the proposed means of financing them, and may refer to the budget of a particular fund for which a budget is required by law or it may refer collectively to the budgets for all such funds. See Utah Code 17B-1-601
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.
Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:

(a)	this chapter; or

(b)

(i)	this chapter; and

(ii)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

(F)

(G)

(H)

(I)

(J)

10; or

(K)	11. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
(2)	An obligation contracted by any officer in excess of total appropriations in the budget is not enforceable against the district.

(3)	No check or warrant to cover a claim against an appropriation may be drawn until the claim has been processed as provided by this part.

Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session

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