Oregon Statutes 293.300 – No claim to be paid if disapproved by department; exceptions
Except for claims based on obligations incurred or expenditures made by the Legislative Assembly and its officers and committees, the courts and their officers and committees, the Secretary of State and State Treasurer in the performance of the functions of their constitutional offices and the Oregon Public Defense Commission, a claim for payment from any moneys in the State Treasury may not be paid if the claim is disapproved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The department shall disapprove a claim if provision for payment thereof is not made by law and appropriation, the obligation or expenditure on which the claim is based is not authorized as provided by law or the claim does not otherwise satisfy requirements as provided by law. [1967 c.454 § 10; 2003 c.449 § 39; 2023 c.281 § 55]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 293.300
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- 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.
- State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
The amendments to 293.300 by section 89, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2025. See section 92, chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Except for claims based on obligations incurred or expenditures made by the Legislative Assembly and its officers and committees, the courts and their officers and committees and the Secretary of State and State Treasurer in the performance of the functions of their constitutional offices, a claim for payment from any moneys in the State Treasury may not be paid if the claim is disapproved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. The department shall disapprove a claim if provision for payment thereof is not made by law and appropriation, the obligation or expenditure on which the claim is based is not authorized as provided by law or the claim does not otherwise satisfy requirements as provided by law.
[Formerly 291.462; repealed by 1967 c.454 § 119]