No state officer or employee shall intentionally or negligently: Over-expend or over-encumber any appropriation made by law; fail to properly account for any expenditures by fund, program, or fiscal period; or expend funds contrary to the terms, limits, or conditions of any appropriation made by law.

NOTES:

Effective dateSeverability1981 c 270: See notes following RCW 43.88.010.
Effective date1977 ex.s. c 320: See note following RCW 43.88.280.

Terms Used In Washington Code 43.88.290

  • 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