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.
RCW 43.88.290
Fiscal responsibilities of state officers and employees—Prohibitions relative to appropriations and expenditures.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McGovern v. Department of Social & Health Services (1980)
Most recently applied in McGovern v. Department of Social & Health Services (October 1980)
1981 c 270 s 13; 1977 ex.s. c 320 s 2.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.