TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 23000-33205›DIVISION 2. OFFICERS 24000-28085›PART 2. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 25000-26490›CHAPTER 3. Financial Powers 25250-25265

§ 25256

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Except as permitted by the Constitution, the board shall not for any purpose contract debts or liabilities which exceed in any fiscal year the income and revenue provided for that year.

Any debts or liabilities contracted and any allowances made contrary to this section are void. The auditor shall not draw nor shall the treasurer pay any warrant therefor.

(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

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