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No county governing body shall expend in any year for any purpose an amount greater than the amount available for such purpose during the year or order issued against any fund at any time any warrant in excess of the amount available in such fund and in the treasurer’s possession at the time such warrant is issued, taking into account all previously issued and outstanding warrants payable from such fund. No interest shall be paid on any county warrant. Any clerk, deputy clerk or member of any county governing body who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition shall be guilty of malfeasance in office.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250326,"text":"No county governing body shall order any warrant issued for any purpose other than the payment of a claim received, audited and approved as required by \u00a7 15.2-1243. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54176,"section_number":"22.1-122","catch_line":"Approval and payment of claims; warrants; prohibited acts","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-122\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72536,"section_number":"15.2-1243","catch_line":"Governing body to receive, audit and approve claims; warrants","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1243\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152743,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69188,"identifier":"15.2-1244","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1244","url":"\/15.2-1244\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1244\/","token":"15.2\/II\/12\/4\/15.2-1244","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitations on issuance of warrants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1244","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No county<\/span> governing body<\/span> shall order<\/span> any warrant issued for any purpose other than the payment of a claim received, audited and approved as required by \u00a7 15.2-1243<\/a>. No clerk, deputy clerk, chairman or acting chairman of any county<\/span> governing body<\/span> shall sign or countersign any warrant not ordered issued by the governing body<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1243<\/a>. No county<\/span> governing body<\/span> shall expend in any year for any purpose an amount greater than the amount available for such purpose during the year or order<\/span> issued against any fund at any time any warrant in excess of the amount available in such fund and in the treasurer’s possession<\/span> at the time such warrant is issued, taking into account all previously issued and outstanding warrants payable from such fund. No interest shall be paid on any county<\/span> warrant. Any clerk, deputy clerk or member of any county<\/span> governing body<\/span> who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor<\/span>, and in addition shall be guilty of malfeasance in office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS (\u00a7 15.2-1244)\n\nNo county governing body shall order any warrant issued for any purpose other\nthan the payment of a claim received, audited and approved as required by \u00a7\n15.2-1243. No clerk, deputy clerk, chairman or acting chairman of any county\ngoverning body shall sign or countersign any warrant not ordered issued by the\ngoverning body pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1243. No county governing body shall expend\nin any year for any purpose an amount greater than the amount available for such\npurpose during the year or order issued against any fund at any time any warrant\nin excess of the amount available in such fund and in the treasurer’s\npossession at the time such warrant is issued, taking into account all\npreviously issued and outstanding warrants payable from such fund. No interest\nshall be paid on any county warrant. Any clerk, deputy clerk or member of any\ncounty governing body who violates any of the provisions of this section shall\nbe guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition shall be guilty of malfeasance in\noffice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-256; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-549; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}