Georgia § 45-12-81 - Procedure and restriction for expenditures by state and budget units thereof.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 45-12-81 — Procedure and restriction for expenditures by state and budget units thereof., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-12-81. Procedure and restriction for expenditures by state and budget units thereof.
All expenditures by the state and its budget units of moneys drawn from the state treasury shall be made under the authority of appropriations Acts, which shall be based upon a budget provided in this part; and no money shall be drawn from the treasury except by appropriation made by law pursuant to Article III, Section IX, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia. (Code 1933, § 40-413, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 17, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 61.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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