Virginia § 22.1-91 - Limitation on expenditures; penalty
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-91 — Limitation on expenditures; penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-91. Limitation on expenditures; penalty
No school board shall expend or contract to expend, in any fiscal year, any sum of money in excess of the funds available for school purposes for that fiscal year without the consent of the governing body or bodies appropriating funds to the school board. Any member of a school board or any division superintendent or other school officer violating, causing to be violated or voting to violate any provision of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office.
Code 1950, § 22-120; 1980, c. 559.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22.1-91 ("Limitation on expenditures; penalty") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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