Expenditure limitation.
Utah Code § 17-63-502
in effect17-63-502. Expenditure limitation.
(1) No county officer or county employee may make any expenditure or encumbrance in excess of the total appropriation for any department.
(2) Any obligation that is contracted by a county officer or county employee in excess of the total departmental appropriation is:
(a) the personal obligation of the officer or employee; and
(b) unenforceable against the county.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter63/17-63-S502.html?v=C17-63-S502_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026
