{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-25256","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 25256","heading":"","body":"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.\nAny 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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"10aec3e11c536c6497625fdb673bb252d3ddd4774b7209f4f1cf0cbe6921698a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-25254","next":"us-ca/gov-25257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
