{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-87","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-12-87","heading":"Requirement of authorization of payments and obligation; liability of persons authorizing payments or receiving payments.","body":"No payment shall be made and no obligation shall be incurred against any appropriation unless such payment or obligation has been authorized as provided in this part. Every official authorizing payments in violation of this part, or taking part therein, and every person receiving such payment, or any part thereof, shall be jointly and severally liable to the state for the full amount so paid or received.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 12 Governor","Article 4 Office of Planning and Budget","PART 1 Management of Budgetary and Financial Affairs"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"6a90f6e64107010707ea301c62c80ad82032f5dede0ba5e4d47c0126458767c0","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-86","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-12-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}