{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1616","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 1616","heading":"Issuing order in excess of available funds a misdemeanor","body":"§ 1616. Issuing order in excess of available funds a misdemeanor.  1.\nThe trustees of a common school district shall not issue an order or\ndraft upon a county treasurer, collector or treasurer of the district\nfor the payment of the salary of a teacher unless there shall be in the\nhands of such county treasurer, collector or treasurer at the time\nsufficient money belonging to the district to meet such order or draft.\n  2. A violation of this section by the trustees of a district shall be\na misdemeanor.","path":["Education Law","Title 2. School District Organization","Article 33. Common School Districts"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/1616","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"72f38af29521dd534d5020a04f2db75636e67bf4497468977fbbbddb9456bd2c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1615","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}