Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-182
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Issuance, approval, etc. of check, warrant or
Official statutory text
certificate in excess of approved estimate of expenses.
It shall be unlawful for any school district officer to issue,
approve, sign, or attest any check, warrant or certificate of
indebtedness in any form in excess of the estimate of expenses made
and approved for the current fiscal year or authorized for such a
purpose by a bond issue and any such check, warrant or certificate
of indebtedness issued, approved, or authorized by a bond issue
shall not be a charge against the school district upon which it is
issued, but may be collected by civil action from any officer
issuing, drawing, approving, signing, or attesting the same, or from
either or all of them, or from their bondsmen.
It shall be unlawful for any school district officer to issue,
approve, sign, or attest any check, warrant or certificate of
indebtedness in any form in excess of the estimate of expenses made
and approved for the current fiscal year or authorized for such a
purpose by a bond issue and any such check, warrant or certificate
of indebtedness issued, approved, or authorized by a bond issue
shall not be a charge against the school district upon which it is
issued, but may be collected by civil action from any officer
issuing, drawing, approving, signing, or attesting the same, or from
either or all of them, or from their bondsmen.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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