Expenditures, contracts, or obligations in excess of appropriations prohibited

Ark. Code Ann. § 19-2-104 — under State Revenues — Receipts and Expenditures Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 19-2-104

(a) (1) An officer, employee, or agent of the State of Arkansas, or any board of regents or board of trustees, or any other person or authority who may make expenditures of money appropriated for the different state institutions or who may direct the expenditure of such money so appropriated shall not expend or direct the expenditure of moneys or funds in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriations.(2) An officer, employee, agent, person, board, or authority shall not make any contract that will exceed the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation act by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation.(3) An officer, agent, person, board, or authority shall not incur any obligation for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation, except as provided.

(1) An officer, employee, or agent of the State of Arkansas, or any board of regents or board of trustees, or any other person or authority who may make expenditures of money appropriated for the different state institutions or who may direct the expenditure of such money so appropriated shall not expend or direct the expenditure of moneys or funds in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriations.

(2) An officer, employee, agent, person, board, or authority shall not make any contract that will exceed the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation act by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation.

(3) An officer, agent, person, board, or authority shall not incur any obligation for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated and becoming a part of any appropriation by executive approval for the particular purpose named in the act making the appropriation, except as provided.

(b) Any person violating this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).