Title 50 — Title 50
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O.C.G.A. § 50-6-1 Department created; election of state auditor
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(a) The Department of Audits and Accounts is created and established. The head of the department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years’ experience as an accountant in the Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a simi…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-10 Performance audit of homeless programs
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The state auditor shall conduct a performance audit of spending on homeless programs and services in this state, including expenditures by the state, expenditures by municipalities and counties with substantial homeless populations, expenditures of federal funds allocated to the …
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-20 Salary; expenses; duties; bond
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The state auditor shall be paid a salary which may be recommended by the Governor and shall be fixed by the Legislative Services Committee created under Code Section 28-4-1 and shall also be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by the state auditor in carrying…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-21 Investigation expenses
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The state auditor is authorized to spend any available money to cover the expenses of investigations and to charge the same to the expenses of his department. History. Code 1933, § 40-1805a, enacted by Ga. L. 1937, p. 421, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-22 Officers and assistants
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The state auditor is authorized and empowered to appoint and employ officers and assistants for the Department of Audits and Accounts, each of whom shall hold office at the discretion of the state auditor. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 256, § 2; Code 1933, § 40-1803. 631 50-6-24
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-23 Cooperation with appropriations committees
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The state auditor shall cooperate with and shall furnish all information requested by the appropriations committees of the General Assembly. History. Ga. L. 1923, Ex. Sess., p. 7, § 8; Code 1933, § 40-1809. 50-6-24. Powers and duties.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-24 Powers and duties
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The duties and powers of the state auditor shall be as follows: (1) Reserved; (2) To examine thoroughly all financial transactions of all the state departments, institutions, agencies, commissions, bureaus, authorities, and officers and to keep such accounting records as are neces…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-25 Investigatory duties, §50-6-28
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Engineers. Statistics on architectural and engineering firms doing business with state. Maintenance, §50-6-25. Evidence. Compelling production of evidence, §50-6-29. Refusal to produce evidence.
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-27 Annual personnel report
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The state auditor shall prepare each year a report showing the entire personnel of every office, institution, board, department, and commission in the executive department of the state government, of every state authority, of every university or college in the University System o…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-28 Investigatory duties generally
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It shall be the duty of the state auditor to make an investigation as a part of his audit of each and every department of the state government. When there are facts, records, circumstances, or information that indicate mismanagement or misconduct on the part of any official or em…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-29 Refusal to produce evidence
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Contempt, §50-6-31. Taxation. Georgia tax tribunal. Evidentiary rules, §50-13A-14. Tax tribunal. Evidentiary rules, §50-13A-14. EXCURSIONS. Building authority. Powers. Railroad excursions, §50-9-5. EXECUTIONS. Governor. Purchase of property at sheriff’s sales under execution in f…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-3 Equipment, §50-6-2
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Homeless programs. Performance audits, §50-6-10. Inspections. Work papers and preliminary drafts. Availability to public, §50-6-9. Internet website. Transparency in government act. Public access to state expenditure information, §50-6-32. 874 INDEX AUDITS —Cont’d Department of au…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-30 Hearings; Attorney General assistance
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A hearing as provided in Code Section 50-6-29 shall be held in the county where the department or institution being investigated is located and may be presided over by the state auditor. The state auditor shall, at any time when he or she deems necessary, request of the Governor,…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-31 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
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Juvenile justice. Guard lines, crossing with prohibited items, §49-4A-16. Possession of prohibited items by juvenile detainee, §49-4A-18. 892 INDEX CORPORATIONS. Unmarried persons. Benefits, rights or privileges provided to married persons. Election to contractually provide such b…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-32 Public website for state expenditure information
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(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the “Transparency in Government Act.” (b) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) “Agency” means: (A) Each department, commission, authority, and agency of state government; (B) The Board of Regents of the University Sy…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-4 Special examinations, audits, and vulnerability assessments
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The Governor, the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, or the Appropriations Committee of the Senate shall have the right and authority to direct and require the state auditor to make a special examination into and audit of all the books, records, accounts, v…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-5 Examination of motor fuel and tobacco products distributors
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The state auditor shall, upon the request of either the Governor or the state revenue commissioner, make an examination into and report upon the necessary books, records, and accounts of those persons, firms, and corporations required by law to pay an occupational tax as distribut…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-6 Schools
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Auditor’s disclaimer, §50-6-6. University systems. Auditor’s disclaimer, §50-6-6. DISCRIMINATION. Medicaid, false claims. Actions by private persons or by attorney general. Retaliation against employee for pursuing action, §49-4-168.4. DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS. Medicaid, false claims…
O.C.G.A. § 50-6-9 Performance audit of homeless programs
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Article 2 Department created; election of state auditor. Department to have suitable offices, equipment, and conveniences at state expense. Department to audit all state institutions; other auditing agencies not authorized. Special examinations, audits, and vulnerability assessme…