TITLE 1: GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 7: PLANNING, BUDGETING AND AUDITING
§ 7848. Referrals: Civil Action. The Public Auditor may institute the civil recovery action if authorized by the Attorney General. If the Public Auditor has discovered fraudulent acts and believes that civil recovery proceedings may be appropriate, the Public Auditor shall refer the matter to the Attorney General. The Attorney General may institute whatever proceedings the Attorney General deems appropriate, may refer the matter to another Commonwealth agency, may authorize the institution of appropriate civil proceedings by the Public Auditor, may retain the matter for further investigation, or may remand the matter to the Public Auditor for further investigation. Source: PL 3-91, § 407.