Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 6, Article 1 - General Provisions

• § 50-6-1 - Creation of Department; State Auditor As Head; Qualifications; Election Procedure; Term; Vacancy
  (a) The Department of Audits and Accounts is created and established. The head of the department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with...
• § 50-6-2 - Department to Have Suitable Offices, Equipment, and Conveniences At State Expense
  The Department of Audits and Accounts shall be provided with suitable offices at the state capital furnished at the state's expense, as may appear...
• § 50-6-3 - Department to Audit All State Institutions; Other Auditing Agencies Not Authorized
  The Department of Audits and Accounts shall audit all state institutions. No official of the state shall have authority to employ or hire any...
• § 50-6-4 - Special Examinations, Audits, and Vulnerability Assessments
  The Governor, the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, or the Appropriations Committee of the Senate shall have the right and authority to...
• § 50-6-5 - Examination of Motor Fuel and Tobacco Products Distributors
  The state auditor shall, upon the request of either the Governor or the state revenue commissioner, make an examination into and report upon the...
• § 50-6-6 - Audit of School and University Systems; Local Boards of Education Authorized to Employ Accountants; Generally Accepted Accounting Standards; Audit Report Contents'
  (a) It shall be the duty of the Department of Audits and Accounts thoroughly to audit and check the books and accounts of the...
• § 50-6-7 - State Officials to Produce Books, Records, and Other Papers to the State Auditor for Examination
  All officers, agents, employees, departments, institutions, commissions, authorities, and bureaus of the state shall produce and turn over to the state auditor or his...
• § 50-6-8 - Chapter Does Not Affect Department of Banking and Finance
  This chapter shall in no way affect the rights, powers, and duties of the Department of Banking and Finance.
• § 50-6-9 - Inspection of Work Papers and Preliminary Drafts of State Auditor
  (a) Work papers and preliminary drafts of reports created in the course of the discharge of duties and powers of the Department of Audits...

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