South Dakota § 4-11-2 - Annual audit of state accounts--Scope.
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§ 4-11-2. Annual audit of state accounts--Scope.
The Department of Legislative Audit shall perform an annual financial and compliance audit of the State of South Dakota in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The scope of the audit shall include all state officers, departments, agencies, boards, commissions, penal, charitable, and educational institutions, and all regulatory boards and commissions receiving funds by appropriation or that expend funds pursuant to state law. In addition, the Department of Legislative Audit may perform financial and compliance audits of individual state officers, departments, agencies, boards, commissions, penal, charitable, and educational institutions, and all regulatory boards and commissions receiving funds by appropriation or that expend funds pursuant to state law, if deemed necessary and in the public interest by the auditor-general.
Source: SL 1943, ch 258, § 6; SL 1953, ch 293; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.2906 (1); SL 1966, ch 165, § 4; SL 1968, ch 205, § 2; SL 1985, ch 34, § 2; SL 1992, ch 39; SL 2003, ch 30, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-11-2 ("Annual audit of state accounts--Scope.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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