Tennessee § 7-57-404 - Failure to conduct audit — Court order — Contempt.
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§ 7-57-404. Failure to conduct audit — Court order — Contempt.
In the event any hospital authority shall fail or refuse to provide for an annual audit and have such audit prepared and filed as set forth in §§ 7-57-402 and 7-57-403 , or should such audit fail to certify whether or not the hospital authority has operated within its approved annual operating budget and capital budget, the governing body or governing bodies of any creating or participating municipality of such authority may petition the circuit or chancery court of the county wherein the authority operates a hospital to require the authority to have such audit and certification prepared and filed as provided in §§ 7-57-402 and 7-57-403 . The judge of the court shall set a time for the hearing of such petition and after notice to the authority shall hear and determine the petition. In the event it is determined that the authority has failed to comply with the provisions relative to the preparation and filing of the audit and certification, the judge shall pass such orders as are necessary to effectuate compliance with the provisions. In the event the authority fails to have an audit and certification prepared and filed as required by the court order, the members of the authority shall be subject to contempt proceedings by the court as provided by law. Acts 1971, ch. 316, § 18; T.C.A., § 6-4021. Cross-References. Contempt of court, title 29, ch. 9.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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