Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 44.12 - COMMISSIONER OF POLITICAL PRACTICES - LOBBYIST DISCLOSURE
Subchapter 44.12.2 - Reporting of Lobbying Expenditures by Principals Right to Hearing
Rule 44.12.215 - AUDITS
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) From time to time the commissioner may undertake audits of reports filed by principals and of the circumstances and documentation underlying them. Such audits may be conducted either pursuant to a complaint or on the agency's own initiative.
(2) Such audits shall be conducted during normal and reasonable business hours and under circumstances that will ensure minimal disruption of business affairs.
(3) The information or materials involved in such audits shall not be made public by the commissioner unless the audit results in formal administrative or legal action, and then only to the extent necessary to accomplish such action.
5-7-111, MCA; IMP, 5-7-305, MCA;
