(a) The Legislative Auditor shall be a licensed certified public accountant in the State of Arkansas with at least seven (7) years of government auditing experience prior to being appointed.
(b) At the time of appointment, the Legislative Auditor shall not be related in the second degree of consanguinity or affinity to any member of the General Assembly or a constitutional officer.
(c) The Legislative Auditor shall not serve in any ex officio capacity on any administrative board or commission or have any financial interest in the transactions of any entity of the state or political subdivision of the state, other than those financial interests that accrue as a result of being an employee of the state.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Legislative Audit
§ 10-4-401. Arkansas Legislative Audit — Creation
§ 10-4-403. Authority of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-404. Qualifications of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-405. Employment and removal of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-406. Written appointment and oath of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-407. Duties of Legislative Auditor
§ 10-4-408. Disbursing officer — Payment of salaries
§ 10-4-411. Audits of entities of the state
§ 10-4-412. Audits of counties and municipalities
§ 10-4-414. Audits of prosecuting attorneys
§ 10-4-415. Monitoring of reports by the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee
§ 10-4-417. Presentation and filing of audit reports
§ 10-4-418. Review of audit report by governing body
§ 10-4-419. Report of improper or illegal practices
§ 10-4-420. Testimony before courts
§ 10-4-421. Subpoenas — Witnesses — Penalties for failure to appear — Perjury
§ 10-4-422. Records — Public inspection — Definitions
§ 10-4-424. Audit of information systems operations
§ 10-4-425. Format of private audit reports
§ 10-4-426. Continuing professional education courses