11.41 Access to information — confidentiality.
1. The auditor of state, when conducting any audit or examination required or permitted by this chapter, shall at all times have access to all information, records, instrumentalities, and properties used in the performance of the audited or examined entities’ statutory duties or contractual responsibilities. All audited or examined entities shall cooperate with the auditor of state in the performance of the audit or examination and make available the information, records, instrumentalities, and properties upon the request of the auditor of state.
2. Auditors shall have the right while conducting audits or examinations to have full access to all papers, books, records, and documents of any officers or employees and shall have the right, in the presence of the custodian or the custodian’s designee, to have full access to the cash drawers and cash in the official custody of the officer or employee and, during business hours, to examine the public accounts of the department or governmental subdivision in any depository which has public funds in its custody pursuant to the law.
3. If the information, records, instrumentalities, and properties sought by the auditor of state are required by law to be kept confidential, the auditor of state shall have access to the information, records, instrumentalities, and properties, but shall maintain the confidentiality of all such information and is subject to the same penalties as the lawful custodian of the information for dissemination of the information. However, the auditor of state shall not have access to the income tax returns of individuals.
2006 Acts, ch 1153, §11; 2011 Acts, ch 75, §27; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §5
Referred to in §123.58, 357H.9A, 422.20, 422.72
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Section 11.2 - Annual settlements.
Section 11.4 - Report of audits.
Section 11.5 - Method of keeping accounts.
Section 11.5A - Audit or examination — costs.
Section 11.5B - Repayment of audit expenses by state departments and agencies.
Section 11.5C - Legislative request for auditor review — reimbursement.
Section 11.7 - State auditors.
Section 11.9 - County, municipal and school auditors’ salaries and expenses.
Section 11.11 - Scope of audits.
Section 11.13 - Refusal to testify.
Section 11.14 - Reports — public inspection.
Section 11.15 - Report filed with county attorney.
Section 11.16 - Duty of attorney general.
Section 11.17 - Disclosures prohibited.
Section 11.19 - Auditor’s powers and duties.
Section 11.20 - Bills — audit and payment.
Section 11.21 - Repayment — objections.
Section 11.23 - Duty to install.
Section 11.24 - Review of entities receiving public moneys.
Section 11.25 - Reports required.
Section 11.26 - Targeted small business.
Section 11.27 - Biennial report.
Section 11.28 - Individual audit or examination reports.
Section 11.31 - State auditors.
Section 11.32 - Certified accountants employed.
Section 11.41 - Access to information — confidentiality.
Section 11.42 - Disclosures prohibited.
Section 11.52 - Refusal to testify.