Subject to the provisions of Laws 1939, chapter 431, the state auditor shall have and exercise all the rights, powers, and duties conferred upon the former public examiner by Mason's Minnesota Statutes of 1927, sections 3274, 3275, 3276, 3277, 3279, 3280, 3281, 3282, 3283, 3284, and 3286, and the 1938 Supplement to Mason's Minnesota Statutes of 1927, sections 3278, 3286-1, 3286-2, 3286-3, 3286-4, 3286-5, 3286-6, and 3286-7, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and all the provisions thereof shall apply to and govern all matters therein specified respecting the Office and Department of the State Auditor, except that any limitations therein contained as to the number of employees to be appointed by the state auditor shall not apply. The state auditor shall account separately for all of the charges, receipts, and disbursements of the Department of the State Auditor pertaining to the examining and auditing of all school districts, towns and cities for which charges are made, and after allocating to the expense thereof a proper pro rata share of the administrative expense, such functions of the Department of the State Auditor shall be sustained, so far as practicable, by the funds collected therefor from such political subdivisions as otherwise provided by law.
(3286-15) 1939 c 431 art 4 s 8; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 492 s 14
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 4 - 9 — Constitutional Offices And Duties
Section 6.02 — Deputies, Employees.
Section 6.46 — Transfer Of Powers Of Public Examiner To State Auditor.
Section 6.47 — Accounting And Budgeting Systems; Investigation, Forms.
Section 6.475 — City And Town Accounting System Software.
Section 6.481 — County Audits.
Section 6.49 — Cities Of First Class.
Section 6.495 — Examination Of Fire Relief Associations.
Section 6.496 — Volunteer Firefighter Relief Associations; State Board Of Investment Options.
Section 6.50 — Cities Of Second, Third, Or Fourth Class.
Section 6.51 — Other Political Subdivisions.
Section 6.515 — Audit Of Federal Money.
Section 6.52 — Testimonial Powers.
Section 6.53 — Refusal To Assist; Penalty.
Section 6.54 — Examination Of Political Subdivision Records; Petition.
Section 6.55 — Examination Of Records; Resolution Of Governing Body.
Section 6.551 — Examination Of Grantees And Contractors Of Political Subdivisions.
Section 6.552 — Audit Of County Or Municipal Hospitals And County Nursing Homes.
Section 6.56 — Cost Of Examination, Payment.
Section 6.57 — Cost Of Examination, Collection.
Section 6.581 — State Auditor Enterprise Fund.
Section 6.582 — Personnel Plan.
Section 6.59 — Claim Of State For Cost Of Examination, Contest.
Section 6.60 — State Auditor, Certification Of Amounts Due.
Section 6.61 — Subject To Prior Enactment Of Laws.
Section 6.62 — Postaudit; Tax Levy.
Section 6.64 — Cooperation With Public Accountants.
Section 6.65 — Minimum Procedures For Auditors, Prescribed.
Section 6.66 — Certain Practices Of Public Accountants Authorized.
Section 6.67 — Public Accountants; Report Of Possible Misconduct.
Section 6.68 — State Auditor May Assist Public Accountant In Audit.
Section 6.69 — Information Furnished Public Accountant By State Auditor.
Section 6.70 — Access To Reports.
Section 6.71 — Scope Of Auditor's Investigation.
Section 6.715 — Classification Of State Auditor's Data.
Section 6.72 — State Auditor; Report To Legislature On Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations.
Section 6.74 — Information Collected From Local Governments.
Section 6.745 — Summary Budget Data To State Auditor.
Section 6.755 — Reports To The Legislature.
Section 6.756 — Special Districts; Information Required To Be Filed With State Auditor; Audits.
Section 6.76 — Political Subdivision Expenditures For Lobbyists.
Section 6.78 — Best Practices Reviews.
Section 6.79 — State Mandates.
Section 6.80 — Rule And Law Waiver Requests.