Montana Code Annotated
Title 5. Legislative Branch
Chapter 13. Legislative Audit Act

Part 1. General

5-13-101. Title and purpose of chapter - 5-13-101. Title and purpose of chapter. (1) This chapter may...

5-13-102. Definitions - 5-13-102. Definitions. In this chapter: (1) "committee" means the legislative...

Part 2. Legislative Audit Committee

5-13-201. Legislative audit committee - 5-13-201. Legislative audit committee. There is a legislative audit committee...

5-13-202. Appointment and term of members -- officers -- vacancies - 5-13-202. Appointment and term of members -- officers -- vacancies....

5-13-203. Meetings -- compensation - 5-13-203. Meetings -- compensation. (1) The committee shall meet: (a)...

Part 3. Legislative Auditor

5-13-301. Legislative audit division - 5-13-301. Legislative audit division. There is a legislative audit division....

5-13-302. Appointment and qualifications - 5-13-302. Appointment and qualifications. (1) (a) The committee shall appoint...

5-13-303. Term and removal - 5-13-303. Term and removal. (1) The legislative auditor is responsible...

5-13-304. Powers and duties - 5-13-304. Powers and duties. The legislative auditor shall: (1) conduct...

5-13-305. Employees, consultants, and legal counsel -- background checks -- cure for impairment - 5-13-305. Employees, consultants, and legal counsel -- background checks --...

5-13-306. Legislative auditor to assist legislature during sessions - 5-13-306. Legislative auditor to assist legislature during sessions. During sessions...

5-13-307. Recommendations of legislative auditor -- implementation costs - 5-13-307. Recommendations of legislative auditor -- implementation costs. (1) The...

5-13-308. Audit standards and objectives - 5-13-308. Audit standards and objectives. The objectives of financial compliance,...

5-13-309. Information from state agencies - 5-13-309. Information from state agencies. (1) All state agencies shall...

5-13-310. Prosecution -- discipline of professionals - 5-13-310. Prosecution -- discipline of professionals. (1) The attorney general...

5-13-311. Legislative auditor to establish and maintain toll-free number for reporting fraud, waste, and abuse -- procedures - 5-13-311. Legislative auditor to establish and maintain toll-free number for...

5-13-312. Deposit of money recovered - 5-13-312. Deposit of money recovered. Unless otherwise provided by law,...

5-13-313. Audit selection based on risk - 5-13-313. Audit selection based on risk. (1) In selecting and...

5-13-314. Employment protection - 5-13-314. Employment protection. An employee of the state of Montana...

5-13-315. through 5-13-320 reserved - 5-13-315 through 5-13-320 reserved.

5-13-321. Joint audits - 5-13-321. Joint audits. (1) The legislative auditor may participate with...

Part 4. Audit Costs and Contracts

5-13-401. Definitions - 5-13-401. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...

5-13-402. Audit costs - 5-13-402. Audit costs. (1) Prior to July 1 of the...

5-13-403. Audit account -- appropriation and expenditures - 5-13-403. Audit account -- appropriation and expenditures. All money for...

5-13-404. Legislative audit specialist services reserve account - 5-13-404. Legislative audit specialist services reserve account. (1) There is...

5-13-405. through 5-13-410 reserved - 5-13-405 through 5-13-410 reserved.

5-13-411. Legislative auditor to approve contracts for audit services - 5-13-411. Legislative auditor to approve contracts for audit services. No...