RCW 43.88.310
Fiscal responsibilities of state officers and employees—Duties of legislative auditor, attorney general.
(1) The legislative auditor of the office of the joint legislative audit and review committee, with the concurrence of the joint legislative audit and review committee, may file with the attorney general any audit exceptions or other findings of any performance audit, management study, or special report prepared for the joint legislative audit and review committee, any standing or special committees of the house or senate, or the entire legislature which indicate a violation of RCW 43.88.290, or any other act of malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance on the part of any state officer or employee.
(2) The attorney general shall promptly review each filing received from the legislative auditor and may act thereon as provided in RCW 43.88.300, or any other applicable statute authorizing enforcement proceedings by the attorney general. The attorney general shall advise the joint legislative audit and review committee of the status of exceptions or findings referred under this section.
[ 1996 c 288 § 41; 1993 c 157 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 320 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 320: See note following RCW 43.88.280.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.88 - State Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting System.
43.88.025 - "Director" defined.
43.88.027 - Annual financial report.
43.88.031 - Capital appropriation bill—Estimated general fund debt service costs.
43.88.032 - Maintenance costs, operating budget—Debt-financed pass-through money, budget document.
43.88.033 - State expenditure limit—Budget document to reflect.
43.88.055 - Legislative balanced budget requirement.
43.88.058 - Maintenance level costs—Services for children.
43.88.060 - Legislative review of budget document and budget bill or bills—Time for submission.
43.88.080 - Adoption of budget.
43.88.096 - Budget detail—Designated state agencies—Federal receipts reporting requirements.
43.88.100 - Executive hearings.
43.88.120 - Revenue estimates.
43.88.122 - Transportation agency revenue forecasts—Variances.
43.88.125 - Study of transportation-related funds or accounts—Coordination of activities.
43.88.130 - When contracts and expenditures prohibited.
43.88.140 - Lapsing of appropriations.
43.88.145 - Capital projects—Transfer of excess appropriation authority.
43.88.160 - Fiscal management—Powers and duties of officers and agencies.
43.88.170 - Refunds of erroneous or excessive payments.
43.88.175 - Credit reporting agencies—State agency use.
43.88.180 - When appropriations required or not required.
43.88.205 - Federal funds and programs—Participating agencies to give notice—Progress reports.
43.88.210 - Transfer of certain powers and duties.
43.88.220 - Federal law controls in case of conflict—Rules.
43.88.230 - Legislative agencies and committees deemed part of legislative branch.
43.88.240 - Exemption of Washington state commodity commissions.
43.88.250 - Emergency expenditures.
43.88.260 - Deficiencies prohibited—Exceptions.
43.88.265 - Construction accounts—Exception to certain accounting requirements.
43.88.270 - Penalty for violations.
43.88.550 - Forest firefighting expenses—Transfers to Clarke-McNary fund.
43.88.560 - Information technology projects—Funding policies and standards.
43.88.583 - Public inspection of state collective bargaining agreements—Website—Contents.
43.88.585 - Fee inventory—State expenditure information website—Work group.