GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 652
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/28/97
Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 8/11/97

Short Title:  Audits.	(Public)

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Referred to: Appropriations.

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March 27, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE STATUTES GOVERNING THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR TO PROHIBIT OBSTRUCTION OF AN AUDIT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 5A of Chapter 147 is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"§ 147-64.7A.  Obstruction of audit.
Any person who shall willfully make or cause to be made to the State Auditor or his designated representatives any false, misleading, or unfounded report for the purpose of interfering with the performance of any audit, special review, or investigation, or to hinder or obstruct the State Auditor or the State Auditor's designated representatives in the performance of their duties, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.