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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="16-307" title_number="16" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Uniform System of Financial Reporting">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each year the Legislative Auditor shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>review the audit reports required under § 16–306 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>make a full and detailed written report to the Comptroller and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services on the result of the audit of the financial records of each county, municipality, and special taxing district created by the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The report may include recommendations that the Legislative Auditor considers advisable relating to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>methods of bookkeeping;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>changes in the uniform system of financial reporting; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>changes in the reports of the counties, municipalities, and special taxing districts.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In conducting the review required under subsection (a) of this section, the Legislative Auditor may review the work papers and other documentation of the auditor who filed the audit report.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Legislative Auditor may refer audit reports, work papers, or other documentation reviewed by the Legislative Auditor to the State Board of Public Accountancy for action required by the Maryland Public Accountancy Act.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Legislative Auditor shall report any violation of this subtitle by a county, municipality, or special taxing district created by the State to the Comptroller and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services.</text>
  </level>
</section>
