Section 502 Of Article 1. Examination From California Financial Code >> Division 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The commissioner may by order or regulation grant
exemptions from this section in cases where the commissioner finds
that the requirements of this section are not necessary.
(b) Each California state bank shall, within 90 days after the end
of each fiscal year, or within such extended time as the
commissioner may prescribe, file with the commissioner an audit
report for the fiscal year.
(c) The audit report called for in subdivision (b) shall comply
with all of the following provisions:
(1) The audit report shall contain those audited financial
statements of the bank for or as of the end of the fiscal year
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
and any other information that the commissioner may require.
(2) The audit report shall be based upon an audit of the bank
conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
and any other requirements that the commissioner may prescribe.
(3) The audit report shall be prepared by an independent certified
public accountant or independent public accountant who is not
unsatisfactory to the commissioner.
(4) The audit report shall include or be accompanied by a
certificate or opinion of the independent certified public accountant
or independent public accountant that is satisfactory in form and
content to the commissioner. If the certificate or opinion is
qualified, the commissioner may order the bank to take such action as
the commissioner may find necessary to enable the independent
certified public accountant or independent public accountant to
remove the qualification.