Section 62008 Of Part 1. General Provisions From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 6. >> Part 1.
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. (a) If an authority fails to provide a copy of the completed
audit to the Controller as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision
(c) within 20 days following receipt of a written notice of the
failure from the Controller, the authority shall forfeit to the
state:
(1) Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in the case of an
authority with a total revenue, in the prior year, of less than one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), as reported in the Controller's
annual financial reports.
(2) Five thousand five hundred dollars ($5,500) in the case of an
authority with a total revenue, in the prior year, of at least one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) but less than two hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000), as reported in the Controller's annual
financial reports.
(3) Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in the case of an authority
with a total revenue, in the prior year, of at least two hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), as reported in the Controller's
annual financial reports.
(b) If an authority fails to provide a copy of the completed audit
to the Controller as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (c)
within 20 days after receipt of a written notice pursuant to
subdivision (a) for two consecutive years, the authority shall
forfeit an amount that is double the amount of the forfeiture
assessed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) (1) If an authority fails to provide a copy of the completed
audit to the Controller as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision
(c) within 20 days after receipt of a written notice pursuant to
subdivision (a) for three or more consecutive years, the authority
shall forfeit an amount that is triple the amount of the forfeiture
assessed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) The Controller shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, an
independent financial audit report.
(3) The authority shall reimburse the Controller for the cost of
complying with this subdivision.
(d) Upon the request of the Controller, the Attorney General shall
bring an action for the forfeiture in the name of the people of the
State of California. If the Attorney General fails to respond to the
request within 90 days of its receipt, then any other available
remedies may be exercised. An action filed pursuant to this section
to compel an agency to comply with this section is in addition to any
other remedy and is not an exclusive means to compel compliance.
(e) Upon satisfactory showing of good cause, the Controller shall
waive the forfeiture requirements of this section.