§85. Judicial performance program auditing
A. The judicial administrator shall be responsible for the execution of periodic performance audits of judicial programs for the various courts; however, at least one performance audit of a judicial program shall be performed each year. Such performance audits shall be conducted in accordance with accepted performance auditing principles and practices by an entity to be selected by the supreme court.
B. Performance audit reports shall be submitted to the supreme court for their review. A copy of each audit shall be made available to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate and a reasonable number of copies shall be available for public distribution.
Acts 1999, No. 1176, §1, eff. July 9, 1999.