Section R17-7-401. Audits and Inspection

A.      During an onsite audit or inspection, employees or agents of the Department, any law enforcement agency, or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may:

1.        Request, review, audit, inspect, copy, or seize all paper, photographic, audio, and electronic records generated in the performance of any activities under this Chapter, whether in the possession of a current or former autho- rized third party or a certified individual;

2.        Examine the site of any places of business or other loca- tion where any of the materials in subsection (A)(1) are kept or may be found, or where any activities under this Chapter are or have been conducted during current or pre- vious periods of authorization or certification; and

3.        Interview all or any of the authorized third party’s:

a.         Current or former employees or contractors,

b.        Current or former certified individuals, and

c.         Customers  during  current  or  previous  periods  of authorization or certification.

B.       If Department personnel or the Department’s representative conducts an onsite audit outside Arizona under A.R.S. § 28- 5102(B)(3), the Department shall charge, and the authorized third party shall timely pay, for the costs of the audit, as well as any fees authorized under A.R.S. § 28-5102. The audit charge and payment shall include the Arizona Department of Admin- istration reimbursement amounts for out-of-state travel autho- rized by A.R.S. Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 2 and stated in Section II-D of the Arizona Accounting Manual prepared by the Arizona Department of Administration, which is available on the Arizona General Accounting Office web site at www.gao.az.gov.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 1630, effective July 5, 2003 (Supp. 03-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2418, effective August 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-2). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20

A.A.R. 1138, effective May 1, 2014 (Supp. 14-2).