2015 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 226 - Gaming Policy, Regulation and Revenue
Section 12-577 - Audit of licensees.

The commissioner shall annually cause to be made by some competent person or persons in the department a thorough audit of the books and records of each association licensee under this chapter and the commissioner may, from time to time, cause to be made by some competent person in the department a thorough audit of the books and records of any other person or business organization licensed under this chapter. All such audit records shall be kept on file in the commissioner’s office at all times. Each licensee shall permit access to its books and records for the purpose of having such audit made, and shall produce, upon written order of the commissioner, any documents and information required for such purpose.

(1971, P.A. 865, S. 29; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; P.A. 79-404, S. 30, 45; P.A. 80-133, S. 6, 10; P.A. 85-471, S. 3, 4; P.A. 89-213, S. 1, 2; P.A. 97-277, S. 2, 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1, S. 14, 51; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 180; P.A. 11-51, S. 193; P.A. 13-299, S. 77.)

History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-404 substituted executive director for commissioner of revenue services, “division” for “department” and “board” for “commission”; P.A. 80-133 made provisions specifically applicable to association licensees and allowed audits of other licensees under chapter at director’s discretion; P.A. 85-471 added Subsec. (b) requiring executive director to arrange for an independent audit every two years to establish actual cost of urine testing of racing dogs and maintenance of microchemistry laboratory at The University of Connecticut; P.A. 89-213 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision requiring executive director to arrange for an independent audit every two years to establish actual cost of urine testing of racing dogs and maintenance of microchemistry laboratory at The University of Connecticut and required auditors of public accounts to audit laboratory; P.A. 97-277 divided Subsec. (b) into two Subdivs., placing existing language in Subdiv. (1) and adding new language as Subdiv. (2) requiring executive director to transfer urine specimens collected from racing dogs to microchemistry laboratory for testing, effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-1 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to require that tests be conducted within available appropriations, to delete limit of 16,000 tests per fiscal year and to substitute limit of 20,000 tests per fiscal year, provided if only one facility is operating, the total number of tests shall not exceed 16,000 per fiscal year, effective July 1, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, replaced “any and all papers” with “any documents”, made technical changes and deleted former Subsec. (b) re microchemistry laboratory responsible for testing, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 11-51 replaced “executive director” with “commissioner” and replaced “executive director’s division” with “department”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-299 deleted requirement to forward copies of records to Gaming Policy Board, effective July 1, 2013.