2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 21 - BUDGET AND STATE ACCOUNTS
Act 71 of 1919 - UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTING (21.41 - 21.55)

UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTING
Act 71 of 1919
AN ACT to provide for the formulation and establishment of a uniform system of accounting and reporting in the several departments, offices, and institutions of the state government, and in all county offices; to provide for the examination of the books and accounts of each state department, office, and institution, and of each county office; to provide for financial reports from all those departments, institutions, and offices, and for the tabulation and publication of comparative financial statistics relating to the departments, institutions, and offices; to provide for the administration of this act; to provide for the powers and duties of the department of treasury, the state treasurer, the library of Michigan and depository libraries, and other officers and entities; to provide penalties; and to provide for meeting the expense authorized by this act.

History: 1919, Act 71, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1919 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Sept. 4, 1975 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 426, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1996 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 370, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002

• Section 21.41 - Accounting and reporting system; installation by state treasurer; uniformity.
• Section 21.42 - Accounting system; accounts; form and contents.
• Section 21.43 - Accounting system; separate accounts for appropriations; contents.
• Section 21.44 - Accounting system; uniform annual financial reports from county offices; filing.
• Section 21.44a - Statement to be filed with auditor general; annual county financial report; excluded information; unauthorized investments prohibited.
• Section 21.44b - Nonpension investments in derivative instruments or products; failure to report; determination and report by auditor general or department of treasury; expenses.
• Section 21.44c - Schedule of derivative instruments and products; filing copies with library of Michigan and depository libraries; availability of report and statement for public inspection.
• Section 21.45 - State treasurer; examination of accounts; annual audit; minimum auditing procedures and standards; report; filing copy of audit report and report of auditing procedures; extension; contents of audit report; performance of audit by certified public accountant; "chief administrative officer" defined.
• Section 21.46 - Examination of accounts; subpoenas; witnesses; production of records.
• Section 21.47 - Accounting system; report of examination of accounts; filing; criminal and civil proceedings; prosecution; removal for neglect.
• Section 21.48 - Accounting system; adoption by county officers mandatory; refusal; penalties.
• Section 21.49 - Accounting system; removal for noncompliance; hearing.
• Section 21.50 - Accounting system; audit of department of treasury.
• Section 21.51 - Giving or offering to examiner or other employee money, gift, emolument, or thing of value; purposes; misdemeanor; penalty.
• Section 21.52 - Receiving or soliciting money, gift, emolument, or anything of value; purposes; misdemeanor; penalty.
• Section 21.53 - Repealed. 2002, Act 370, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2002.
• Section 21.54 - Repealed. 1984, Act 431, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985.
• Section 21.55 - Definitions.