Ariz. Admin. Code § 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 authorized third party or a certified individual;

2. Examine the site of any places of business or other location 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 previous 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 Administration reimbursement amounts for out-of-state travel authorized by A.R.S. Title 38, Chapter 4, Article 2 and stated in SAAM 5055, Travel Claims, prepared by the Arizona Department of Administration, which is available on the Arizona General Accounting Office website at www.gao.az.gov.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-7-401

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 5/1/2014. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 3524, effective 11/6/2024.