(20 ILCS 1605/24) (from Ch. 120, par. 1174)
Sec. 24. The State Comptroller shall conduct a preaudit of all accounts and
transactions of the Department in connection with the operation of the State Lottery under the State Comptroller Act, excluding
payments issued by the Department for prizes of $25,000 or less.
The Auditor General or a certified public accountant
firm appointed by
him shall conduct an annual post-audit of all accounts and transactions of
the Department in connection with the operation of the State Lottery and other special post audits as the Auditor General, the
Legislative Audit Commission, or the General Assembly deems
necessary. The
annual post-audits shall include payments made by lottery sales agents of
prizes of less than $600 authorized under Section 20, and payments made by
the Department of prizes up to $25,000 authorized under
Section 20.1. The Auditor General or his agent
conducting an audit under this
Act shall have access and authority to examine any and all records of the
Department or the Board, its distributing agents and its licensees.
(Source: P.A. 94-776, eff. 5-19-06.)
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