Where an audit report made of the office of the attorney general sets forth that public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that public money due, except claims certified for collection, has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the governor, who shall promptly retain legal counsel to institute civil action in the proper court in the name of the state for the recovery of the money or property and prosecute the action to final determination.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 117.31

  • Audit: means any of the following:

    (1) Any examination, analysis, or inspection of the state's or a public office's financial statements or reports;

    (2) Any examination, analysis, or inspection of records, documents, books, or any other evidence relating to either of the following:

    (a) The collection, receipt, accounting, use, or expenditure of public money by a public office or by a private institution, association, board, or corporation;

    (b) The determination by the auditor of state, as required by section 117. See Ohio Code 117.01

  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public money: means any money received, collected by, or due a public official under color of office, as well as any money collected by any individual on behalf of a public office or as a purported representative or agent of the public office. See Ohio Code 117.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

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