Ohio Code 113.15 – Special auditors – powers
Upon demand of any of the persons appointed as special auditors under section 113.14 of the Revised Code, the treasurer of state shall submit for audit all his records concerning, and the assets of, the state treasury and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state. The treasurer of state, his clerks, or any other person may be questioned under oath by any of the persons making the audit, and the auditors may administer oaths for that purpose. The persons so sworn shall answer all questions of the auditors as to the condition of the state treasury and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state, and their testimony shall be reduced to writing and signed by them. The auditors may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and may punish for contempt in the same manner as courts of record.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 113.15
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.