Government Code section 12416

The Controller shall require all persons who have received any money belonging to the State and have not accounted for it to settle their accounts and may inspect the books of any person charged with the receipt, safekeeping, or disbursement of public money.

Source: Section 12416, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12416. (updated Jan. 1, 1945; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12416

Original Source: Section 12416, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12416. (last accessed May 12, 2025).