{"data":{"id":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5823","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"29 Del. C. § 5823","heading":"Audits; penalty.","body":"(a) The State Auditor shall conduct an annual audit of the time records which have been kept by an elected or appointed official’s immediate supervisor or school board under § 5822 of this title to determine whether the elected or appointed official was paid from more than 1 tax-funded source for working coincident hours of the day.\n(b) If the State Auditor finds a discrepancy in the records kept under § 5822 of this title, the State Auditor shall report the discrepancy to the Commission, for investigation under § 5810 of this title, and to the Department of Justice, for prosecution under § 876 of Title 11 (tampering with public records in the first degree) or any other law of this State.","path":["Title 29. State Government","Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 58. Laws Regulating the Conduct of Officers and Employees of the State","Subchapter III. Compensation Policy"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c058/sc03/index.html#5823","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:33Z","sha256":"ed237cda7f6f33d25818fc5e125ebdc744cf7b089bd4b4c33a91a34c90f88537","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5822","next":"us-de/29-del.-c.-5824"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}