{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-11-7-45","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 11-7-45","heading":"Guarantee of independence.","body":"As required by professional auditing standards, the State Auditor shall maintain independence in the performance of his authorized duties. Neither the Governor nor an agency or entity of the executive or judicial branches of state government has the authority to limit the scope, direction, or report content of an audit undertaken by the State Auditor.","path":["Title 11 - PUBLIC FINANCE","CHAPTER 7 State Auditor"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t11c007.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:31:29Z","sha256":"c2c58b215f47256c2d4d7b69425366c96aa1e34c2fae1816dd03cfcb76b199bf","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-11-7-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-11-7-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}