Audit Services

The Vendor is required to provide audit services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and subsequent fiscal years.
- Audit requirements
• Verify the accuracy and completeness of seized and forfeited asset records maintained by each department.
• Assess compliance with state code of criminal procedure chapter 59 requirements.
• Evaluate internal controls over asset seizure, storage, disposition, and accounting processes.
• Examine the propriety of fund expenditures and revenue recognition.
• Review documentation supporting seizure actions and subsequent dispositions.
• Validate physical inventory counts against recorded assets.
• Assess the adequacy of safeguarding measures for seized property.
• Comply with all requirements of state code of criminal procedure, chapter 59, article 59.06(g).
• Certify that all information submitted in the chapter 59 forfeiture reports is accurate, complete, and verified against supporting documentation.
• Maintain full understanding of all chapter 59 rules, regulations, reporting requirements, and filing obligations.
• Provide a management letter identifying internal control weaknesses, opportunities for improvement, and any instances of potential non-compliance with chapter 59.