§147‑64.8. Independence.
The Auditor shall maintainindependence in the performance of his authorized duties. Except as otherwiseprovided by law, neither the General Assembly nor the Governor nor anydepartment or agency of the executive or judicial branches of State governmentshall have the authority to limit the scope, direction, or report of an auditundertaken by the Auditor. No State regulatory agency shall by any fiscal oradministrative requirements attempt to limit the scope, direction, or report ofan audit undertaken by the Auditor. (1983, c. 913, s. 2.)