The Administrator or the Commission shall have the authority to audit contributors, local exchange carriers, and VoIP service providers reporting data to the Administrator.
On July 15 every year after the establishment of the DC USTF, an audit and recommendation report of the DC USTF provided by an independent accountant that is selected by the Commission shall be submitted to the Commission.
The costs of the DC USTF audits shall be paid by the DC USTF.
Those portions of the report that are not confidential in nature will be made available to the public for review.
If the result of the audit reveals evidence of fraud or mismanagement, such results will be forwarded to the Office of the Inspector General and the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General for further review.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-2809