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Committee Divided Over Proposal to Authorize Legislative Audit of Lawyer Disciplinary Office
Summary
A proposal (SB14) to require a legislative performance audit of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel prompted sharp debate: proponents framed the review as routine oversight, while the State Bar and others warned the bill intrudes on the Supreme Court's constitutional authority to regulate lawyers.
Senate Bill 14 would direct the Legislative Audit Division to perform a performance audit of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (ODC), including a ten‑year review of revenues, expenditures and operations. Sponsor Sen. Barry Usher said the audit is a standard legislative oversight tool and stressed that audit findings are recommendations only, not enforcement actions.
The hearing produced a sharp division. Angus McIver, the legislative auditor, explained how performance audits are conducted and emphasized statutory confidentiality protections for records the…
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