Sec. 138.6. Program evaluation

(a) The Chief Administrator may require each town and village for which an application for funding pursuant to this Part has been approved to file such reports as may be necessary to enable him or her to monitor the operation and success of the Justice Court Assistance Program.

(b) The State Comptroller, the Chief Administrator and their authorized representatives shall have the power to inspect, examine and audit the fiscal affairs of each town and village for which an application for funding pursuant to this Part has been approved to the extent necessary to determine whether the funding received has been used for the purpose or purposes specified by the Chief Administrator in approving the application, and whether there has been compliance with these rules and regulations and the provisions of article 21-B of the Judiciary Law.

(c) The Chief Administrator may halt the disbursement of funds pursuant to this Part or confiscate any property purchased with funds disbursed hereunder at any time he or she determines that the recipient(s) of such funds or the holders of such property are not using them in an authorized manner, or that any of these rules and regulations or the provisions of article 21-B are being violated.