Report I2019-3 Recommendation 20 Responses

Report I2019-3: Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees: Wasteful and Improper Travel Payments, Improper Promotion and Hiring Practices, and Misuse of State Resources (Release Date: May 2019)

Case Number I2017-0489

Recommendation #20 To: Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of

Within 30 days, CDCR should consider and begin legally permissible recovery efforts for the costs associated with the manager's misuse of a state vehicle for commuting purposes.

Agency Response From January 2020

CDCR informed us that it considered legally permissible cost recovery efforts and elected to not recover the costs associated with the manager's misuse of a state vehicle due to the statute of limitations expiring and the resources it would have to invest to investigate the misuse itself. Because CDCR did not initiate its own investigation within the timelines provided in state law once it received our report, it is now precluded from recovering costs from the manager attributable to misuse of a state vehicle.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Resolved


Agency Response From November 2019

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California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Partially Implemented


Agency Response From August 2019

CDCR is still determining what action it will take to recover the costs associated with the misuse.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending


Agency Response From May 2019

CDCR will review the information provided to field managers regarding home storage of assigned state vehicles and provide a recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Status: Pending


All Recommendations in I2019-3