ST0539
[The organization shall take reasonable steps] to ensure that the organization’s compliance and ethics program is followed, including monitoring and auditing to detect criminal conduct.
Plain-language summary
What it actually means.
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Source text
As written.
[The organization shall take reasonable steps] to ensure that the organization’s compliance and ethics program is followed, including monitoring and auditing to detect criminal conduct.
Assessed by HEXDI
What HEXDI assesses.
- M11
1 — AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS
Program requires both internal and external audits to confirm whether procedures are performed as written and to determine effectiveness of…
- M11
2 — AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS
Program requires unit/functional level audits.
- M11
3 — AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS
Program requires program level audits.
- M11
4 — AUDITS AND ASSESSMENTS
Program requires regular ongoing feedback, testing, and/or quality control assessments of processes on a regular basis outside of the audit…
- M12
1 — HANDLING VIOLATIONS
Program includes a Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) system for collecting, analyzing, and using information on suspected violations.
- M12
2 — HANDLING VIOLATIONS
SAR system has a 24-hour mechanism for employees to report suspected violations.
Related
Other USSC standards.
Source & revisions
- First mapped
- Jun 8, 2022
- Last updated
- May 26, 2026 (34m ago)
- Source
- United States Sentencing Guidelines