A. The board of supervisors may establish a county attorney victim compensation fund in the county treasury consisting of monies that are distributed pursuant to section 12-286, subsection D. The county attorney in cooperation with the board of supervisors shall administer the fund.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 11-538

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

B. The county attorney shall use monies in the fund to assist eligible victims of crime. The rules of the Arizona criminal justice commission adopted pursuant to section 41-2405, subsection A, paragraph 8 apply to victim compensation.

C. The county attorney shall annually report to the board of supervisors the fund balance and the amount of revenues that the county attorney projects will be available in the fund for the next fiscal year.

D. Monies in the fund shall be used to supplement, not supplant, monies that would otherwise be available to assist victims of crime.

E. Any monies in the fund remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year do not revert to the county general fund.

 

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