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

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 12-287

  • 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.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215

B. The clerk of the superior court shall use monies in the fund to either:

1. Locate victims of crime whose restitution monies are being held by the clerk of the superior court.

2. Notify the county treasurer in writing to transfer monies from the fund to the county attorney victim compensation fund.

C. The clerk of the superior court shall annually submit to the board of supervisors the fund balance and the amount of revenues that the clerk 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 allocated to the clerk for the purpose of locating 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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