The board of county commissioners shall award domestic violence program funds to domestic violence programs that are locally controlled and situated in the state. The funds may be awarded to either local governmental or nongovernmental agencies or organizations, and may not be used for anything other than the costs of local programs or shelters. No award of funds may be contingent upon the county receiving individual client information. The county may retain ten percent of the county domestic violence program funds for administrative costs. The board of county commissioners shall distribute the money in the county domestic violence program fund to the recipients authorized by this section no less than annually.

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Source: SL 1983, ch 204, § 5; SL 1993, ch 192, § 2; SL 1994, ch 211; SL 2011, ch 132, § 1.