11-539. State aid to county attorneys
fund
A. The state aid to county attorneys fund is established consisting of monies
appropriated to the fund and monies allocated pursuant to section 41-2421, subsections B
and J. The purpose of the fund is to provide state aid to county attorneys for the
processing of criminal cases.
B. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. The
commission shall allocate fund monies to each county pursuant to section 41-2409,
subsection A.
C. All monies distributed or spent from the fund shall be used to supplement, not
supplant, funding at the level provided in fiscal year 1997-1998 by the counties for the
processing of criminal cases by county attorneys.
D. Monies in the state aid to county attorneys fund are exempt from the provisions
of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations and monies allocated pursuant to
section 41-2421, subsections B and J are subject to legislative appropriation. Any state
general fund monies appropriated to the fund may be spent without further legislative
appropriation.
E. On notice from the commission, the state treasurer shall invest and divest
monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall
be credited to the fund.
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