41-1721. Families of fallen police officers
special plate fund
The families of fallen police officers special plate fund is established consisting
of monies received pursuant to section 28-2427. The department of public safety shall
administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars received shall be reimbursed
to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department of transportation
pursuant to section 28-2427, subsection A. Not more than ten per cent of monies deposited
in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the
fund are continuously appropriated. The department of public safety shall allocate monies
from the fund to the incorporated nonprofit corporation in this state that paid the
implementation fee to the department of transportation pursuant to section 28-2427,
subsection A and is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal
revenue code for federal income tax purposes if the nonprofit corporation demonstrates a
commitment to helping in the healing of family survivors of police officers who died in
the line of duty in this state, provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor
victimization issues and educates the public about the need to support the law
enforcement profession and families of fallen police officers.
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