10-122.01. Public access fund; purpose; exemption; money on deposit account
A. A public access fund is established. The commission shall administer the fund. The fund consists of monies received pursuant to:
1. Section 10-122, subsections E, F, G, H and K.
2. Section 10-3122, subsections I and K.
3. Section 29-851, subsections E and F.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section:
1. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation.
2. The commission shall spend monies in the fund for a part of the general administrative and legal expenses of the commission and to purchase, install and maintain an improved data processing system on the premises of the commission. The data processing system shall be designed to allow direct online access by any person at a remote location to all public records that are filed with the commission pursuant to this title and title 29, chapter 4.
3. When sufficient monies have been collected pursuant to section 10-122, subsections F, G and H, section 10-3122, subsection I and section 29-851, subsection E to pay for the purchase and installation of the data processing system, the commission shall not charge and collect the fees prescribed in section 10-122, subsection H or section 10-3122, subsection H.
4. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations, except that any unencumbered monies in excess of two hundred thousand dollars at the end of each fiscal year revert to the state general fund.
C. The money on deposit account is established in the public access fund as a separate account consisting of monies received pursuant to section 10-122, subsection K, section 10-3122, subsection K and section 29-851, subsection F. Monies in the money on deposit account:
1. Are held in trust by the commission.
2. May be withdrawn by the commission only:
(a) To cover fees that are due pursuant to this title or title 29, chapter 4 on delivery of documents for filing or on a request for services by a person who advanced monies to the commission pursuant to section 10-122, subsection K, section 10-3122, subsection K or section 29-851, subsection F.
(b) To refund the monies advanced in subdivision (a) of this paragraph if the person who requested services pursuant to subdivision (a) of this paragraph requests the refund.
(c) For the disposition of unclaimed property pursuant to title 44, chapter 3.
3. Are not subject to either:
(a) Legislative appropriation.
(b) Reversion to the state general fund.
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