41-1727. Victims' rights enforcement fund; use; reporting
A. The victims' rights enforcement fund is established consisting of monies collected pursuant to sections 5-568 and 12-116.09 and monies available from any other source. The department shall administer the fund, shall distribute the monies to qualifying organizations and entities and may use up to five percent of the monies deposited in the fund for its administrative costs. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
B. On application, the department shall annually distribute monies from the fund to nonprofit organizations and entities that can demonstrate a five-year history of providing, without cost to the crime victim, each of the following services to crime victims:
1. Legal representation to enforce the rights of crime victims as counsel of record in criminal cases.
2. Social services to assist the crime victim during the course of the legal representation.
C. An organization or entity that applies for monies pursuant to this section may establish its qualifications through an attorney who otherwise meets the requirements of subsection B of this section.
D. An organization that qualifies under the terms of subsection B of this section shall be funded to provide the services included in subsection B of this section without limitation on the types of crimes against victims, including administrative support for the services. Each organization and entity that receives funding pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report to the department that details the organization's or entity's budget for the program and all of the sources and amounts of public monies that are spent on the program that provides the services to crime victims included in subsection B of this section. The report shall include the following:
1. The expenditures of the public monies.
2. The level of crime victim satisfaction with the services.
E. This section does not require the reporting of the name or personal identifying information of any crime victim or crime victim advocate, any information protected under the attorney-client privilege or any information the crime victim requests to remain private.
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