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Current as of March 08, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. The board of supervisors may establish a clerk of the superior court victim location fund in the county treasury consisting of monies that are distributed pursuant to § 12-286, subsection E. The clerk of the superior court in cooperation with the board of supervisors shall administer the fund.
B. The clerk of the superior court shall use monies in the fund to either:
1. Locate victims of crime whose restitution monies are being held by the clerk of the superior court.
2. Notify the county treasurer in writing to transfer monies from the fund to the county attorney victim compensation fund.
C. The clerk of the superior court shall annually submit to the board of supervisors the fund balance and the amount of revenues that the clerk projects will be available in the fund for the next fiscal year.
D. Monies in the fund shall be used to supplement, not supplant, monies that would otherwise be allocated to the clerk for the purpose of locating victims of crime.
E. Any monies in the fund remaining unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year do not revert to the county general fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 12. Courts and Civil Proceedings § 12-287. Clerk of the superior court victim location fund; exemption from lapsing - last updated March 08, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-12-courts-and-civil-proceedings/az-rev-st-sect-12-287/
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