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§ 4-1102. Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Law Enforcement Funds and Grant Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 11. Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-1102
§ 4-1102. Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund
Currentness
Established
(a) There is a Pretrial Services Program Grant Fund.
Purpose of Fund
(b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to eligible counties to:
(1) establish pretrial services programs;
(2) improve existing pretrial services programs to comply with § 4-1104 of this subtitle; or
(3) conduct pretrial risk scoring instrument validations in compliance with § 5-103 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
Administration of Fund
(c) The Executive Director shall administer the Fund.
Nature of Fund
(d)(1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7-302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.
(2) The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund in conjunction with the Executive Director.
Contents of Fund
(e) The Fund consists of:
(1) money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;
(2) interest earnings of the Fund; and
(3) any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.
Use of Fund
(f) The Fund may be used only to provide grants to eligible counties to establish or improve pretrial services programs.
Investment of Fund money
(g)(1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.
(2) Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
Expenditures from Fund
(h) Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.
Audit of Fund
(i) The accounts and transactions of the Fund shall be subject to audit by the Legislative Auditor as provided in § 2-1220 of the State Government Article.

Credits

Added by Acts 2018, c. 771, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 41, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 364, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 4-1102, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 4-1102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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