Florida Florida Statutes
§ 16.555 — Crime Stoppers Trust Fund; rulemaking
FS § 16.555Ch. 16
Statute text
View on source(1)As used in this section, the term:(a) “Department” shall mean the Department of Legal Affairs.
(b)“Units of local government” shall mean the various city and county governments of the state.
(c)“Crime Stoppers” shall mean members of the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers, Incorporated, a Florida Corporation.
(2)The department shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and provisions of this act.
(3)The department shall establish a trust fund for the purpose of grant administration to fund Crime Stoppers and their crime fighting programs within the units of a local government of the state. (4)(a) The department shall make applications for all federal and state or private grants which meet the purposes of advancing Crime Stoppers in the State of Florida. Upon securing such grants, the funds shall be deposited in the “Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.”
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Legislative history
s. 2, ch. 2019-167; s. 1, ch. 2021-21.