(a) All fees earned and payable to the deputy prosecuting attorneys in Crittenden County under laws now or hereafter in effect, including fees under the Arkansas Hot Check Law, § 5-37-301 et seq., shall be deposited in the county treasury and shall be credited to the county general fund.
(b) Expenses actually incurred by the deputy prosecuting attorney or attorneys in Crittenden County in excess of the contingent expense allowance provided for the attorney or attorneys shall be paid upon itemized claims filed by the deputy or deputies.
(c) The expenses and allowances provided in § 16-21-701(a)(2) shall be in addition to any necessary expense incurred in connection with any proper investigation incident to violations or alleged violations of the criminal laws or any hearing or trial before a grand jury or any court, including expenses of obtaining evidence and securing attendance of witnesses from within or outside of the State of Arkansas and any unusual travel expenses incurred in connection with the duties of his office, which shall be paid by the county from the county general revenue fund upon the filing of a proper claim by the deputy prosecuting attorney, or by the person or firm entitled to compensation therefor and having the approval of the deputy prosecuting attorney, the prosecuting attorney, or the court in which the matter is pending.
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