A. There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Drug Investigation Special Trust Account, consisting of such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly from time to time and all interest, dividends and appreciation, including payments to the fund from the federal government by virtue of a grant, gift, forfeiture or other disposition, which may accrue to such fund, for the purpose of providing a timely supplemental source of money to the Department of State Police for use in the detection, investigation and apprehension of persons for the violation of the laws pertaining to the manufacture, sale or distribution of illegal drugs.
B. Funds from the Drug Investigation Special Trust Account shall be used to supplement general appropriations for the Department of State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations and a division for drug law enforcement and investigation for nonpersonal service expenditures related to illegal drug investigations. They shall be used only for the purposes stated in subsection A and in strict conformity with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Superintendent of State Police to carry out the intent and purposes of this section.
C. No expenditures shall be made from the Drug Investigation Trust Account except in strict compliance with procedures established by the Superintendent of State Police and approved by the State Comptroller. The accounting for all such expenditures shall also be in strict compliance with such procedures.
D. The Drug Investigation Special Trust Account shall be established on the books of the Comptroller so as to segregate the amounts appropriated to the account and the amounts earned or accumulated by such special trust account. No portion of such special trust account shall be used for a purpose other than for drug investigations. Funds remaining in the Drug Investigation Special Trust Account at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the special trust account, to be used for the purposes set forth in subsections A through C and shall accumulate interest and dividends throughout the existence of the special trust account. Any funds, however, remaining in the special trust account at the end of a biennium in excess of $1,500,000 shall revert to the general fund.
1972, c. 320; 1982, c. 431; 1989, c. 168; 2000, cc. 560, 600.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - Department of State Police
§ 52-2. Appointment of Superintendent and term of office
§ 52-3. Oath, bond, and salary of Superintendent
§ 52-4. Functions of Department
§ 52-4.3. Drug Investigation Special Trust Account
§ 52-6. Appointment of additional police officers
§ 52-6.1. Appointment of supervisory officers
§ 52-7. Bonds of police officers; liability insurance policies
§ 52-8. Powers and duties to enforce criminal laws and investigate aircraft accidents
§ 52-8.1. Powers and duties of Bureau of Criminal Investigation
§ 52-8.1:1. Powers and duties of a drug law enforcement and investigation division
§ 52-8.2. Certain investigations of elected officials; immunity for witnesses
§ 52-8.3. Disclosure of criminal investigative records and reports; penalty
§ 52-8.4. Powers and duties to promulgate regulations; inspection of certain records
§ 52-8.4:1. Regulations for firearms shows
§ 52-8.4:2. Certain offenses to be considered traffic infractions
§ 52-8.5. Reporting hate crimes
§ 52-8.6. Criminal street gang reporting
§ 52-9.1. Distinctive uniform to be adopted for State police officers
§ 52-9.1:1. Retired and former law-enforcement officers; retention of badge
§ 52-9.2. Wearing of same or similar uniforms by other persons
§ 52-11. Defense of police officers
§ 52-11.1. State Health Commissioner to cooperate
§ 52-11.3. Acquisition of military property
§ 52-11.5. Disposal of unclaimed firearms or other weapons in possession of the State Police