(A) Except as provided by subsection (D), a crimestoppers organization may not use more than twenty percent of the reimbursed funds received annually to pay costs incurred in administering the organization and shall use the remainder of the reimbursed funds, including any interest earned on the reimbursed funds, only to reward persons who report information concerning criminal activity. Not later than January thirty-first of each year, a crimestoppers organization that receives or expends reimbursed funds shall file a detailed report with the council.
(B) A crimestoppers organization shall establish a separate reward account for reimbursed funds received.
(C) Not later than the sixtieth day after the date of dissolution or decertification of a funds-certified crimestoppers organization, a dissolved or decertified organization shall forward all unexpended reimbursed funds to the council. The council shall distribute any funds received pursuant to this section in furtherance of its duties as set forth in Section 23-50-25.
(D) If the amount of the reimbursed funds received by a crimestoppers organization exceeds three times the amount of rewards paid during a fiscal year based on the average amount of funds used to pay rewards during each of the preceding three fiscal years, the organization may deposit the excess amount of funds in a separate interest-bearing account to be used by the organization for law enforcement purposes relating to crimestoppers or juvenile justice, including intervention, apprehension, and adjudication. An organization that deposits excess funds in an account as provided by this subsection may use any interest earned on the funds to pay costs incurred in administering the organization.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 380, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2006).
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Chapter 50 - South Carolina Crimestoppers Act
Section 23-50-15. Definitions.
Section 23-50-25. Duties of council.
Section 23-50-30. Certification of crimestoppers organization to receive reimbursed funds.
Section 23-50-35. Repayment of reward by defendant; reimbursement from forfeited funds.