(A) The Auditor shall create a special account and fund designated as the “Decatur County Criminal Investigation Fund”, which shall be separate from the County General Fund, and which shall be a continuous, non-reverting fund.
(B) All cash proceeds from asset forfeitures and the proceeds from the sale or liquidation of asset forfeitures from any source, deposited in this fund including voluntary surrender fees, reimbursement or restitution for cost of law enforcement activities, asset forfeitures under I.C. 34-24, as now enacted or hereafter amended, collected by the prosecuting attorney serving the county that are not required to be deposited into the General Fund or as otherwise required by law.
(C) Money in this fund shall be used to pay for investigation and prosecution of criminal activities in the county, as requested by the prosecuting attorney unless otherwise prohibited by statute. Distribution from this fund shall be subject to appropriation as provided by I.C. 36-2-5-2.
(Council Ord. 2007-11, passed 8-21-2007)