(A) There is hereby created a County Law Enforcement Fund. The Auditor of the county is hereby authorized to create and maintain the Law Enforcement Fund. Money from this Fund shall be subject to appropriation in accordance with I.C. 36-2-5-2. The Fund shall consist of deposits in the form of voluntary surrender fees; fees designated in plea agreements, pretrial diversion agreements and by court order; and money received as a result of forfeiture under federal law and any related regulations adopted by the United States Department of Justice.
(B) The purpose of the Law Enforcement Fund shall be to provide money for use by the prosecuting attorney to aid and assist the law enforcement agencies in the county to further enforce the laws of the state, including, but not limited to, the purchase of equipment, supplies and personnel, so that offenders rather than taxpayers are paying to fight the war on drugs.
(C) All money collected under this section shall be deposited by the Treasurer of the county, who shall deposit the funds at the direction of the prosecuting attorney into a trust account entitled the County Law Enforcement Fund. The County Commissioners shall disperse all money collected under this section, including any interest earned from the account, at the request of the prosecuting attorney in accordance with the purpose of this Fund. Any money remaining in the Fund at the end of the year shall not revert to any other fund but shall continue in the Law Enforcement Fund.
(Ord. O-C-05-3, passed 10-17-2005; Ord. O-C-07-5, passed 8-6-2007)