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RSA 21-M:8-i · Administration of Fund

Title
I: THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT
Chapter
21-M · DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Status
current
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21-M:8-i Administration of Fund. –

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I.

Subject to the availability of money in the victims' assistance fund, the attorney general shall make grants for the establishment and maintenance of victim assistance programs.

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II.

A victim assistance program is eligible to receive grants under this section if such program:

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(a)

Is within the office of a county attorney; or

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(b)

Is operated by a public agency or a private nonprofit organization or a combination of such agencies or organizations and provides services to victims of crime, and demonstrates:

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(1)

a record of providing effective services to victims of crime and financial support from sources other than the fund; or

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(2)

substantial financial support from sources other than the fund; or

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(c)

Is a program approved by the attorney general and provides services to victims of sexual assault.

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III.

A victim assistance program shall expend sums received under this section only for providing services to victims of crime.

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IV.

No more than 30 percent of the money in the victims' assistance fund shall be used by the attorney general for the costs of administration of the victims' assistance fund and the administrative costs of the victims' assistance commission.

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V.

The remainder of the money in the victims' assistance fund shall be used by the attorney general for the compensation of victims in accordance with RSA 21-M:8-h. Source. 1989, 417:2. 1999, 261:2. 2002, 176:2, 3, eff. July 1, 2002. 2023, 79:261, eff. July 1, 2023.

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Source note

Source. 1989, 417:2. 1999, 261:2. 2002, 176:2, 3, eff. July 1, 2002. 2023, 79:261, eff. July 1, 2023.

Source history

  • 1989, 417:2
  • 1999, 261:2
  • 2002, 176:2, 3, eff. July 1, 2002
  • 2023, 79:261, eff. July 1, 2023

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