41-1721
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41-1721. Families of fallen police officers special plate fund The families of fallen police officers special plate fund is established consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2427. The department of public safety shall administer the fund. The first thirty-two thousand dollars received shall be reimbursed to the entity that paid the implementation fee to the department of transportation pursuant to section 28-2427, subsection A. Not more than ten per cent of monies deposited in the fund annually shall be used for the cost of administering the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. The department of public safety shall allocate monies from the fund to the incorporated nonprofit corporation in this state that paid the implementation fee to the department of transportation pursuant to section 28-2427, subsection A and is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the United States internal revenue code for federal income tax purposes if the nonprofit corporation demonstrates a commitment to helping in the healing of family survivors of police officers who died in the line of duty in this state, provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public about the need to support the law enforcement profession and families of fallen police officers. |