The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
002
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CENTER FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 5359)
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§ 5359. Victims Compensation Special Fund
(a) There is created a fund to be known as the Victims Compensation Fund. This Fund shall
be administered by the Victims Compensation Board established by section 5352 of this title. The purpose of this Fund shall be to support the activities and the operating costs
of the Victims Compensation Board and the Center for Crime Victim Services.
(b) The Victims Compensation Fund shall consist of:
(1) Fees imposed by the court clerk and designated for deposit into the Fund pursuant
to section 7282 of this title.
(2) Restitution as ordered by the court pursuant to section 7043 of this title.
(3) Funds received from inmate labor contribution from the prison industries enhancement
program or from any other source.
(4) Appropriations by the General Assembly.
(c) Balances in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried forward and remain
in the Fund. (Added 2003, No. 57, § 13a, eff. June 4, 2003; amended 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 78.)