Section 780.904 - Crime victim's rights fund. - Michigan Statutes

CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS SERVICES (EXCERPT)
Act 196 of 1989

780.904 Crime victim's rights fund.

Sec. 4.

(1) The crime victim's rights fund is created as a separate fund in the state treasury. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all amounts received under this act and as provided by law. The state treasurer shall invest fund money in the same manner as surplus funds are invested under section 3 of 1855 PA 105, MCL 21.143. Earnings from the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The fund shall be expended only as provided in this act. Amounts in the fund in excess of the necessary revenue determined by the commission under section 3(a) may be used for crime victim compensation under 1976 PA 223, MCL 18.351 to 18.368. Before October 1, 2009, any additional excess revenue that has not been used for crime victim compensation may be used to provide any of the following services:

(a) The operation and enhancement of the sex offender registry compiled and maintained under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.736.

(b) The Amber alert program under the Michigan Amber alert act, 2002 PA 712, MCL 28.751 to 28.754.

(c) Treatment services for victims of conduct prohibited under sections 520b to 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520b to 750.520g.

(d) Polygraph examination as that term is defined under section 2 of the polygraph protection act of 1981, 1982 PA 44, MCL 37.202.

(e) The expert witness testimony of a forensic scientist.

History: 1989, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 345, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 520, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1997 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 396, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2008