District Of Columbia § 1-301.86b - Litigation Support Fund.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 1-301.86b — Litigation Support Fund., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-301.86b. Litigation Support Fund.
1-301.86bThere is established as a special fund the Litigation Support Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Office of the Attorney General in accordance with this section.
Subject to the limitations of subsection (d)(3) of this section, any recoveries from claims or litigation brought by the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of the District shall be deposited into the Fund.
The Fund shall be used for the purpose of supporting general litigation expenses associated with prosecuting or defending litigation cases on behalf of the District of Columbia.
Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of any fiscal year or at any other time.
Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
At no time shall the balance in the Fund, including interest earned, exceed $1.5 million. Any funds in excess of $1.5 million shall revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia.
For the purposes of this section, the term “recovery” shall include funds obtained through court determinations or through the settlement of claims in which the Office of the Attorney General represents the District, but shall not include funds obtained through an administrative proceeding or funds obligated to another source by District or federal law.
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Section 1-301.86b ("Litigation Support Fund.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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