District Of Columbia § 48-1204 - Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund.
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§ 48-1204. Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund.
48-1204There is established as a special fund the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department of Behavioral Health in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this section.
The Fund shall consist of revenue from the payment of fines collected pursuant to .
The Fund shall be used for substance abuse prevention and treatment efforts.
The money deposited into the Fund, and interest earned, shall not revert to the unrestricted fund balance of the General Fund at the end of a 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.
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Source: official District Of Columbia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 48-1204 ("Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 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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