Guam § 92124 - Safe Streets Fund.

§ 92124. Safe Streets Fund.

(a) There is created within the Superior Court of Guam the

Safe Street Fund (Fund), which shall be maintained separate and

apart from the other funds of the Superior Court of Guam. The

Fund shall be held in an interest bearing account, and all interest

earned shall remain in the Fund.

(b) All fines collected for any of the acts made unlawful in

this Chapter shall be deposited in the Safe Streets Fund.

(c) So much of the Fund as is required is appropriated to

the Department of Corrections to be used to compensate staff

and provide supplies or facilities to house incarcerated persons

convicted of misdemeanors and persons convicted of acts made

unlawful in this Chapter.

(d) The Director of Corrections may expend no more than

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Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) per month from the Fund for

the purpose outlined in Subsection (c) of this Section, which the

Administrative Director of the Courts shall pay over to the

Director of Corrections on a regular basis. Any funds in excess

of the monthly payment to the Director of Corrections and all

funds accumulated shall be disbursed in accordance with §

9211(c) of Article 2, Chapter 9, Title 7, Guam Code Annotated.

(e) The Administrator of the Courts and the Director of

Corrections shall submit an annual report to I Maga’låhen

Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan regarding the

status of the Fund no later than ninety (90) days after the close of

the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall be included in the

financial statements of the Judiciary of Guam, including its year-

end financial statements.