Louisiana § RS 39:100.221 - Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:100.221 — Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 39:100.221. Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". The source of monies in the fund shall be any monies appropriated by the legislature including federal funds, donations, gifts, or grants, and any other monies which may be provided by law. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and any interest earned on the investment shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
B. Subject to appropriation, monies in the fund shall be used by the office of state police for public safety services, including patrol and law enforcement, in any parish having a population of not less than two hundred eighty thousand persons and not more than four hundred twenty thousand persons according to the latest federal decennial census.
Acts 2023, No. 410, §4, eff. June 15, 2023.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 39:100.221 cover?
Section RS 39:100.221 ("Public Safety and Crime Prevention Fund") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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