North Dakota § 39-03-18.1 - Highway patrol - Federal assets forfeiture fund - Continuing appropriation

§ 39-03-18.1. Highway patrol - Federal assets forfeiture fund - Continuing appropriation

There is created in the state treasury the highway patrol federal assets forfeiture fund. The fund consists of moneys received through federal asset forfeiture sharing programs. Funds received through federal sharing programs may not be deposited in the same account as assets forfeited pursuant to section 39-03-18. Up to three hundred thousand dollars are appropriated from the fund on a continuing basis each biennium to the highway patrol. Funding may be used only for eligible purchases identified by the federal department of justice and federal department of treasury. The superintendent, with the concurrence of the director of the office of management and budget, shall establish the necessary accounting procedures in accordance with the federal asset sharing program for the use of the fund. All expenditures of moneys in the fund must be approved by the superintendent.