Oklahoma § 21-142.17 - Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 21-142.17 — Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-142.17. Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund
for the Crime Victims Compensation Board to be designated the "Crime
Victims Compensation Revolving Fund". The Fund shall be a
continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall
consist of all monies received by the Crime Victims Compensation
Board from any source excluding appropriated funds. All monies
accruing to the credit of said Fund are hereby appropriated and,
except for those monies specifically authorized by the Legislature
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
to be expended by the District Attorneys Council for administration
of the Crime Victims Compensation Board or operating expenses for
administering federal grant programs, may be budgeted and expended
by the Board for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the
Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Act including the provisions set
forth in Section 142.20 of this title. Expenditures from said fund
shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against
claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of
Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment. The
fund shall be invested in whatever instruments are authorized by law
for investments by the State Treasurer. The interest earned by any
investment of monies from the fund shall be credited to the fund for
expenditure as provided by law for the fund.
Added by Laws 1981, c. 93, § 17. Amended by Laws 1984, c. 183, §
17, emerg. eff. May 10, 1984; Laws 1989, c. 348, § 11, eff. Nov. 1,
1989; Laws 2004, c. 174, § 2, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304,
§ 88.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma § 21-142.17
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Section 21-142.17 ("Crime Victims Compensation Revolving Fund") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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