Vermont § 1220a - DUI Enforcement Special Fund

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§ 1220a. DUI Enforcement Special Fund

  • (a) There is created a DUI Enforcement Special Fund, which shall be a special fund established
    and managed pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5. The DUI Enforcement Special Fund shall be a continuation of and successor
    to the DUI Enforcement Special Fund established under subsection 1205(r) of this title. (b) The DUI Enforcement Special Fund shall consist of: (1) receipts from the surcharges assessed under section 206 and subsections 674(i), 1091(d), 1094(f), 1128(d), 1133(d), 1205(r), and 1210(k) of this title; (2) beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the first $150,000.00 of revenues collected
    from fines imposed under this subchapter pertaining to DUI related offenses; (3) beginning May 1, 2013 and thereafter, $0.0038 per gallon of the revenues raised by
    the motor fuel tax on gasoline imposed by chapter 28 of this title, except for the
    revenues raised by the tax on aviation gasoline; and (4) any additional funds transferred or appropriated by the General Assembly. (c) The DUI Enforcement Special Fund shall be used for the implementation and enforcement
    of this subchapter for purposes specified and in amounts appropriated by the General
    Assembly. Effort shall be given to awarding grants to municipalities or law enforcement
    agencies for innovative programs designed to reduce DUI offenses, and priority shall
    be given to grants requested jointly by more than one law enforcement agency or municipality. (Added 1997, No. 117 (Adj. Sess.), § 41; amended 1999, No. 152 (Adj. Sess.), § 77, eff. May 29, 2000; 2011, No. 56, § 6, eff. May 31, 2011; 2013, No. 12, § 25, eff. May 1, 2013; 2017, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 34, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.)

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