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VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ACCOUNT

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AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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House Sponsor: Paul Ray

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill modifies provisions relating to the Victims of Domestic Violence Services
11     Account.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     amends the percentage of the criminal conviction surcharge that is allocated to the
15     Victims of Domestic Violence Services Account;
16          ▸     repeals the percentage of the criminal conviction surcharge that is allocated to the
17     Office of the Attorney General for domestic violence prosecution training; and
18          ▸     makes technical changes.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          This bill provides a special effective date.
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     AMENDS:
25          51-9-406, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28          Section 1. Section 51-9-406 is amended to read:
29          51-9-406. Victims of Domestic Violence Services Account established -- Funding
30     -- Uses.
31          (1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the Victims of
32     Domestic Violence Services Account.
33          (2) [(a)] The Division of Finance shall allocate to the Victims of Domestic Violence
34     Services Account from the collected surcharge established in Section 51-9-401[: (i) 4%] 4.5%
35     for the Division for Domestic Violence Services, but not to exceed the amount appropriated by
36     the Legislature[; and].
37          [(ii) .5% for the Office of the Attorney General, but not to exceed the amount
38     appropriated by the Legislature.]
39          [(b) The attorney general shall use the allocation for training municipal and county
40     attorneys in the prosecution of domestic violence offenses.]
41          Section 2. Effective date.
42          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2018.




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