FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2269
(Reference to Senate engrossed House bill)
Page 6, line 29, after "and" insert "a portion of"
line 30, after "be" insert "set off and"; after "costs" insert "pursuant to section 31‑238"
Line 34, strike "provide" insert "satisfy"; strike "may" insert "shall"; strike "the money" insert "enough of the monetary judgment to pay the remaining balance of the restitution order"
Line 35, strike "If any"
Strike lines 36 through 38
Page 7, strike lines 3 and 4
Renumber to conform
Line 5, strike "and a request to"
Strike lines 6 and 7, insert a period
Strike lines 35 through 37
Reletter to conform
Page 8, line 13, strike "E F" insert "E"
Page 17, line 20, after the comma insert "whether the money was a victim restitution payment,"
Strike lines 28 through 30
Reletter to conform
Line 32, after "treasurer" insert ", the county treasurer shall Transfer all unclaimed victim restitution payment monies in the suspension account to the state treasurer for deposit in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by section 41‑2407 and deposit"
Line 33, strike "shall be deposited"
After line 33, insert:
"Sec. 18. Section 41-2407, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
41-2407. Victim compensation and assistance fund; subrogation
A. The victim compensation and assistance fund is established. The Arizona criminal justice commission shall administer the fund. The victim compensation and assistance fund shall consist of monies collected pursuant to section 12‑116.01 and distributed pursuant to section 41‑2401, subsection D, paragraph 14, monies collected pursuant to section 31‑411, subsection E and sections 13‑4311, 31‑418, 31‑467.06 and 41‑1674, unclaimed victim restitution monies pursuant to section sections 22‑116 and 44‑313 and monies available from any other source.
B. Subject to legislative appropriation, the Arizona criminal justice commission shall allocate monies in the victim compensation and assistance fund to public and private agencies for the purpose of establishing, maintaining and supporting programs that compensate and assist victims of crime.
C. The allocation of monies pursuant to this section shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Arizona criminal justice commission pursuant to section 41‑2405, subsection A, paragraph 8. The rules shall provide that persons who suffered personal injury or death that resulted from an attempt to aid a public safety officer in the prevention of a crime or the apprehension of a criminal may be eligible for compensation.
D. This state and the applicable operational unit or qualified program, as defined in the victim compensation program rules, are subrogated to the rights of an individual who receives monies from the victim compensation and assistance fund to recover or receive monies or benefits from a third party, to the extent of the amount of monies the individual receives from the fund."
Amend title to conform