§ 25-4-1-32 — Investigative fund; administration by attorney general and professional licensing agency; appropriation

(a) The registered architects and registered
landscape architects investigative fund is established to provide funds
for administering and enforcing the provisions of this article, including
investigating and taking enforcement action against violators of this
article. The fund shall be administered by the attorney general and the
Indiana professional licensing agency.
(b) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from the
money in the fund. The fund consists of money from a fee imposed
upon registered architects and registered landscape architects under
section 16(f) of this chapter.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public money may be invested.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund. If the total amount in the fund exceeds five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) at the end of a state fiscal year
after payment of all claims and expenses, the amount that exceeds five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) reverts to the state general fund.
(e) Money in the fund is continually appropriated for use by the
attorney general and the Indiana professional licensing agency to
administer and enforce the provisions of this article and to conduct
investigations and take enforcement action against persons violating
the provisions of this article.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.194-2005, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.177-2006, SEC.2.