§ 5-2-6-23 — Sexual assault victims assistance fund

(a) As used in this section, "division" refers to
the victim services division of the Indiana criminal justice institute.
(b) As used in this section, "rape crisis center" means an
organization that provides a full continuum of services, including
hotlines, victim advocacy, and support services from the onset of the
need for services through the completion of healing, to victims of
sexual assault.
(c) As used in this section, "trauma informed sexual assault
services" refers to:
(1) victim centered care;
(2) acute medical care; or
(3) forensic medical services;
provided by advanced medical providers for trauma sustained as a
result of sexual assault. Trauma informed sexual assault services
address the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of sexual
assault victims for the duration of their lifespan.
(d) The sexual assault victims assistance fund is established within
the state general fund. The division shall administer the fund to provide
financial assistance for any of the following:
(1) To establish and maintain rape crisis centers.
(2) The enhancement of services provided by existing rape crisis
centers.
(3) The development, implementation, and expansion of trauma
informed sexual assault services.
(e) Money in the fund shall be distributed by the division. Before
making a distribution, the division shall seek direction from a statewide
nonprofit sexual assault coalition as designated by the federal Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention under 42 U.S.C. 280 et seq. If no
statewide nonprofit sexual assault coalition exists, the division may
make distributions without seeking direction. The fund consists of:
(1) amounts transferred to the fund from sexual assault victims
assistance fees collected under IC 33-37-5-23;
(2) appropriations to the fund from other sources;
(3) grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the fund;
and
(4) interest accruing from the money in the fund.
(f) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money
in the fund. The division shall designate ten percent (10%) of the
appropriation made each year to the statewide nonprofit sexual assault
coalition as designated by the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for administration.
(g) 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.
(h) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.104-2008, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.15; P.L.7-2015, SEC.4; P.L.77-2016, SEC.1; P.L.30-2019, SEC.14.