Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 15. COURTS · Chapter 21. PAYMENT AND DISPOSITION OF FINES AND FORFEITURES · Article 11. SAFE HARBOR FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN FUND

15-21-205. Commission meetings and responsibilities.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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(a)
The commission shall:#
1. (1)
  Meet at such times and places as it shall determine necessary or convenient to perform its duties on the call of the chairperson or the Governor;#
2. (2)
  Maintain minutes of its meetings;#
3. (3)
  Adopt rules and regulations for the transaction of its business;#
4. (4)
  Accept applications for disbursements of available money from the fund;#
5. (5)
  Develop a state-wide protocol for helping to coordinate the delivery of services to sexually exploited children;#
6. (6)
  Provide oversight and accountability for any program that receives disbursements from the fund;#
7. (7)
  Maintain records of all its expenditures, funds received as gifts and donations, and disbursements made from the fund; and#
8. (8)
  Conform to the standards and requirements prescribed by the state accounting officer pursuant to Chapter 5B of Title 50.#
(b)
The commission shall utilize existing state resources and staff of participating departments whenever practicable.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 15-21-205, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 675, § 3-1/SB 8.

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.

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