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1 Controlled Drug Act; Drug Forfeiture Fund. Amend RSA 318-B:17-c, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby established within the office of the state treasurer a special revolving fund to be designated as the drug forfeiture fund. This fund shall be administered by the attorney general and may be used to pay the costs of local, county and state drug related investigations, as well as drug control law enforcement programs within New Hampshire. The fund may also be used *to pay extraordinary costs of local, county and state drug prosecutions and trial expenses.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 Controlled Drug Act; Drug Forfeiture Fund. Amend RSA 318-B:17-c, I to read as follows:
I. There is hereby established within the state treasury a special revolving fund to be designated as the drug forfeiture fund. This fund shall be administered by the governor and council and may be used to reimburse the costs to local, county, or state officials incurred by an offender resulting from arrest and prosecution in local, county and state drug related investigations. The fund may also be used to pay extraordinary costs of local, county and state drug prosecutions and trial expenses for drug treatment, mental health treatment, rehabilitation, prevention or education, or any other program which deters drug or substance misuse or responds to problems created by drugs or substance misuse; for matching funds for grant programs related to drug treatment or prevention; and for any combination of these purposes .
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.