Section 24-4.1-117 - Fund created - control of fund(1) The crime victim compensation fund is hereby established in the office of the court administrator of each judicial district for the benefit of eligible applicants under this part 1.(1.3) The crime victim compensation fund for the twenty-third judicial district is established in the office of the court administrator for Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties. The fund consists of any money due the twenty-third judicial district pursuant to subsection (2) of this section on and after January 7, 2025. The judicial department shall coordinate with the crime victim compensation board for the eighteenth judicial district to credit money paid as costs or surcharges levied on criminal actions in Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties on and after April 1, 2024, to the fund for use by the twenty-third judicial district, from the money collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section on or after April 1, 2024, in Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties.(2) The fund consists of all money paid as a cost or surcharge levied on criminal actions, as provided in section 24-4.1-119; any federal money available to state or local governments for victim compensation; all money received from any action or suit to recover damages from an assailant for a compensable crime which was the basis for an award of, and limited to, compensation received under this part 1; any restitution paid by an assailant to a victim for damages for a compensable crime which was the basis for an award received under this part 1 and for damages for which the victim has received an award of, and limited to, compensation received under this part 1; money transferred from the marijuana tax cash fund pursuant to section 39-28.8-501 (4.9)(b); and any other money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund.(3) All moneys deposited in the fund shall be deposited in an interest-bearing account, which shall be no less secure than those used by the state treasurer, and which shall yield the highest interest possible. All interest earned by moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.(4) At the conclusion of each fiscal year, all moneys remaining in the fund shall remain in the fund for use the succeeding year.(5) All moneys deposited in the fund shall be used solely for the compensation of victims pursuant to this part 1; except that the district attorney and the court administrator may use an aggregate of no more than twelve and one-half percent of the total amount of moneys in the crime victim compensation fund for administrative costs incurred pursuant to this part 1. The district attorney shall be permitted to use no more than ten percent of the total amount of moneys in the fund for administrative costs. The court administrator shall be permitted to use no more than two and one-half percent of the total amount of moneys in the fund for administrative costs.(6) Grants of federal funds that are accepted pursuant to this part 1 for the purpose of assisting crime victims shall not be used to supplant state funds available to assist crime victims.Amended by 2024 Ch. 43,§ 3, eff. 4/4/2024.Amended by 2021 Ch. 461,§ 33, eff. 7/6/2021.Amended by 2021 Ch. 461,§ 21, eff. 7/6/2021.L. 81: Entire article added, p. 1139, § 5, effective July 1. L. 84: (1), (2), and (5) amended, p. 660, § 19, effective May 14. L. 85: (6) added, p. 793, § 4, effective April 11. L. 89: (5) amended, p. 1016, § 2, effective April 23. L. 98: (5) amended, p. 518, § 4, effective April 30. L. 2007: (2) amended, p. 1112, § 2, effective July 1. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1315, see section 1 of chapter 461, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.