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Texas Local Government Code - Section 351.901. Donation To Certain Crime Stoppers And Crime Prevention Organizations

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§ 351.901. DONATION TO CERTAIN CRIME STOPPERS AND CRIME 
PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS.  (a) In this section:
		(1)  "Crime stoppers organization" means a private, 
nonprofit organization or a public organization that:
			(A)  is operated on a local or statewide level;                              
			(B)  accepts and expends donations for rewards to 
persons who report to the organization information about criminal 
activity; and
			(C)  forwards the information to the appropriate 
law enforcement agency.   
		(2)  "Crime prevention organization" means an 
organization with an advisory council consisting of local law 
enforcement officers and volunteers from the community that:
			(A)  is operated on a local or statewide level;                              
			(B)  identifies crime-related issues relevant to 
a segment of society particularly prone to victimization, including 
the elderly population;  and
			(C)  provides assistance to the community in the 
form of crime prevention and education and provides training for 
law enforcement officers in dealing effectively with the segment of 
society prone to victimization.
	(b)  The commissioners court of a county by contract may 
donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention 
organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the 
goals identified in Subsection (a). The total amount of all 
donations made in a calendar year may not exceed $25,000.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended 
by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. May 21, 1999.

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