(725 ILCS 173/15)
Sec. 15. Funding. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall adopt rules for the implementation of the Gang Crime Witness Protection Program. Assistance shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) Funds shall be limited to payment of the
following:
(1) temporary living costs;
(2) moving expenses;
(3) rent;
(4) security deposits; and
(5) other appropriate expenses of relocation or
transition;
(b) Approval of applications made by State's
Attorneys shall be conditioned upon county funding for costs at a level of at least 25%, unless this requirement is waived by the administrator, in accordance with adopted rules, for good cause shown;
(c) Counties providing assistance consistent with the
limitations in this Act may apply for reimbursement of up to 75% of their costs; and
(d) No more than 50% of funding available in any
given fiscal year may be used for costs associated with any single county.
(e) Before the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority distributes moneys from the Gang Crime Witness Protection Program Fund as provided in this Section, it shall retain 2% of those moneys for administrative purposes.
(Source: P.A. 98-58, eff. 7-8-13.)
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