SPECIAL FUNDS
FUND 151: ASSET FORFEITURE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT The Asset Forfeiture Justice Department Fund is the depository for equitable sharing payments received from the Department of Justice. These are amounts paid to state and local law enforcement agencies for assistance in forfeiture cases. The equitable sharing payment reflects the degree of direct participation in law enforcement efforts resulting in forfeiture. When Public Safety works joint cases with the Justice Department agencies (DEA, FBI, ATF, US Postal Inspection Service, etc.), assets seized on these joint cases are turned over to the Justice Department. The Justice Department then distributes the funds equitably to the various law enforcement agencies based on the agencies direct participation in the case. By law, these funds may only be spent for law enforcement purposes and are intended to supplement, not supplant, existing funds. As required by Justice Department guidelines, anticipated revenues should not be budgeted until actually received, due to the uncertainty of the amounts and timing of forfeitures. Appropriations are budgeted out of available fund balance. Examples of uses of these funds include training, supplies, equipment, and ammunition. For FYs 2019-20 and 2020-21, $930,000 will be used for supplies, equipment and training for public safety needs.
FY 2019-21 Proposed Budget
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