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Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting prevention and awareness of sex trafficking. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the Department.B\n\nThe Fund shall be administered by the Department, and the Department shall adopt guidelines to make funds available to agencies of the state and local governments for the purpose of promoting awareness of and preventative training and education related to sex trafficking.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232499,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys accruing to the Fund shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting prevention and awareness of sex trafficking. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0728\">728<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63957,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:6","catch_line":"Fees for offenses related to sex trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48_6\/"},{"id":76004,"section_number":"17.1-275.13","catch_line":"Additional fee for offenses related to sex trafficking","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.13\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":284605,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63814,"identifier":"9.1-116.4","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116.4","url":"\/9.1-116.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-116.4\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund; purpose; guidelines","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-116.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys accruing to the Fund shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting prevention and awareness of sex trafficking. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-232499\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-116.4\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Fund shall be administered by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall adopt guidelines to make funds available to agencies of the state and local governments for the purpose of promoting awareness of and preventative training and education related to sex trafficking. <a id=\"paragraph-232500\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/9.1-116.4\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA PREVENTION OF SEX TRAFFICKING FUND; PURPOSE; GUIDELINES (\u00a7 9.1-116.4)\n\nA. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Virginia Prevention of Sex Trafficking Fund (the Fund). The Fund\nshall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys accruing to the\nFund shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest\nearned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any\nmoneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each\nfiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\nMoneys in the Fund shall be used for the purpose of promoting prevention and\nawareness of sex trafficking. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall\nbe made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon\nwritten request signed by the Director of the Department.\n\nB. The Fund shall be administered by the Department, and the Department shall\nadopt guidelines to make funds available to agencies of the state and local\ngovernments for the purpose of promoting awareness of and preventative training\nand education related to sex trafficking.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 728.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}