                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM FUND; PURPOSE; GUIDELINES (§
9.1-116.1)

A. There is created the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund as a
special nonreverting fund to be administered by the Department of Criminal
Justice Services to support the prosecution of domestic violence cases and
victim services.

B. The Department shall adopt guidelines, the purpose of which shall be to make
funds available to (i) local attorneys for the Commonwealth for the purpose of
funding the cost of additional attorneys or to further dedicate existing
resources to prosecute felonies and misdemeanors involving domestic violence,
sexual violence, sexual abuse, stalking, and family abuse; (ii) law-enforcement
authorities or appropriate programs, including civil legal assistance, to assist
in protecting and providing necessary services to victims of and children
affected by domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, and family abuse; and
(iii) sexual assault service providers and hospitals for the purpose of funding
the cost of salaries and equipment for sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual
assault nurse examiners, and pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners, with
priority for funding such costs given to such forensic examiners and nurse
examiners serving rural or underserved areas of the Commonwealth.

C. A portion of the sum collected pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-69.48:1 as specified
in that section shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of this
Fund in addition to any other moneys appropriated, allocated or received
specifically for such purpose. The Fund shall be distributed according to grant
procedures adopted pursuant to this section and shall be established on the
books of the Comptroller. Any funds remaining in such Fund at the end of the
biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.

D. The Department shall establish a grant procedure to govern funds awarded for
this purpose.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 375; 2006, c. 288; 2022, c. 210.