SB554 Alabama 2010 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Crime stoppers programs, Crime Stoppers Advisory Board, established, duties, Crime Stoppers Grant Fund, established, facilitating office to manage grant money, statewide toll-free telephone service for criminal activity tips, authorized

Description

<p class="bill_description"> This bill would create the Crime Stoppers Advisory Board that would award grants for crime stoppers programs throughout the state</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Crime Stoppers Grant Fund for depositing donations</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also: Provide grants for preexisting crime stoppers programs; make available grants for the establishment of new crime stoppers programs, rewards, and crime prevention educational programs; and provide certain protections for qualifying anonymous tip lines</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow an agency to be selected to manage, collect, and distribute the funds</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish a statewide toll-free telephone service for tips regarding criminal activity</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to crime stoppers programs; to establish the Crime Stoppers Advisory Board; to establish the Crime Stoppers Grant Fund; to provide grant money for crime stoppers programs; to allow an agency to manage, collect, and distribute the grants; and to provide for a statewide toll-free telephone service for tips regarding criminal activity. </p>

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses