Bill > H727

This bill amends the existing law to change how money collected from the forfeiture of opioid-related assets is distributed. The bill allocates 34% of the funds to the Substance Abuse Services Fund, 33% to the prosecuting district attorney or attorney general, and 33% to the police department involved in the seizure. Additionally, the bill allows up to 10% of the funds to be used for drug rehabilitation, drug education, and other anti-drug or neighborhood crime watch programs. The bill also requires annual reporting on the collection and expenditure of these funds by the district attorneys, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, as well as by local police chiefs, to increase transparency.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H727