Sec. 6.
(1) The department shall establish service and funding levels for the courts, departments, and local agencies that receive money under this act.
(2) A disbursement to cover the funding level established by the department shall be annually distributed to eligible departments and local agencies.
(3) If the amount retained by the clerk of a court pursuant to section 5(7) is less than the service and funding level for the court established under subsection (1), a disbursement to cover the difference between the amount retained and the funding level established by the department shall be annually distributed to an eligible court.
(4) A department or local agency that provides crime victim's rights services may apply quarterly to the department for an adjustment to the funding level established pursuant to subsection (1). The application shall be on a form provided by the department. The department shall disburse an adjustment to the funding level to an eligible department or local agency.
(5) A court that provides crime victim's rights services may apply annually to the department for compensation for the cost of those services to that court in excess of the greater of the amount retained under section 5(7) or the funding level for the court established pursuant to subsection (1). The application shall be on a form provided by the department.
(6) The department shall compensate units of government for the actual and reasonable administrative costs incurred by those units of government under this act.
History: 1989, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 30, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 345, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 315, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006