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(1)
(a) A county may participate in the fund subject to the provisions of this chapter. A county that does not participate, or is not current in the county's assessments, is ineligible to receive money from the fund.
(b) The board may revoke a county's participation in the fund if the county fails to pay the county's assessments when due.
(2) To participate in the fund, the legislative body of a county shall:
(a) adopt a resolution approving participation in the fund and committing that county to fulfill the assessment requirements as set forth in Subsection (3) and Section 78B-22-703; and
(b) submit a certified copy of that resolution together with an application to the board.
(3) By January 15 of each year, a participating county shall contribute to the fund an amount computed in accordance with Section 78B-22-703.
(4) A participating county may withdraw from participation in the fund upon:
(a) adoption by the county's legislative body of a resolution to withdraw; and
(b) notice to the board by January 1 of the year before withdrawal.
(5) A county withdrawing from participation in the fund, or whose participation in the fund has been revoked for failure to pay the county's assessments when due, shall forfeit the right to:
(a) any previously payed assessment;
(b) relief from the county's obligation to pay its assessment during the period of its participation in the fund; and
(c) any benefit from the fund, including reimbursement of costs that accrued after the last day of the period for which the county has paid its assessment.