Section 25-31-41 - District Attorneys Operation Fund created; source of money; use of funds; funding of district attorneys' expenses; deposit of user charges and fees authorized by Section 99-19-72(1)(a) and (b) into State General Fund(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund designated as the District Attorneys Operation Fund. The funds shall be administered by the Attorney General. The fund shall consist of monies deposited therein as provided in Section 99-19-72 and monies from any other source designated for deposit into the fund. The Attorney General may also accept monies from any public or private source for deposit into the fund. Money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned from the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.(2) Monies in the fund shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature and may only be used for the purpose of assisting district attorneys as determined necessary by the Attorney General. Monies in the fund used for the purposes described in this section shall be in addition to other funds available from any other source for such purposes.(3) From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of district attorneys shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized by Section 99-19-72(1)(a) and (b) shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law and as determined by the State Fiscal Officer, and charges and fees authorized by Section 99-19-72(1)(c) shall be retained by the circuit clerks for expenditures authorized by law. Laws, 2010, ch. 561, § 3, eff. 7/1/2010.Amended by Laws, 2017EX1, ch. 7, SB 2001,§ 11, eff. 6/23/2017.