The governor is authorized to offer a reward for information leading to the apprehension, arrest and conviction of a person or persons who have committed, attempted to commit or conspired to commit a criminal offense in this state. Any reward offered shall not exceed the following amounts for the following classification of offenses: Fifty thousand […]
The governor shall, when officially informed that an obstruction has been placed upon any railroad track by any person, for the purpose of derailing the locomotive, tender or cars, offer a reward for the offender’s apprehension and conviction. Code 1858, §§ 184, 5336 (deriv. Acts 1855-1856, ch. 94, § 11); Shan., §§ 234, 7314; Code […]
No person is entitled to the reward offered under §§ 40-8-101 and 40-8-102 until the offender is delivered to the civil authority, and confined in jail or admitted to bail. No person is entitled to the reward unless the offender is apprehended within five (5) years from the date of the governor’s proclamation, and before […]
The reward will be paid by the state treasurer, upon the warrant of the commissioner of finance and administration, by order of the governor, drawn in favor of the person who may, in the opinion of the governor, be entitled to the reward. Code 1858, § 5339 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 44, § 2; 1837-1838, […]
The governor is authorized to establish and administer a “reward pool fund” which shall be a special account in the state general fund. All monetary donations or gifts made by private citizens and corporations for the purpose of offering a reward or enhancing a state-funded reward offered pursuant § 40-8-101, for information leading to the […]
A reward of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be awarded to any person whose report of voter fraud through the state election coordinator’s voter fraud hotline leads to a conviction. If more than one (1) person reports the same incident of voter fraud, the reward shall be divided and equally distributed to each person. The […]
