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§14-3-2. Approving Authority

The approving authority provided for in section one of this article shall be the contracting state board, agency or commission or its authorized spending officer; except, in the case of contracts let by the state road commissioner relating to roads and bridges, the approving authority shall be the state highway engineer.

§14-2B-2. Legislative Findings; Purpose and Intent

The Legislature finds and declares that it is a violation of the public policy of this state to permit a person who commits a crime to thereafter gain a monetary profit from the commission of that crime. Consequently, the Legislature finds that when a person convicted of a crime later profits as a result of […]

§14-2B-3. Definitions

As used in this article: (a) "Crime" means any offense designated by the provisions of this code as a felony or misdemeanor. (b) "Crime profits" means: (1) Any property obtained through or income generated from the commission of a crime of which the defendant was convicted;

§14-2B-6. Authority of Prosecutor to Make Payments From Escrow Account for the Necessary Expenses of Protection of Moneys Paid Into the Escrow Account; Payment of Moneys to Defendant When Charges Dismissed Prior to Filing of Interpleader Action

(a) The prosecutor may in his or her discretion, and without court approval, make such payments from the escrow account to such parties as may be necessary to preserve or maintain the moneys paid into the escrow account, provided the prosecutor finds that such payments would be in the best interests of any affected instrumentality […]

§14-2B-8. Priorities of Claims to Moneys in Escrow Account

(a) The court, in ordering relief pursuant to this article, shall distribute the moneys in the escrow account and moneys which may later be payable under the contract, in the following priority: (1) Payments authorized by the court for the exclusive purpose of retaining legal representation at any stage of the criminal proceedings against such […]