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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 13, 2024) |
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11. Department of Law Enforcement |
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11N. Office of Inspector General |
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11N-1. Violent Crime And Drug Control Investigative Assistance And Emergency Grant Programs |
1(1) 2Eligibility and compliance. Applicants shall meet and comply with eligibility, application, limitations, instructions, and requirements as set forth in the grant guidelines as approved by the Council for this program and published on the Council website at 39http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/VCDCC/VCDCC-Home.aspx40.
41(2) Purpose for violent crime investigative funding. Provide financial assistance to local and state law enforcement agencies involved in complex and lengthy violent crime investigations. 66In determining whether requests from state and local law enforcement agencies relate to involvement in a complex and lengthy violent crime investigation, the Council shall consider whether:
93(a) The crime under investigation involves multiple victims;
101(b) The crime resulted in the death or serious bodily injury to one or more victims;
117(c) The crime appears to be part of a pattern of serial or interrelated criminal events; or
134(d) The crime evidences a heinous, wicked, or grossly disturbing method of commission; and shall consider the nature and extent of complexity and length of the investigative efforts and whether the expenses claimed are beyond the resources of the investigative agency or agencies making the request for funding, as defined in subsection (4) of this section.
190(3) In determining whether requests from state and local law enforcement agencies relate to a violent crime investigation which constitutes a significant emergency within the state, the Council shall consider whether:
221(a) The nature and extent of the crime produces a heightened concern within the state for the safety and well-being of Florida’s citizens and visitors;
246(b) The crime is thought to involve one or more perpetrators who have traveled from one state or local jurisdiction to another committing similar or pattern crimes;
273(c) The crime is such that absent successful apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrator, Florida’s reputation for being a safe recreational, occupational, and residential location is being jeopardized or is suffering significant deterioration; and the expenses claimed are beyond the resources of the investigative agency or agencies making the request for funding.
325Rulemaking Authority 327943.03(4), 328943.042 FS. 330Law Implemented 332943.031, 333943.042 FS. 335History–New 10-25-01, Amended 11-5-02, 7-9-19.
