Sec. 351.901. DONATION TO CERTAIN CRIME STOPPERS AND CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS

(a) In this section:

(1) "Crime stoppers organization" means a private, nonprofit organization or a public organization that:

(A) is operated on a local or statewide level;

(B) accepts and expends donations for rewards to persons who report to the organization information about criminal activity; and

(C) forwards the information to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(2) "Crime prevention organization" means an organization with an advisory council consisting of local law enforcement officers and volunteers from the community that:

(A) is operated on a local or statewide level;

(B) identifies crime-related issues relevant to a segment of society particularly prone to victimization, including the elderly population; and

(C) provides assistance to the community in the form of crime prevention and education and provides training for law enforcement officers in dealing effectively with the segment of society prone to victimization.

(b) The commissioners court of a county by contract may donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the goals identified in Subsection (a). The total amount of all donations made in a calendar year may not exceed $25,000.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 700, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1999.