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AB-1019
Using Law Enforcement Funds to Identify Unidentified Human Remains
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 7:05 AM
In one sentence
This law allows specified rural and small county sheriff departments to use up to 20% of their existing funding from the Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount for identifying unidentified human remains.
What it does
- Authorizes specified rural and small county sheriffs' departments to spend part of their allocated funds on identifying unidentified human remains.
- Limits this new spending option to no more than 20% of the total funds received from the Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount.
- Allows these funds to be used for forensic examinations needed to identify bodies.
- Permits the use of money for genealogical research.
Who it affects
- Specified rural and small county sheriff departments that receive funding from the Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount in the Local Revenue Fund 2011.
Limits and unknowns
- The law only applies to the specific rural and small county sheriffs already named in existing funding rules.
- Sheriff departments cannot use more than 20% of these specific funds for this purpose; the rest must be used for other general law enforcement efforts.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount
- A specific fund within the state budget that provides money to help sheriff departments improve their work, located in the Local Revenue Fund 2011.
- Forensic examination
- Scientific testing of physical evidence used in legal investigations, authorized for use with these funds.
- Genealogical research
- Research involving family history and relationships to help identify a person's identity, authorized for use with these funds.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Enhancing Law Enforcement Activities Subaccount: identification of unidentified human remains.
Official activity
Bill history
- Assembly - Died - Public Safety