(a) The Chief of Police shall adopt regulations to insure that public funds appropriated to the Department are subject to strict accountability under generally accepted accounting practices.
(b) No police officer shall make any payment of public funds to any person without maintaining an accurate record of the date and amount paid and the identity of the person to whom disbursement was made and the purpose therefor.

(c) Before any vice funds can be expended, the Chief of Police must authenticate any request for funds. If the Chief of Police finds that the funds have been disbursed in an unauthorized manner, he may discipline the officers involved, but the identity of the person to whom the disbursement was made may be confidential.

(d) Any person violating Subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine or not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.