(a) There is created in the State treasury a special fund known as the Organized Retail Crime Enforcement Fund.
     (b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Organized Retail Crime Enforcement Fund shall be used by the Office of the Attorney General to award grants to State’s Attorneys’ offices and law enforcement agencies to investigate, indict, and prosecute violations of organized retail crime.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 356/1-15

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) Moneys received for purposes of this Section, including, but not limited to, fee receipts, gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Fund.
     (d) The Office of the Attorney General may use moneys in the Fund to investigate, indict, and prosecute violations of organized retail crime, for payment of awards and grants, and for ordinary and contingent expenses and operational programs, including law enforcement purposes.
     (e) The Office of the Attorney General may set requirements for application and distribution of grant moneys.
     (f) As used in this Section, “organized retail crime” has the meaning provided in Section 16-25.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.