Arizona Laws 44-1531.02. Consumer restitution and remediation revolving fund; subaccounts
A. The consumer restitution and remediation revolving fund is established to be administered by the attorney general under the conditions and for the purposes provided by this section. On notice from the attorney general, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the appropriate subaccount of the fund.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-1531.02
- 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
- Attorney general: means the attorney general of Arizona or the attorney general's authorized delegate. See Arizona Laws 44-1521
- Director: means the director of the securities division of the commission. See Arizona Laws 44-1801
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
B. The consumer restitution subaccount of the consumer restitution and remediation revolving fund is established consisting of monies collected or received by the attorney general as the result of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or as the result of a settlement or compromise, for the purpose of compensating specific, identifiable persons, including this state, for economic loss resulting from violations or alleged violations of consumer protection laws. The attorney general shall administer the subaccount. Monies in the subaccount are continuously appropriated. Monies in the subaccount are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The attorney general shall distribute monies in the subaccount to specific, identifiable persons as directed by a court order. The attorney general may distribute any unexpended monies in the consumer restitution subaccount to the consumer protection-consumer fraud revolving fund established by Section 44-1531.01.
C. The consumer remediation subaccount of the consumer restitution and remediation revolving fund is established consisting of monies collected or received by the attorney general from a party as the result of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or as the result of a settlement or compromise, to rectify violations or alleged violations of consumer protection laws, other than monies collected for the benefit of specific, identifiable persons and monies for investigative or court costs, attorney fees, civil penalties or other monies recovered as a result of the enforcement of consumer protection laws deposited in the consumer protection-consumer fraud revolving fund pursuant to Section 44-1531.01. The attorney general shall administer the subaccount. All monies deposited in the subaccount pursuant to opioid claims-related litigation or settlements are subject to legislative appropriation. All monies that are not from opioid claims-related litigation or settlements and that are in the subaccount up to the amount of $4,000,000 annually are continuously appropriated. Any amounts in excess of $4,000,000 are subject to legislative appropriation. Monies in the subaccount are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The attorney general may spend monies in the subaccount for programs, including consumer fraud education programs, that are intended to rectify violations or alleged violations of consumer protection laws. The attorney general may spend monies in the consumer remediation subaccount for operating expenses incurred by the department of law in administering or implementing programs intended to rectify violations or alleged violations of consumer protection laws. The attorney general shall submit an expenditure plan to the joint legislative budget committee for review before spending any monies in the subaccount.
D. On or before January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 each year, the attorney general shall file with the governor, with copies to the director of the department of administration, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the secretary of state and the staff director of the joint legislative budget committee, a full and complete account of the receipts and disbursements from the fund by subaccount in the previous calendar quarter. The account must include a separate delineated report that includes the receipts and disbursements for all opioid claims-related litigation monies.