1. (a) The civil legal aid fund is established to provide additional revenue for legal services providers.
2. (b) The fund is administered by the office of judicial administration.
3. (c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
4. (d) Distributions from the fund shall be made on January 1 and July 1 of each year. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to carry out the purposes of the fund.

5. (e) Before October 1, 2026, and before October 1 of each year thereafter, the office of judicial administration shall report the following information to the state budget committee:

   1. (1) Each recipient of the funds.
   2. (2) The amount of funds distributed to each recipient.

   3. (3) The amount of administrative costs.

      [Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-11-5.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.68; P.L.201-2023, SEC.254; P.L.8-2025, SEC.2.