1. 1. Law enforcement agencies involved in using the federal forfeiture system under federal law shall be required at the end of their respective fiscal year to acquire an independent audit of the federal seizures and the proceeds received therefrom and provide this audit to their respective governing body and to the department of public safety. A copy of such audit shall be provided to the state auditor's office. This audit shall be paid for out of the proceeds of such federal forfeitures. The department of public safety shall not issue funds to any law enforcement agency that fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
2. 2. Intentional or knowing failure to comply with the audit requirement contained in this section shall be a class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars.

(L. 1993 H.B. 562 § 7, A.L. 2001 S.B. 5 & 21, A.L. 2003 S.B. 5)

Effective 6-27-03