The council shall:

1. (1) encourage, advise, and assist in the creation of crimestoppers organizations;
2. (2) foster the detection of crime and encourage persons to report information about criminal acts;
3. (3) encourage news and other media to broadcast reenactments and to inform the public of the functions of crimestoppers organizations' operations and programs;
4. (4) promote the process of crimestoppers organizations to forward information about criminal acts to the appropriate law enforcement agencies;
5. (5) help law enforcement agencies detect and combat crime by increasing the flow of information to and between law enforcement agencies;
6. (6) approve applicants to become members of the council as crimestoppers organizations;
7. (7) foster creation of crimestoppers organizations; and
8. (8) certify crimestoppers organizations to receive reimbursed funds.

HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 380, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 14, 2006).