38-8-114 - Community policing pilot programs.
38-8-114. Community policing pilot programs.
The commission shall encourage the use of community policing by establishing six (6) pilot programs for communities across the state. The commission shall establish two (2) pilot programs in each of the three (3) grand divisions with a reasonable distribution between urban and rural areas. The commission may provide a grant of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a community policing pilot program to a community that submits a proposal to the commission. To qualify for the grant funds, a community shall satisfy the criteria for participation established by the commission.
[Acts 1996, ch. 985, § 1.]