TITLE 6: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
DIVISION 10: SPECIAL ACT FOR FIREARMS ENFORCEMENT (SAFE) § 10902. Special provision on fines and fees. All fines and fees collected pursuant to the Special Act for Firearms Enforcement shall be distributed accordingly: (a) Fifty percent to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for its personnel and operations in enforcing the intent of the Special Act for Firearms Enforcement, the Commissioner of DPS shall be the expenditure authority of the funds allocated under subsection (a) of this section; (b) Ten percent to the Division of Customs under the Department of Finance for its operations in enforcing the intent of the Special Act for Firearms Enforcement, the Secretary of the Department of Finance shall be the expenditure authority of the funds allocated under subsection (b) of this section; (c) Ten percent to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for its operations in enforcing the intent of the Special Act for Firearms Enforcement at the DOC, the Commissioner of DOC shall be the expenditure authority of the funds allocated under subsection (c) of this section; (d) Ten percent to the Division of Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control (ABTC) under the Department of Commerce for its operations in enforcing its authority on businesses within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce shall be the expenditure authority of the funds under subsection (d) of this section; and (e) Twenty percent shall be reserved for all government buildings within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for the purchasing of proper security systems and other necessary equipment needed to upgrade the safety of the people within the government buildings, the Secretary of the Department of Finance shall be the expenditure authority of the funds under subsection (e) of this section. Source: PL 19-42 § 15(section 1) (Apr. 11, 2016), modified; renumbered by PL 19-73 § 4 (Dec. 1, 2016). Commission Comment: The Commission numbered this section pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission rearranged this section to fit harmoniously within this Code pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(b). The Commission substituted “the Special Act for Firearms Enforcement” for “this Act” pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(d). The Commission struck the figures “(50%)”, “(10%)”, and “(20%)” in subsections (a)–(e) as mere repetitions of written words pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(e). The Commission changed capitalization for the purpose of conformity pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).