860.158  Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund.--

(1)  There is hereby established within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund, which shall be administered by the executive director of the authority at the direction of the board. All interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the trust fund shall be deposited in the trust fund. The trust fund shall be funded from the surcharge collected under s. 320.08046.

(2)  Money in the trust fund shall be expended as follows:

(a)  To pay the authority's cost to administer the board and the trust fund.

(b)  To achieve the purposes and objectives of this act, which may include, but not be limited to, the following:

1.  To provide financial support to law enforcement and correctional agencies, prosecutors, and the judiciary for programs designed to reduce motor vehicle theft and to improve the administration of motor vehicle theft laws.

2.  To provide financial support for federal and state agencies, units of local government, corporations, and neighborhood, community, or business organizations for programs designed to reduce motor vehicle theft and to improve the administration of motor vehicle theft laws.

3.  To provide financial support to conduct programs designed to inform owners of motor vehicles about the financial and social cost of motor vehicle theft and to suggest to those owners methods for preventing motor vehicle theft.

4.  To provide financial support for plans, programs, and projects consistent with the purposes of this act.