Sec. 9. (a) The child restraint system account is established within the state general fund to make grants under subsection (d). (b) The account consists of the following: (1) Funds collected as judgments for violations under this chapter. (2) Appropriations to the account from the general assembly. (3) Grants, gifts, and donations intended for deposit in the account. (4) Interest that accrues from money in the account. (c) The account shall be administered by the criminal justice institute. (d) The criminal justice institute shall use money in the account to make grants to entities specified in IC 5-2-6-10 to: (1) purchase child restraint systems; and (2) distribute the child restraint systems: (A) without charge; or (B) for a minimal charge; to persons who are not otherwise able to afford to purchase child restraint systems. The criminal justice institute shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section. (e) Money in the account is appropriated continuously to the criminal justice institute for the purposes stated in subsection (a). (f) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account. (g) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account. (h) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
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