§845-2 Career criminal prosecution program. (a) There shall be established a career criminal prosecution program, whose purpose shall be the investigation and prosecution of those persons identified as habitual or career criminals. (b) The office of the attorney general shall administer the program, and develop a plan of financial and technical assistance for prosecuting attorneys' offices. The attorney general shall direct the program and may allocate and award funds to counties in which career criminal prosecution units are established in substantial compliance with the policies and criteria established by the attorney general. The establishment of these policies and criteria shall not be subject to chapter 91, but the criteria shall be based on the general definition in section 845-3. [L 1979, c 104, pt of §1]
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