§ 846-d. Payments to companies for the performance of company
activities. 1. Each contract entered into with a company shall provide
for payment to such company for approved activities to be performed by
it.

2. Payment to companies pursuant to this article shall be restricted
to sums required for the payment of salaries and wages of employees, and
for the purchase of necessary equipment for the execution of approved
activities. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to authorize
expenditures leading to the possession, utilization, carrying, or
dissemination of firearms or other deadly weapons, regardless of whether
the appropriate license has been issued for same. Qualifying equipment
expenditures may include, but shall not be limited to, locks and audio
warning devices for use by financially needy, victim-prone residents,
patrol vehicles (for the exclusive use of volunteers), radios, signs,
gasoline, support services for crime victims, publicity and office
supplies. Authorized expenditures may not include salaries of, or fees
for, the hiring of private guards or charges for or expenses incurred
for the use of vehicles for private guards.

3. Payments shall be made by the division to a company, not less
frequently than quarter-annually to compensate such company for the
company activities which it shall undertake to perform.

4. No company receiving payments from any other funds of the state for
activities performed by it under the contract shall receive or be
eligible to receive payments pursuant to this article. To the extent
other state funds are received in violation of this subdivision payments
otherwise due under this article shall be accordingly reduced.