Abstract
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the method used by each state for law enforcement agency financing. The organizational structure, statutory authority, scope of responsibility and method of financing that is used in each of the States was examined in order to establish a basis for comparing the methods of financing. The agency structures and methods of financing vary among the states; but the problems arising from increased highway mileage and traffic are generally shared throughout the states. Increased highway mileage and traffic have forced law enforcement agencies to take on additional functions that in turn generate an increased need for manpower and revenue.