Alabama § 45-20-231 Jail Concessions; Concession Fund

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-20-231 — Jail Concessions; Concession Fund

Alabama § 45-20-231

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 20Covington County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 2Jails

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Ala. Code § 45-20-231 (2026).

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(a)The Sheriff of Covington County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriffs deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state prisoners in county custody. The sheriff shall be responsible for the operation of the concession.

(b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a concession fund in a bank licensed to do business in the state. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the concession fund.

(2)The sheriff shall keep an account of all concession sales and transactions of the concession fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The concession account and fund sha

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(a) The Sheriff of Covington County may operate a jail concession. The sheriff, sheriffs deputies, or agents or employees of the sheriff, or any combination of these persons, may sell soft drinks, cigarettes, personal items, and other concession items to county prisoners and state prisoners in county custody. The sheriff shall be responsible for the operation of the concession.
(b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a concession fund in a bank licensed to do business in the state. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the concession fund.
(2) The sheriff shall keep an account of all concession sales and transactions of the concession fund for annual audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The concession account and fund shall be audited at the same time other accounts of the sheriff are audited. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion.
(c) All profits realized in the operation of the concession shall be expended at the discretion of the sheriff for law enforcement purposes in Covington County.
(d) The establishment of the concession fund and the use of the proceeds shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the office.