§ 45-42-234 — Fees; Disposition of Funds

(a) In Limestone County, the fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol in a vehicle or concealed on or about the person as provided in Section 13A­11­75, shall be fifteen dollars ($15) which shall be collected by the sheriff.
(b) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Limestone County in any bank located in Limestone County selected by the sheriff, into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund and shall be audited by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.
(c) The Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund as provided in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Limestone County or his or her appointed agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the public’s interest and in the discharge of the sheriff’s office as the sheriff sees fit.
(d) The establishment of the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund as provided in this section and the use of such funds shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other resource of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.

Legislative History

(Act 94­551, p. 1007, §§ 1­4.)