Alabama § 45-51-233 Jail Store; Disposition of Funds

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-51-233 — Jail Store; Disposition of Funds

Alabama § 45-51-233

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 51Montgomery County

Art. 23Sheriff

Part 4Jails

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 45-51-233 (2026).

Text

(a)The Sheriff of Montgomery County is authorized to operate a jail store/commissary for inmates within the confines of the Montgomery County Detention Facility and Annexes. The jail store/commissary shall be operated to serve the needs of the county jail population.

(b)Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Montgomery County or his or her appointed agent in any bank located in Montgomery County selected by the sheriff into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund.

(c)The Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund as provided in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Montgomery County or his or her appointed agent and shall be used for the betterment of law enforcement in the public’s interest in the discharge of the sheriff’s

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(a) The Sheriff of Montgomery County is authorized to operate a jail store/commissary for inmates within the confines of the Montgomery County Detention Facility and Annexes. The jail store/commissary shall be operated to serve the needs of the county jail population.
(b) Any and all monies collected under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Montgomery County or his or her appointed agent in any bank located in Montgomery County selected by the sheriff into a fund known as the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund.
(c) The Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund as provided in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Montgomery County or his or her appointed agent and shall be used for the betterment of law enforcement in the public’s interest in the discharge of the sheriff’s office as the sheriff sees fit.
(d) Any and all monies collected, if any, as outlined in subsection (a), before May 21, 1996, shall be transferred into the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Fund created by this section.
(e) 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 source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.
(f) The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts is authorized to audit the monies annually and submit a copy of the audit to the sheriff within 30 days of its completion.