§45-16-232. Fees; disposition of funds.

(a) In Coffee 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 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20), which shall be collected by the sheriff or his or her appointed agent.

(b)(1) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Coffee County or his or her appointed agent in the county treasury.

(2) The treasurer or other custodian of the county funds shall pay twelve dollars ($12) of each fee into a fund designated as the "Sheriff's Fund".

(3) The treasurer or other custodian of the county funds shall pay eight dollars ($8) of each fee into the General Fund of Coffee County.

(c) Any and all monies on April 12, 1994, in the current Sheriff's Fund shall be transferred into the Sheriff's Fund created by this section.

(d) The Sheriff's Fund established in subsection (b) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Coffee County or his or her appointed agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the public interest and in the discharge of the sheriff's office as the sheriff sees fit.

(e) The establishment of the Sheriff's Fund by and the use of the funds pursuant to this section shall not diminish or take the place of any other source of income established for the sheriff or funds for the operation of the office of sheriff.

(Act 94-388, p. 642, §§1-5.)