§45-23-231.01. Fee; Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund.

(a) In Dale County, the fee for the 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 designated agent.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the fee for issuing a pistol permit to a person aged 65 or older shall be ten dollars ($10).

(c) All funds collected under subsections (a) and (b) shall be deposited by the Sheriff of Dale County, or his or her designated agent, in any bank located in Dale County and selected by the sheriff, into a fund known as the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund.

(d) The Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund provided in subsection (c) shall be drawn upon by the Sheriff of Dale County, or his or her designated agent, and shall be exclusively for law enforcement purposes in the interest of the public and in the discharge of the duties of the office of the sheriff as the sheriff sees fit.

(e) The establishment of the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund as provided in this subsection and the use of such funds shall in no way diminish or take the place of any other imbursement or other source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of the office.

(Act 2012-81, p. 141, §§1, 2.)