§45-31-231. Jail store.

(a) The Sheriff of Geneva County or the authorized agents of the sheriff may operate a jail store for prisoners within the confines of the county jail. The jail store shall be operated to serve the needs of the jail population.

(b)(1) The sheriff shall establish and maintain a separate account in a bank located in Geneva County. All proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited by the sheriff into the account.

(2) The sheriff shall keep an accounting of all jail store sales and transactions for audit by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The jail store bank account 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.

realized in the operation of the jail store shall be deposited in the county general fund.

(d) Any actions relating to the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to May 11, 2000, are ratified and confirmed. Any existing proceeds derived from the operation of a jail store in the county jail prior to May 11, 2000, shall be deposited into the jail store bank account.

(Act 2000-426, p. 784, §§1-4.)