Section 45-2-235 - Fees; disposition of funds(a) In Baldwin 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 13-6-155, shall not exceed the sum of thirty dollars ($30), as set by the sheriff. The fee shall be collected by the sheriff of the county. It is the intent of the Legislature that the fee collected is in addition to any other appropriations received by the sheriff.(b) All fees collected from the sale of pistol permits under subsection (a) shall be deposited by the sheriff of the county, in any bank located in such county, into a fund known as the Sheriff's Fund. The Sheriff's Fund shall be drawn upon by the sheriff of such county or his appointed agent and shall be used exclusively for law enforcement purposes and in the discharge of the sheriff's office as the sheriff sees fit.(c) The establishment of the Sheriff's Fund in Baldwin County 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 source of income established for the sheriff or the operation of his or her office.(d) This section shall have retroactive effect to October 31, 1977.Ala. Code § 45-2-235 (1975)
Acts 1979, No. 57, p. 1745, §§1-3, 5; Act 88-383, p. 570, §1; Act 99-412, p. 735, §1.