Section 45-13-232 Fee; Sheriff’s Fund.

(a) This section shall apply only to Clarke County. (b) In Clarke County, the total fee for issuance of a permit to carry a pistol pursuant to Section 13A-11-75, shall be twenty dollars ($20) per year, which shall be collected by the sheriff. (c) The fees collected by the sheriff or his or her agent pursuant to this section shall be deposited in any bank located in Clarke County into a fund known as “The Sheriff’s Fund.” (d) “The Pistol Permit Fund of Clarke County” created pursuant to Act No. 294, H. 1052, 1977 (Acts 1977, p. 396), is abolished on July 26, 1995, and all funds on deposit shall be transferred to “The Sheriff’s Fund” created pursuant to this section. (e) The Sheriff of Clarke County or his or her appointed agent shall draw upon the fund and may use the fund exclusively for law enforcement purposes which are in the public interest. The fund shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant.