HB 302 Summary

• Sets the pistol license fee in Blount County at $20, collected by the sheriff, effective January 1, 2008.

• Requires 80 percent of collected fees to be deposited into a bank account maintained by the sheriff for law enforcement purposes including personnel, equipment, supplies, and materials.

• Requires 20 percent of collected fees to be deposited into the Blount County General Fund.

• Makes the act's provisions retroactive and curative to apply to sheriff transactions prior to the effective date.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.