Chorba-Lee Scholarship Fund, Inc. v. Sheriff Mike Hale

Summary

The court held that the Jefferson County Bingo Act was unconstitutional to the extent it delegated authority to the Jefferson County sheriff to issue bingo permits and promulgate bingo regulations. The court interpreted the applicable constitutional amendment as granting regulatory authority exclusively to the Jefferson County governing body and municipal governing bodies within their jurisdictions, leaving no authority for the Legislature to confer that power on the sheriff. The sheriff's bingo rules were therefore invalid, and the judgment was reversed and remanded.