Under existing law, certain public officers and employees are required to file a bond with an appropriate office, and the failure to do so results in the officer or employee vacating his or her position. This bill would provide that county official bonds are not governed by the requirements of state official bonds. This bill would require the office that receives the filed bond to notify an officer required to file a bond when the bond has become deficient. This bill would authorize an officer to remedy deficiencies within 15 days before his or her office is vacated. This bill would authorize the Division of Risk Management to offer a program where employees and officers required to file a bond may request the division to forward the official bond to the appropriate authority on behalf of the employee or officer.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 11-2-2, 36-5-2, 36-5-15, 41-4-302, 36-5-41, 11-2-2, 36-5-2, 36-5-15, 41-4-302