Texas Local Government Code - Section 82.001. Surety Bond And Oath Of County Clerk; Self-Insurance
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§ 82.001. SURETY BOND AND OATH OF COUNTY CLERK;
SELF-INSURANCE. (a) The county clerk must, before beginning to
perform the duties of office, execute a bond either with four or
more good and sufficient sureties or with a surety company
authorized to do business in the state as a surety.
(b) In lieu of the clerk obtaining the bond, the county may
self-insure against losses that would have been covered by the
bond.
(c) The bond must be:
(1) approved by the commissioners court;
(2) made payable to the county;
(3) conditioned that the clerk will faithfully perform
the duties of office; and
(4) in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the
maximum amount of fees collected in any year during the term of
office preceding the term for which the bond is to be given, but not
less than $5,000 or more than $500,000.
(d) The clerk must take and subscribe the official oath,
which must be endorsed on the bond if the bond is required. The bond
and oath shall be recorded in the county clerk's office and
deposited in the office of the clerk of the district court.
(e) An injured party in a suit to which the county is a party
may use and enter in the record in the suit a certified copy of the
bond.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended
by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, § 9(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Section: 81.024 81.026 81.027 81.028 81.030 81.032 81.033 82.001 82.002 82.003 82.004 82.005 83.001 83.002 83.003
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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