Texas Local Government Code - Section 82.003. Errors And Omissions Insurance; Contingency Fund
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§ 82.003. ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE; CONTINGENCY
FUND. (a) The county clerk shall obtain an insurance policy or
similar coverage from a governmental pool operating under Chapter
119 covering the clerk and each deputy clerk against liability
incurred through errors and omissions in the performance of their
official duties.
(b) The policy or other coverage document must be in an
amount equal to the maximum amount of fees collected in any year
during the term of office preceding the term for which the policy is
to be obtained. However, the policy or other coverage document must
be in an amount of at least $10,000 but is not required to exceed
$500,000. If the policy or other coverage document provides
coverage for other county officials, the policy or other coverage
document must be in an amount of at least $1 million.
(c) The commissioners court may establish a contingency
fund to provide the coverage required by this section if it is
determined by the county clerk that insurance coverage is
unavailable at a reasonable cost. The commissioners court may set
an additional filing fee in an amount not to exceed $5 for each suit
filed to be collected by the county clerk. The fee shall be paid
into the fund. When the contingency fund reaches an amount equal to
that required by this section, the clerk shall stop collecting the
additional fee.
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; Acts
1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 561, § 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Section: 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 83.004 83.005
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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