Texas Local Government Code

§ 82.001 — SURETY BOND AND OATH OF COUNTY CLERK; SELF-INSURANCE

LG § 82.001Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 82. COUNTY CLERK · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(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

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Legislative history

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 9(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.