(a) Whenever any bond, undertaking, recognizance or other obligation is by law or the charter, ordinances, rules or regulations of any municipality, board, body, organization or public officer required or permitted to be made, given, tendered or filed with surety or sureties, and whenever the performance of any act, duty or obligation, or the refraining from any act, is required or permitted to be guaranteed, such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guarantee may be executed by an insurer duly authorized to transact surety insurance in this State under a certificate of authority issued by the Insurance Commissioner of this State.
(b) The execution by such insurer of such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guarantee shall be in all respects a full and complete compliance with every requirement of every law, charter, ordinance, rule or regulation that such bond, undertaking, obligation, recognizance or guarantee shall be executed by 1 surety or by 1 or more sureties, or that such sureties shall be residents or freeholders, either or both, or possess any other qualification, and shall be accordingly accepted and treated.
Structure Delaware Code
Subchapter I. Corporate Sureties
§ 7701. Execution and sufficiency of corporate suretyship.
§ 7702. Acceptance and approval by public officers.
§ 7703. Agreement requiring principal to deposit assets; withdrawal.
§ 7704. Release of liability on bond; procedure.
§ 7705. Estoppel of surety insurer to deny corporate power.
§ 7706. Premium on bond of public officer; expense of office.