All county officials who are required to give an official bond shall make bond signed by some surety or guaranty company authorized to do business in this state. The premiums due on all such bonds must be paid by the county fiscal authorities out of county funds, and it shall be mandatory upon the county fiscal authorities in every county in the state to pay the premiums due on all such bonds out of county funds. This Code section shall not apply to county school superintendents’ bonds.
History. Ga. L. 1947, p. 1543, § 1; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1190, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 741, § 1.
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For article on bond liability and righting the wrongs of Georgia local government officers, see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 747 (1979).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees
§ 45-4-1. Bonds to Be Payable to Governor and Conditioned Upon Faithful Discharge of Duties
§ 45-4-3. Return of Bonds; Actions on Bonds
§ 45-4-4. Bonds of Officers Commissioned by Governor
§ 45-4-5. Bonds to Have Sureties; Number and Qualifications
§ 45-4-6. Corporate Sureties Authorized
§ 45-4-7. County Officials Required to Have Corporate Surety on Bond; County to Pay Premiums
§ 45-4-8. Attorney at Law or County Officer Not to Be Surety
§ 45-4-9. New Bond and Surety When Surety Relieved or Insufficient
§ 45-4-10. Effect of Officer Failing to Comply With New Bond and Surety
§ 45-4-12. Approval and Filing of Bonds
§ 45-4-14. Time for Filing Bonds
§ 45-4-15. Filing Time to Be Endorsed on Bonds
§ 45-4-17. Probate Court Judge to Certify to Governor Taking of Oaths and Giving of Bonds
§ 45-4-18. Certification of Failure of Officer to Make and File Bond
§ 45-4-19. Notice to Attorney General of Failure of Officer to File Bond
§ 45-4-20. Nonconforming Bond to Stand in Place of Official Bond Though Not Approved and Filed
§ 45-4-21. Effect of Failure of Officer to Mark Bond or Give Required Notice
§ 45-4-22. Effect of Official Act Before Bond Approved and Filed
§ 45-4-23. Places for Keeping Bonds
§ 45-4-25. Actions on Bonds of Public Officers Authorized; Jurisdiction
§ 45-4-26. Action on Deputy’s Bond
§ 45-4-27. Effect of Recovery on Bond Upon Subsequent Proceedings
§ 45-4-28. Officer’s Liability When Bond Exhausted or Invalid and When Acting Without Bond