Sec. 8. (a) The official bonds of officers, if sufficient, shall be approved as follows:
(1) Of county officers required to give bonds, by the clerk of the circuit court unless otherwise specified in this section.
(2) Of county sheriff, county coroner, county recorder, county auditor, county treasurer, and clerk of the circuit court, by the county executive.
(3) Of county assessor, township trustee, and township assessor (if any), by the county auditor.
(4) Of city officers, except the executive and members of the legislative body, by the city executive.
(5) Of members of the board of public works or of the board of public works and safety in cities, by the city legislative body.
(6) Of clerk-treasurer and marshal of a town, by the town legislative body.
(7) Of a controller of a solid waste management district established under IC 13-21 or IC 13-9.5 (before its repeal), by the board of directors of the solid waste management district.
(b) A person who approves an official bond shall write the approval on the bond.
(c) A bond must be approved before it is filed.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 17-2-36-1; 17-3-23-1 part; 17-3-32-1 part; 17-3-61-2 part; 17-3-69.5-2 part; 17-4-11-1 part; 17-4-27.4-2 part; 18-1-2-2 part; 18-1-6-4 part; 18-1-6-14 part; 18-3-1-28 part; 18-2-6-3 part; 18-4-4-7 part; 19-10-1-1.]
Formerly: Acts 1852, 1RS, c.13, s.8. As amended by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.32; Acts 1981, P.L.47, SEC.2; P.L.8-1989, SEC.17; P.L.33-1992, SEC.1; P.L.1-1996, SEC.35; P.L.146-2008, SEC.33.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 5. State and Local Administration
Article 4. Officers' Bonds and Oaths
Chapter 1. Filing, Recording, and Terms of Bonds and Oaths
5-4-1-1. Oaths; Officers and Deputies; Prosecuting Attorneys and Deputies
5-4-1-3. Legislators; Governor and Lieutenant Governor
5-4-1-4. Copy of Oath; Deposit
5-4-1-5.1. Political Subdivision Officer, Employee, and Contractor Bond Filing; Data Base
5-4-1-6. Secretary of State; Filing Official Bond
5-4-1-7. Preservation of Certified Copy; Fees
5-4-1-9. Time Limitation for Bond; Failure to Comply
5-4-1-10. Bonds Payable to State
5-4-1-11. First Recovery; Exhaustion of Penalty
5-4-1-12. Defects in Form and Substance
5-4-1-15.1. Deputies or Employees; Bonds and Insurance Policies
5-4-1-20. Crime Insurance Policies and Individual Surety Bonds for Prosecuting Attorneys