2-9-515. Additional security -- liability of officers and sureties. The officer and the officer's sureties are liable to any party injured by the breach of any condition of an official bond, after the execution of the additional bond, upon either or both bonds. The injured party may bring an action upon either bond or may bring separate actions on the bonds respectively. The injured party may allege the same cause of action and may recover judgment in each suit.
History: En. Sec. 1070, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 398, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 489, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 967; re-en. Sec. 489, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 6-320; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 2. Government Structure and Administration
Chapter 9. Liability Exposure and Insurance Coverage
Part 5. General Provisions Related to Official Bonds
2-9-501. Application -- bonds excepted
2-9-504. Conditions, form, and signatures
2-9-505. Bonds of receivers, assignees -- payable to state
2-9-506. Approval, filing, record, and custody
2-9-507. Sureties' qualifications
2-9-508. through 2-9-510 reserved
2-9-511. Extent of sureties' liability -- when less than full
2-9-512. Defects not to affect liability
2-9-513. Insufficiency of sureties -- action to vacate office
2-9-515. Additional security -- liability of officers and sureties
2-9-517. Contribution between sureties
2-9-518. through 2-9-520 reserved
2-9-521. Discharge of sureties
2-9-523. Proceedings to obtain release
2-9-524. Amount of new bond -- failure to file
2-9-525. Liability of sureties when new bond is given
2-9-526. Effect of discharge of sureties
2-9-528. Lien on real estate of surety -- action to compel specific performance