11-125. Bonds; county officers; premium paid by county; conditions.
If any county treasurer, county attorney, clerk of the district court, county clerk, county assessor, register of deeds, county sheriff, county commissioner or supervisor, or acting officer who is appointed as provided by section 32-561 furnishes a bond executed by a surety company authorized by the laws of this state to execute such bond and such bond is approved by the county board, then the county may pay the premium for such bond. Any surety bond so executed and approved shall contain a covenant to the effect that when the stated term of the bond is reduced to a shorter term by reason of the death, resignation, or removal from office of such official for a cause not imposing liability on the bond, the obligor shall refund to the county the unearned portion of the premium so paid for the term of the bond subject to a reasonable minimum premium charge.
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Annotations
Elected county officials are required to give individual official bonds. Blanket bond is not sufficient. Foote v. County of Adams, 163 Neb. 406, 80 N.W.2d 179 (1956).
It is mandatory that county board pays premiums upon bonds of officers and employees designated, if and when bonds are approved. Douglas County v. Belitz, 142 Neb. 376, 6 N.W.2d 370 (1942).
The expense of county treasurer's bond legally executed by qualified bonding company as surety, approved and accepted by board, is a binding obligation of county. Haase v. Buffalo County, 86 Neb. 145, 124 N.W. 1130 (1910).
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 11 - Bonds and Oaths, Official
11-101.01 - Oath of office; state and political subdivisions; employees; form.
11-101.02 - Oath of office; false statement; penalty.
11-101.03 - Oath; affirmation; effect.
11-102 - Bonds; state officers; form.
11-103 - Bonds; county, township, school district, precinct officers; form.
11-104 - Bonds or insurance coverage; municipal officers; form.
11-105 - Bonds and oaths; filing; time.
11-106 - Bonds; state and district officers; approval; filing; place; recording.
11-107 - Bonds; county, precinct, township officers; approval; filing; place; recording.
11-108 - Bonds; state officers; sureties; number; qualification; affidavits required.
11-109 - Bonds; county and precinct officers; sureties; number; qualification.
11-110 - Bonds; recording; copies; fee.
11-111 - Bonds; endorsement of approval required.
11-113 - Bonds; irregularities; effect.
11-114 - Bonds; sureties; public officers or deputies and attorneys, ineligible.
11-115 - Bonds; failure to furnish; show cause order; effect.
11-116 - Bonds; officers appointed to fill vacancies; requirements.
11-117 - Bonds and oaths; officers reelected, reappointed, holding over; requirements.
11-118 - Bonds; successive terms; sureties; qualification.
11-119 - Bonds; officers; penal sums.
11-121 - Bond or insurance; persons entrusted with public funds; penal sum; approval.
11-122 - Bonds; county treasurer; power of county board to require; failure to furnish; effect.
11-123 - Bonds; guaranty companies; eligibility; approval.
11-124 - Bonds; guaranty companies; failure to pay judgment; penalty.
11-125 - Bonds; county officers; premium paid by county; conditions.
11-126 - Bonds; deputies or employees of county officers; alternatives.
11-127 - Bonds; premium paid by county; manner of paying.
11-128 - Bond; State Treasurer; premium paid by state; conditions.
11-129 - Bond; premium paid by state; manner of paying.
11-130 - Bonds; suretyship; joint control of funds.
11-201.01 - Bonds or insurance; officers and employees; benefits; inure to state; exception.
11-202 - Bonds or insurance; officers and employees; premiums; payment.
11-203 - Bonds; state officers and employees; Risk Manager; file list with Clerk of the Legislature.