19.07 Bonds of public officers and employees.
(1) Civil service employees; blanket bonds.
(a) The surety bond of any civil service employee of a city, village, town or county may be canceled in the manner provided by sub. (3).
(b) Any number of officers, department heads or employees may be combined in a schedule or blanket bond, where such bond is to be filed in the same place, and in the event such bond is executed by a corporate surety company, payment of the premium therefor is to be made from the same fund or appropriation prescribed in s. 19.01.
(2) Continuation of obligation. Unless canceled pursuant to this section, every such bond shall continue in full force and effect.
(3) Cancellation of bond.
(a) Any city, village, town or county by their respective governing body may cancel such bond or bonds of any one employee or any number of employees by giving written notice to the surety by registered mail, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice.
(b) When a surety, either personal or corporate, on such bond, shall desire to be released from such bond, the surety may give notice in writing that the surety desires to be released by giving written notice by registered mail, to the clerk of the respective city, village, town or county, and such cancellation shall be permitted if approved by the governing body thereof, such cancellation to be effective 15 days after receipt of such notice. This section shall not be construed to operate as a release of the sureties for liabilities incurred previous to the expiration of the 15 days' notice.
(c) Whenever a surety bond is canceled in the manner provided by this section, a proportional refund shall be made of the premium paid thereon.
History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11); 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 246.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 19 - General duties of public officials.
19.015 - Actions by the state, municipality or district.
19.02 - Actions by individuals.
19.03 - Security for costs; notice of action.
19.04 - Other actions on same bond.
19.05 - Execution; lien of judgment.
19.06 - Sureties, how relieved.
19.07 - Bonds of public officers and employees.
19.12 - Bond premiums payable from public funds.
19.21 - Custody and delivery of official property and records.
19.22 - Proceedings to compel the delivery of official property.
19.23 - Transfer of records or materials to historical society.
19.24 - Refusal to deliver money, etc., to successor.
19.25 - State officers may require searches, etc., without fees.
19.31 - Declaration of policy.
19.34 - Procedural information; access times and locations.
19.35 - Access to records; fees.
19.356 - Notice to record subject; right of action.
19.36 - Limitations upon access and withholding.
19.37 - Enforcement and penalties.
19.39 - Interpretation by attorney general.
19.41 - Declaration of policy.
19.45 - Standards of conduct; state public officials.
19.451 - Discounts at certain stadiums.
19.46 - Conflict of interest prohibited; exception.
19.48 - Duties of the ethics commission.
19.49 - Administration; enforcement.
19.50 - Unauthorized release of records or information.
19.55 - Public inspection of records.
19.552 - Action to compel compliance.
19.554 - Petition for enforcement.
19.56 - Honorariums, fees and expenses.
19.57 - Conferences, visits and economic development activities.
19.59 - Codes of ethics for local government officials, employees and candidates.
19.65 - Rules of conduct; employee training; and security.
19.68 - Collection of personally identifiable information from Internet users.
19.70 - Rights of data subject to challenge; authority corrections.
19.71 - Sale of names or addresses.
19.77 - Summary of case law and attorney general opinions.
19.81 - Declaration of policy.
19.83 - Meetings of governmental bodies.
19.851 - Closed sessions by ethics or elections commission.
19.86 - Notice of collective bargaining negotiations.
19.88 - Ballots, votes and records.