Effective 5/10/2016 52-1-1. Official bonds to run to state, county, municipality, or other agency. When the law directs that a public officer shall give a bond without prescribing to whom it shall run it shall be made, if the public officer is a state officer, to the state; if a county, precinct or district officer, […]
52-1-10. Duties imposed by subsequent laws covered by bond — Informalities in bond not to affect validity. The bonds of all civil officers shall cover duties required by laws passed subsequent to giving them. No bond shall be void for failure to comply with the law as to matters of form, but it shall be […]
52-1-11. Bonds to cover special penalties and liabilities. Whenever, except in criminal prosecutions, any special penalty, forfeiture or liability is imposed upon any officer for nonperformance or malperformance of his official duties, the liability therefor attaches to the official bond of such officer. No Change Since 1953
52-1-12. Cost of bonds — How paid. The cost of any official bond required to be furnished by any public treasurer shall be paid out of the funds in the respective treasuries. No Change Since 1953
52-1-13. Sureties — Approval — Personal surety bond — Requirements. (1) In all cases where a bond is required of any public officer in this state, either a corporate surety bond or a personal surety bond may be given. The bonds shall be subject to approval as provided by law. A personal surety bond may […]
52-1-2. Bonds to state — Approval and recording — Filing of oaths. (1) Unless otherwise provided in statute, if a state officer or an official of a state institution is required to give an official bond to the state, the state officer or executive director of the state institution shall: (a) ensure that the bond […]
52-1-3. County, precinct and district officers — Where filed. Official oaths and bonds of county, precinct and district officers shall be filed with the county clerk, except those of the county clerk which shall be filed with the county treasurer. No Change Since 1953
52-1-4. City officers — Where filed. Official oaths and bonds of city officers shall be filed with the city recorder, except those of the city recorder which shall be filed with the city treasurer. No Change Since 1953
52-1-5. Town officers — Where filed. Official oaths and bonds of town officers shall be filed with the town clerk, except those of the town clerk which shall be filed with the town treasurer. No Change Since 1953
Effective 5/10/2016 52-1-5.1. Metro township officers — Where filed. Official oaths and bonds of metro township officers shall be filed with the county clerk. Enacted by Chapter 176, 2016 General Session
52-1-6. School district officers — Where filed. Official oaths and bonds of school district officers shall be filed with the clerk of the board of education, except those of the clerk which shall be filed with the treasurer of the board of education. No Change Since 1953
52-1-7. Bonds to be deemed security. The official bond of a public officer shall be deemed a security to the state, county, city, town, school district or other municipal or public corporation, as the case may be, and also to all persons severally, for official delinquencies against which it is intended to provide. No Change […]
52-1-8. Official bonds — Actions on — Parties. When a public officer by official misconduct or neglect of duty shall forfeit his official bond or render his sureties liable thereon, any person injured by such misconduct or neglect, or who is by law entitled to the benefit of the security, may maintain an action thereon […]
52-1-9. Successive actions on official bonds. A judgment in favor of a party for one delinquency does not preclude the same or another party from suing on the same security for another delinquency, but sureties can be made liable in the aggregate only to the extent of their undertaking. No Change Since 1953
