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title: O.C.G.A. § 29-2-25. Bond requirements.
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# O.C.G.A. § 29-2-25. Bond requirements.

(a) A guardian may be required to give bond with good and sufficient security in such amount as the court may determine from time to time.

(b) The clerk of the court shall record bonds in books kept for that purpose and shall retain custody of the bonds.

(c) If a guardian is required to give bond and has given as security one or more licensed commercial sureties authorized to transact business in this state, the bond premium shall, upon the request of the guardian, be paid from the estate of the minor.

## History

Code 1981, § 29-2-25, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 29/HB 95; Ga. L. 2019, p. 693, § 1/HB 70.

## Amendments

The 2019 amendment, effective January 1, 2020, substituted “shall, upon the request of the guardian, be paid from the estate of the minor” for “may be paid as part of the cost of administration” in subsection (c).