Georgia Commons

Title 45. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Chapter 4. OFFICIAL BONDS

30 sections · 45-4-1 to 45-4-30

  1. 45-4-1Bonds to be payable to Governor and conditioned upon faithful discharge of duties.
  2. 45-4-2Deputy’s bond.
  3. 45-4-3Return of bonds; actions on bonds.
  4. 45-4-4Bonds of officers commissioned by Governor.
  5. 45-4-5Bonds to have sureties; number and qualifications.
  6. 45-4-6Corporate sureties authorized.
  7. 45-4-7County officials required to have corporate surety on bond; county to pay premiums.
  8. 45-4-8Attorney at law or county officer not to be surety.
  9. 45-4-9New bond and surety when surety relieved or insufficient.
  10. 45-4-10Effect of officer failing to comply with new bond and surety.
  11. 45-4-11Blanket bonds covering two or more political subdivisions, officers authorized; amount and coverage period; recording; entities.
  12. 45-4-12Approval and filing of bonds.
  13. 45-4-13Approval, filing, and recording of bonds of court clerks, magistrates, sheriffs, coroners, surveyors, treasurers, and tax collectors.
  14. 45-4-14Time for filing bonds.
  15. 45-4-15Filing time to be endorsed on bonds.
  16. 45-4-16Manner in which power of attorney to be attested and filed where bond signed by attorney in fact.
  17. 45-4-17Probate court judge to certify to Governor taking of oaths and giving of bonds.
  18. 45-4-18Certification of failure of officer to make and file bond.
  19. 45-4-19Notice to Attorney General of failure of officer to file bond.
  20. 45-4-20Nonconforming bond to stand in place of official bond though not approved and filed.
  21. 45-4-21Effect of failure of officer to mark bond or give required notice.
  22. 45-4-22Effect of official act before bond approved and filed.
  23. 45-4-23Places for keeping bonds.
  24. 45-4-24Bond obligations of principal and surety; conditions required for existence of cause of action on bond.
  25. 45-4-25Actions on bonds of public officers authorized; jurisdiction.
  26. 45-4-26Action on deputy’s bond.
  27. 45-4-27Effect of recovery on bond upon subsequent proceedings.
  28. 45-4-28Officer’s liability when bond exhausted or invalid and when acting without bond.
  29. 45-4-29Measure of damages in actions on official bonds.
  30. 45-4-30Applicability of chapter.