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§ 9-406. Payment of premium for bonds of county officials

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. General and Administrative Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Code Counties and Commission Counties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-406
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 33
§ 9-406. Payment of premium for bonds of county officials
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section applies only to code counties and commission counties.
Application of section
(b) This section does not apply to a clerk of court or a sheriff.
Bonds executed and approved
(c) If a county treasurer, tax collector, county commissioner, or any county official is required by law to give a bond:
(1) the county official shall give a bond executed by a surety company that is authorized to do business in the State; and
(2) the bond shall be approved by the county.
Payment of premium for bonds of county officials
(d)(1) The county may pay the premium for a bond given under subsection (c) of this section, not to exceed 0.5% per year of the penalty of an executed and approved bond.
(2)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, when a bond is executed and approved, the county commissioners may direct the payment of the premium of the bond from the general fund of the county in the same manner as required to pay general county debts.
(ii) The payment of the premium on the bond given by a register of wills or State's Attorney shall be charged as an expense of that officer.

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Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-406, MD LOCAL GOVT § 9-406
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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