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23LSO-0092
ORIGINAL House
Bill No
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HB0010
ENROLLED ACT NO. 10,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to county officers; increasing the amount of the bond that county officers are required to give as specified; eliminating a requirement for multiple sureties for county officers; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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W.S. 5
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208, 7
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101 and 18
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102(a)(i) and (iii) through (vi) are amended to read:
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208.
Amount of bond; conditions.
Each clerk upon entering on the duties of his office, shall give a bond in the penal sum of not less than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
to the county
with two (2) or more sufficient sureties
to be approved by the county commissioners conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office, the proper collection and turning over all fees and the proper payment of all moneys collected by him and he shall from time to time give such additional bond as the judge of the court may require.
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101.
Election; oath; bond.
A coroner shall be elected in each county for a term of four (4) years. He shall take the oath prescribed by the constitution of the state and give bond to the state of Wyoming, in the penal sum of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
, with
a
sufficient
sureties
surety
, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, conditioned that he will faithfully perform all duties required by law.
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102.
County officers required to execute bonds; amount; sureties; penalty.
(a)
All county officers, except county attorneys, before assuming the duties of their office and within twenty (20) days after the commencement of the term for which they were elected or appointed, shall take, subscribe and file the oath of office, and execute and file their official bonds to the state of Wyoming to insure the honest and faithful performance of their duties, in the penal amounts specified and according to the following provisions:
(i)
County assessor: a bond approved by the board of county commissioners of
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
with
at least two (2) sureties
a sufficient surety
who
are residents
is a resident
of the county or of a responsible surety company;
(iii)
County clerk: a bond filed with the county treasurer of not less than
four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
with
at least two (2) sureties
a sufficient surety
;
(iv)
County commissioners: a bond approved by the clerk of the district court of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
;
(v)
County sheriff: a bond approved by the board of county commissioners of
four thousand dollars ($4,000.00)
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
with sufficient surety;
(vi)
County surveyor: a bond of
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00)
with sufficient
sureties
surety
;
Section 2.
The provisions of this act shall apply to any clerk of district court, county assessor, county coroner, county clerk, county commissioner, county sheriff or county surveyor whose term of office commences on and after the effective date of this act.
Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
Chief Clerk
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