Title 8, Public Officers And Employees

Such additional bond shall be in the same penalty, conditioned, approved, and filed in the same office, as the first official bond, and under like penalties in case of failure.

Such officer shall give the additional bond within ten (10) days after the day specified in such requisition, and, failing so to do, the officer vacates the office; and the officer making the requisition shall at once certify the fact to the appointing power, by whom the vacancy …

From the time of its approval, every such additional bond shall be of like force and obligation, and subject to the same remedies as the first official bond.

In no case provided for in any of §§ 8-19-402 – 8-19-406 are any of the official bonds, previously executed, discharged; but each remains of the same force and obligation as if the additional bonds had not been given; and any person aggrieved may have a remedy, upon either or all…

The sureties on either bond, who have been compelled to make any payments thereon for the principal obligor, have the same remedies against the sureties on all the bonds, executed at the time of the default, as cosureties on the same bond have against each other, the damages bein…

Any of the sureties upon the official bond of a public officer who believes that such surety is in danger of suffering by reason of such suretyship, and desires to be relieved therefrom, may give notice, in writing, to such officer to appear before the court or officer whose duty…

The surety shall give the principal at least five (5) days' notice of the application, at the expiration of which time, or in such time as the court or officer may allow, not exceeding ten (10) days thereafter, new bonds shall be given.

If the new bond is not given as required, the office of the principal shall be declared vacant by order to that effect, and notice given, when necessary, to the appointing power.

When an officer consents in any case, upon public or private application of any of such officer's sureties, to give a new bond, it may be taken without further proceedings, with the same effect as if executed upon order.

On the execution of the additional bond provided for in §§ 8-19-409 — 8-19-412, it shall be approved and filed in the same way and under like penalties as the original bond, together with the notice and order under which it was given.

On the execution, approval and filing of such additional bond, the applicant sureties are exonerated from all liability on the bond upon which the application was made, for any breach thereof accruing subsequent to the approval of such additional bond.

Every such additional bond, approved and filed as provided in §§ 8-19-409 – 8-19-419, is binding on the obligors from the time of its approval, and subjects them to the same liabilities, proceedings, and remedies as are provided in relation to the first official bond of such offi…

The exoneration of the applicant sureties does not affect the previous liability of any of the obligors in the original bond; nor are any of the obligors who have not joined in such application discharged from any liability accruing after the filing of such additional bond, and t…

Whenever the sureties on either bond, in such cases, have made any payments thereon on account of their principal, they are entitled to the same remedies and recoveries against the sureties in all the bonds executed at the time of default as provided in § 8-19-408.

Sureties of deputy officers may in like manner be released by notice to their principal to appear before the officer or court taking and approving such bonds, upon similar proceedings.

The costs of the application will be paid by the principal, and judgment may be given and execution issued for such costs.

(a) Any official of any agency of the state having knowledge that a theft, forgery, credit card fraud, or any other act of unlawful or unauthorized taking, or abuse of, public money, property, or services, or other shortages of public funds has occurred shall report the informati…

No agency of the state nor any officer or employee of the state shall make demand on any bonding company guaranteeing the faithful performance of duty of any individual, or guaranteeing the safeguarding of state moneys or property, without the prior approval of the comptroller of…

If any agency of the state or any official or employee of the state makes such demand and settlement, without the prior approval of the comptroller of the treasury, for the loss of moneys of the state or the unauthorized removal of state property, and at a later time it is determ…

It is the declared intent of this part to hold liable any person, and thereby such person's bonding company, who is responsible for shortages in state properties or moneys, for any balance of properties or moneys due the state following an unauthorized settlement without approval…

(a) Where any one (1) of the clerks and masters of the chancery courts, the county clerks and the clerks of the probate, criminal, circuit and special courts, county trustees, registers of deeds, and sheriffs cannot properly and efficiently conduct the affairs and transact the bu…

(a) The general assembly intends this chapter to provide an expedited process for resolving salary disputes in order to provide county officials quick relief and to protect taxpayers from unnecessary costs when gridlock occurs in the county budgeting process and a salary dispute …

(a) No deputy or deputies or assistants shall be allowed to any office, unless the actual officer is unable to personally discharge the duties of the office by devoting such officer's entire working time thereto, except field deputy sheriffs. (b) In case the officer is incapacita…

The order of the court shall be spread upon the minutes of the court, as in the case of other judgments and decrees, and the petition and answer thereto shall be docketed, filed, and kept as permanent records of the court. The order or decree fixing the number of deputies and sal…

It is the duty of all officers mentioned above to reduce the number of deputies and assistants and/or the salaries paid them when it can be reasonably done. The court or judge having jurisdiction may, on motion of the county mayor, and upon reasonable notice to the officer in who…

Either party dissatisfied with the decree or order of the court in the proceedings set out above is given the right of appeal as in other cases. Pending the final disposition of the application to the court, or pending the final determination on appeal, the officer making applica…

(a) The cost of all cases must be paid out of the fees of the office collected by such officers, and they and each of them must be allowed a credit for the same in settlement with the county trustee. (b) An award of attorney's fees must be consistent with and awarded pursuant to …

Any and all deputies and assistants in any of the offices covered by this chapter shall be removable by the officer for whom they are acting, at will.

(1) The various county legislative bodies are empowered to refund payments made to the county by the county and probate court clerks, chancery court clerks, circuit court clerks, and clerks of criminal and special courts, county trustees, registers of deeds, and sheriffs, in case…

The legislative body of any county is authorized to release any county official in such official's settlements with the county from the payment of any sum or sums theretofore made by such county official for assistants or deputies, when such official would have been entitled to e…

In any county having a civil service system for the sheriff's department pursuant to chapter 8, part 4 of this title or other general law or a private act, or a civil service system for all county employees pursuant to a private act, the employment or termination of employment of…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, county governing bodies shall fund the operations of the county sheriff's department. The sheriff may appoint such personnel as may be provided for in the budget adopted for such department. No county governing body shall adopt a bud…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Document” means the entire writing offered for registration in the office of the register, which may contain one (1) or more instruments as defined herein; and(2) “Instrument” means a legal writing that gives formal expression to or evidence of a …

No officer is allowed to demand or receive fees or other compensation for any service further than is expressly provided by law.

No officer is entitled to demand and receive fees allowed by law until the duty or service for which they are granted is performed, unless otherwise expressly provided by law.

If any officer demands or receives any other or higher fees than are prescribed by law, such officer is liable to the party aggrieved in the penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00), to be recovered before any judge of the court of general sessions, and the officer also commits a Class …

Such officers shall, on demand, make out a bill of fees and costs in any case or matter, stating each item distinctly.

It is the duty of the courts to decide, upon application by the officer entitled to compensation, any question arising under the law, and such decision will protect the officer acting under it.

(a) This chapter listing fees of clerks and other officials is not to be construed to be inclusive of all fees. In cases of conflicts or apparent conflicts, the fees shall be those named in other sections dealing with the particular subject matters. (b) Fees established for trans…

(a) The state, county or municipal court clerk and county clerk responsible for the collection of fees, fines, court costs or other charges is hereby authorized to:(1) Accept payment by credit card of a fee, fine, court cost or other charge; and(2) Collect a fee for processing th…

(1) Surveyors are entitled to demand and receive the following compensation and fees for services:(1) For each search, to be paid by applicant $ 0.10(2) For each search and copy required $0.25(3) For recording a plat and certificate in a well-bound book, furnished by the surveyor…

(a) A notary public or the notary's employer is entitled to demand and receive reasonable fees and compensation for the notary's services. (b) If the notary or the notary's employer demands and receives a fee, the notary shall keep a record, either in an appropriate electronic fo…

Where a publication of a legal notice of any kind is allowed or required by law, a newspaper publishing such notice shall charge and receive not more than its regular classified advertising rate.

(1) The secretary of state is entitled to demand and receive, as above, and shall charge for the following services the fees annexed, among others, to be collected and paid into the state treasury:(1) For all copies, transcripts, or records made, for every one hundred (100) words…

Section 8-21-201 is not inclusive of all fees, such as those to be paid by corporations for profit, investment companies and foreign corporations. In cases of apparent conflicts, the particular sections dealing with the several subject matters shall govern.

Except as otherwise provided, the secretary of state shall not be entitled to so receive any fee for signing and affixing the seal of the state to any commission for state or county officers.