Title 42 — Title 42 PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
20 chapters · 471 sections in this title.
RCW 42.08.005 Official bonds—Payment of premiums.
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See RCW 48.28.040.
RCW 42.08.010 Scope of coverage.
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The official bond of a public officer, to the state, or to any county, city, town or other municipal or public corporation of like character therein, shall be deemed a security to the state, or to such county, city, town or other municipal or public corporation, as the case may b…
RCW 42.08.020 Who may maintain action.
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When a public officer by official misconduct or neglect of duty, shall forfeit his or her official bond or render his or her sureties therein liable upon such bond, any person injured by such misconduct or neglect, or who is by law entitled to the benefit of the security, may mai…
RCW 42.08.030 Leave of court required.
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Before an action can be commenced by a plaintiff, other than the state, or the municipal or public corporation named in the bond, leave shall be obtained of the court or judge thereof where the action is triable. Such leave shall be granted upon the production of a certified copy…
RCW 42.08.040 Judgment no bar to further action.
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A judgment in favor of a party for one delinquency shall not preclude the same or another party from maintaining another action on the same bond for another delinquency.[Code 1881 s 655; 1877 p 136 s 658; 1869 p 153 s 595; RRS s 961.]
RCW 42.08.050 Recoveries limited to amount of bond.
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In an action upon an official bond, if judgments have been recovered against the surety therein other than by confession, equal in the aggregate to the penalty or any part thereof of such bond, and if such recovery be established on the trial, judgment shall not be given against …
RCW 42.08.060 Form of official bonds.
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All official bonds required by law of officers shall be in form, joint and several, and made payable to the state of Washington, in such penal sum and with such conditions as may be required by law.[ 1890 p 34 s 1; RRS s 9930.]Notes:Bonds deemed security to state, county, city, t…
RCW 42.08.070 Effect of bonds.
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Every official bond executed by any officer pursuant to law shall be deemed and taken to be in force, and shall be obligatory upon the principal and sureties therein for any and all breach of the condition or conditions thereof committed during the time such officer shall continu…
RCW 42.08.080 Who may bring action on bond.
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Every official bond executed by any officer pursuant to law, shall be in force and obligatory upon the principal and sureties therein, to and for the state of Washington, and to and for the use and benefit of all persons who may be injured or aggrieved by the wrongful act or defa…
RCW 42.08.090 Defective bonds validated.
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Whenever any such official bond shall not contain the substantial matter or condition or conditions required by law, or there shall be any defect in the approval or filing thereof, such bond shall not be void so as to discharge such officer and his or her sureties, but they shall…
RCW 42.08.100 Approval and filing.
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The official bonds of officers shall be approved and filed as follows, to wit: The official bond of the secretary of state shall be approved by the governor and filed in the office of the state auditor. The official bonds of all other state officers required by law to give bonds,…
RCW 42.08.110 Procedure when bond of county or township officer is insufficient.
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Whenever the sureties, or any one of them, in the official bond of any county or township officer shall die, remove from the state, become insolvent or insufficient, or the penalty of such bond shall become insufficient, on account of recoveries had thereon, or otherwise, it shal…
RCW 42.08.120 Additional bond.
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Should such officer, after due notice, fail to appear at the time appointed, the matter may be heard and determined in his or her absence; if after examination the board of county commissioners shall be of opinion that the bond of such officer has become insufficient from any cau…
RCW 42.08.130 Remedy when bond of state officer becomes insufficient.
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Whenever the official bond of any state officer shall become insufficient from any cause whatever, the like proceedings may be had before the superior court of the county in which said state officer holds his or her office with reference thereto: PROVIDED, That such proceedings m…
RCW 42.08.140 Force of additional bond.
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Every such additional bond shall be of like force and obligation upon the principal and sureties therein, and shall subject the officer and his or her sureties to the same liabilities as are prescribed respecting the original bonds of officers.[ 2012 c 117 s 103; 1890 p 36 s 9; R…
RCW 42.08.150 Number of sureties.
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Unless otherwise expressly provided, there shall be at least two sureties upon the official bond of every officer.[ 1890 p 36 s 10; RRS s 9939.]Notes:Corporate sureties: Chapter 48.28 RCW.
RCW 42.08.160 Justification of sureties.
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In all cases where official bonds are required or may be hereafter required, from state, county, township, or precinct officers, the officer or officers whose duty it is or may be to approve such bonds, shall not accept or approve any such bonds except such bond be that of a sure…
RCW 42.08.170 Liability of sureties.
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When the penal sum of any bond amounts to more than two thousand dollars, the sureties may become severally liable for portions, not less than five hundred dollars, of such penal sum, making in the aggregate at least two sureties for the whole penal sum.[ 1890 p 37 s 12; RRS s 99…
RCW 42.08.180 Release of sureties.
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Release of sureties (1937 act), see chapter 19.72 RCW.