Alabama Chapter 5 — OFFICIAL BONDS.
Article 1 General Provisions.
- Section 36-5-1 — Filing and recordation of official bonds of state officials, agents, etc., generally; filing and recordation of bond of Secretary of State.
- Section 36-5-2 — When bonds to be filed.
- Section 36-5-3 — Recordation of official bonds of county or municipal officers, agents, etc.
- Section 36-5-4 — Requirement of additional bonds of agents or employees of departments, commissions, bureaus, etc.; amounts, conditions, etc., thereof.
- Section 36-5-5 — To whom bonds payable; sureties; conditions generally.
- Section 36-5-6 — Approval of bonds generally.
- Section 36-5-7 — Liability of officer improperly approving bond.
- Section 36-5-8 — Bonds not to be filed unless properly approved.
- Section 36-5-9 — Date of filing to be endorsed on bonds.
- Section 36-5-10 — Failure to endorse date of filing on bond.
- Section 36-5-11 — Qualifications and sufficiency of sureties generally.
- Section 36-5-12 — Federal, municipal, state, etc., officers required to give official bonds not deemed sufficient sureties on bonds taken under article.
- Section 36-5-13 — Attorneys not deemed sufficient sureties on official bonds of probate judges, sheriffs, constables, etc.
- Section 36-5-14 — Liability of sureties on bonds conditionally executed.
- Section 36-5-15 — Failure of officer to give bond within prescribed time vacates office; certification of failure to file bond to appointing power and filling of vacancy.
- Section 36-5-16 — Notification of district attorney of failure of public officer to file bond.
- Section 36-5-17 — Failure to give notice of omission of public officer to file official bonds.
- Section 36-5-18 — Legal effect of official bonds.
- Section 36-5-19 — Conditions of official bonds; effect of irregularities in form, contents, approval, etc., of bonds upon validity thereof generally.
- Section 36-5-20 — Effect of bonds improperly executed, approved or filed.
- Section 36-5-21 — Proof of bonds or recognizances.
- Section 36-5-22 — Performance of official act by public officer prior to approval and filing of bond.
- Section 36-5-23 — Bonds not discharged by single recovery.
- Section 36-5-24 — Liability of state or county officials collecting and paying out money and of recipients thereof under law declared unconstitutional, void, etc.
- Section 36-5-25 — Applicability of provisions of article.
Article 2 Bonds of State Officers, Employees, etc., Generally.
- Section 36-5-40 — Additional bonds of Director of Finance, Treasurer or other state officers — When required.
- Section 36-5-41 — Additional bonds of Director of Finance, Treasurer or other state officers — Procedure, form, etc.
- Section 36-5-42 — Bonds to be made by surety or guaranty companies.
- Section 36-5-43 — Premiums on bonds.
- Section 36-5-44 — Payment of premiums on bonds.
- Section 36-5-45 — Cancellation of bonds upon termination, consolidation, etc., of positions.
- Section 36-5-60 — When surety may apply for discharge.
- Section 36-5-61 — To whom application addressed; application to be sworn.
- Section 36-5-62 — Officer to whom application addressed to require principal to appear and give new bond; form and service of requisition.
- Section 36-5-63 — Approval and filing of new bond upon execution thereof.
- Section 36-5-64 — When new bond of officer or employee becomes effective; effect of new bond.
- Section 36-5-65 — When surety discharged.
- Section 36-5-66 — Effect of discharge of surety.
- Section 36-5-67 — Rights and remedies of sureties on bonds among themselves.
- Section 36-5-68 — Proceedings upon failure of officer or employee to execute new bond within prescribed time.