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§17-2A-2. Qualifications; residency and office requirements; devotion of full time to duties; supervisory authority; oath; bond.

The commissioner shall be a person who is experienced in highway planning, finance, construction, maintenance, management and supervision qualifying him for the duties of his office; shall devote his full time and attention to his official duties and responsibilities; shall reside at and maintain his office headquarters at the state capital; shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and, subject to other provisions of law, shall have direct and full control, management and supervision of the entire state road program and system; and shall, prior to assumption of the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by the constitution and execute a bond, with surety approved by the commission, in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, which executed oath and bond shall be filed with the secretary of state. Premiums on the commissioner's bond shall be paid from commission funds.