2005 Minnesota Statutes - 382.153 — Counties of 250,000; bonding of officers and employees.

     382.153 Counties of 250,000; bonding of officers and 
  employees. 


    Subdivision 1.    County may pay premium.  In counties 
 now or hereafter having a population of more than 250,000, when 
 a corporate surety bond has been furnished by any county officer 
 or employee pursuant to statute or resolution of the county 
 board, the premium therefor shall be paid by the county, 
 provided that the county board may designate the surety. 


    Subd. 1a.    Bids required.  The county board shall 
 cause to be published in its official publication, a notice for 
 bids for the furnishing of all such bonds and shall award a 
 contract to the lowest responsible bidder.  


    Subd. 2.    Schedule or position bonds.  In any county, 
 in lieu of the individual bonds required to be furnished by 
 county officers or by county employees, a schedule or position 
 bond or undertaking may be given by county officers or by the 
 employees of each county office or department, or a single 
 corporate surety fidelity, schedule or position bond or 
 undertaking covering all the officers and employees of any such 
 county including officers and employees required by law to 
 furnish an individual bond or undertaking may be furnished, in 
 the respective amounts fixed by law, or by the person or board 
 authorized by law to fix the same, conditioned substantially as 
 provided in section 574.13.  


    Subd. 3.    Except Ramsey County.  This section does not 
 apply to Ramsey County. 


    HIST: 1943 c 537 s 1; 1945 c 57 s 1; 1947 c 69 s 1; 1963 c 563 
 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 7 s 1; 1975 c 281 s 1; 1988 c 613 s 28