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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices or positions, bonds, conditioned for the faithful performance of their respective duties, in such penal sums as shall be fixed by the Executive Board, upon recommendation of the Governor, shall be executed and filed with the State Treasurer by all heads of administrative departments, but the amount of the bond shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
Similar bonds, in such penal sums as shall be fixed by the Executive Board, shall be executed and filed with the State Treasurer by--
(a) Such members of independent administrative boards or commissions as the Executive Board shall require;
(b) Such members of departmental administrative boards or commissions as the heads of the departments with which such boards or commissions are respectively connected shall, with the approval of the Executive Board, prescribe;
(c) Such officers and employees of administrative departments, or of independent administrative boards or commissions, as the heads of such departments or such boards or commissions shall, with the approval of the Executive Board, prescribe;
(d) Such officers and employees of departmental administrative boards or commissions as the departments with which such boards or commissions are connected shall, with the approval of the Executive Board, prescribe.
All bonds required to be given under this section shall, before being accepted by the State Treasurer, be approved by the Department of Justice, and, unless the Commonwealth shall establish its own indemnity fund, all such bonds shall be given with security approved by the Department of Justice. If the Commonwealth shall establish its own indemnity fund, the Executive Board may, nevertheless, require any bond given hereunder to be executed by a surety or sureties satisfactory to the Department of Justice.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 79. Fidelity bonds (Adm. Code § 219) - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-71-ps-state-government/pa-st-sect-71-79/
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