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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All public officers, except those included within the provisions of the blanket surety bond required by § 4-4-108, who are compelled to give official bonds may be required, by the court or officer whose duty it is to take or approve such bonds, to give additional sureties or new bonds in the following cases:
(1) Where the security of the original bond has become insufficient by the subsequent insolvency, death, or removal of the sureties thereto, or any of them;
(2) When there is good reason to fear the public interest may suffer for want of such new and additional security; and
(3) When the grand jury of the county, or a majority thereof, certifies the insufficiency of the original bond.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-19-402 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-8-public-officers-and-employees/tn-code-sect-8-19-402/
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